housing project

[ hou-zing proj-ekt, proj-ikt ]

noun

1. a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.

housing project

noun

1. a housing development built and maintained by a local authority, usually intended for people with a low or moderate income

Word History and Origins

Origin of housing project¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The company hopes its technology will be used to facilitate housing projects in remote areas.

From Singularity Hub 

In previous roles, he supported developer fee increases to fund affordable housing projects and a failed affordable housing bond measure, as well as state legislation he wrote to encourage high-density housing near transit.

From Voice of San Diego

That land’s going to stay as a duplex instead of becoming a 90-unit housing project with 15 affordable units.

From Voice of San Diego

Facial recognition technology is being deployed in housing projects, homeless shelters, schools, even across entire cities—usually without much fanfare or discussion.

From MIT Technology Review

Voters also approved a new housing project in Poway while rejecting one in Oceanside.

From Voice of San Diego

Gurley was gunned down on Nov. 20, when a pair of cops was patrolling the rough housing project.

From The Daily Beast

One night in 2004, my college boyfriend called me from inside a closet in a north Toronto housing project.

From The Daily Beast

More recently, the rows of red and gray cement housing project blocks that sprouted up in the 1980s dominate the view.

From The Daily Beast

Across the street, at the housing project, children are playing outside the great blocks of apartments.

From The Daily Beast

I include this book because it seems a more honest portrayal of life inside a housing project.

From The Daily Beast