redevelopment

[ ree-di-vel-uhp-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act or process of redeveloping.
2. an often publicly financed rebuilding of an urban residential or commercial section in decline.

Word History and Origins

Origin of redevelopment¹

First recorded in 1870–75; re- + development

Example Sentences

They noted that the city found it could meet state housing mandates by planning for redevelopment in commercial and multifamily neighborhoods while leaving single-family zones alone.

From Los Angeles Times

The proposed demolition is part of Salford City Council's wider redevelopment plan for the area.

From BBC

There is a model for such redevelopment not far away, Gundersheim said.

From Los Angeles Times

The LNG dual-fuel ships Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa, still being built at Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow, are meant to sail from Ardrossan to Arran but are unable to use the mainland port because of delays to a planned redevelopment.

From BBC

Despite a last-minute, nostalgia-fueled community outcry and lawsuits from merchants and restaurants, all but the fish market was demolished in 2018 to make way for dramatic redevelopment, first proposed by the Harbor Commission five years before.

From Los Angeles Times