housing development

noun

1. a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.

Word History and Origins

Origin of housing development¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The city of Los Angeles is proposing to supercharge its housing development incentive plan to meet state mandates.

From Los Angeles Times

Under Measure ULA, exemptions can be granted for nonprofits with a history of affordable housing development, but only if the nonprofit is the buyer in the transaction.

From Los Angeles Times

Multiple supportive housing developments are expected to open in the coming months that will be grandfathered in under the ban.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s why Diaz was astonished to learn that Norwalk, the city where he was born and raised, had banned new homeless shelters and supportive housing developments.

From Los Angeles Times

He predicted if a city went further and regulated vacant units — a policy known as vacancy control that Proposition 33 would also allow — housing development would take a serious hit.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• subdivision
• tract