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

Examples of housing development in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In response to those concerns, property owner Franklin 1960 Lucent Lane pivoted to a housing development and presented a draft of that development to the city council in March. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Budge said some of her proudest accomplishments during her time on the council include Mather Veterans Village, the Sacramento region’s first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The Interstate 215 corridor is the arterial mainline of California affordable housing, bristling with so many expanding housing developments that demand is outpacing what’s available in the traditional insurance market. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

At the forums, residents sit down in small groups with city and NYCHA leaders to get help with problems inside their homes and public housing developments. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for housing development

• underdevelopment
• envelopment
• redevelopment