housing development
noun
: a group of individual dwellings or apartment houses typically of similar design that are usually built and sold or leased by one management
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The site will host a county park, housing developments, retail space and a sports campus by the end of 2027.
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Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
This is in line with what state lawmakers are already doing: in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed two bills scaling back the state's environmental restrictions to allow for more housing development.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Irvine voters were originally expected to decide this November whether the Oak Creek Golf Course should stay as open space or be turned into a massive new housing development.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
Crowley and his administration pushed for the housing development, racing against the clock to secure time-sensitive federal funding and tax credits.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
This is in line with what state lawmakers are already doing: in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed two bills scaling back the state's environmental restrictions to allow for more housing development.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Irvine voters were originally expected to decide this November whether the Oak Creek Golf Course should stay as open space or be turned into a massive new housing development.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
Crowley and his administration pushed for the housing development, racing against the clock to secure time-sensitive federal funding and tax credits.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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