housing development

NOUN

area of houses

Synonyms

STRONGEST

subdivision tract

Example Sentences

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Steers was also an original member of a nonprofit formed 25 years ago to fight a planned housing development called Moon Camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

If he’s not sure about a townhouse in a dystopian housing development, he too can say no.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

The debate is testing the limits of California’s statewide push to accelerate housing development by rewarding construction and expediting permitting processes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

She said that as material costs rise, the cost of new housing development will increase, too, which could in turn prompt developers to rethink low-margin affordable housing projects.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

So, let's see, the new housing development on Maple Terrace.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier