housing project

[hou-zing proj-ekt, proj-ikt] / ˈhaʊ zɪŋ ˌprɒdʒ ɛkt, ˌprɒdʒ ɪkt /

NOUN

affordable housing

Synonyms

WEAK

tenement house tenement housing welfare housing

Example Sentences

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Blankfein said that because of his childhood — he grew up in a housing project in Brooklyn — he found it difficult for a long time to think of himself as wealthy, despite his fortune.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Park opposed the completion and instead wants to turn it into a “mobility hub” and move the housing project to an adjacent lot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

One at a housing project, the other at the University of Oxford.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Hempcrete is being used for purposes like insulation, for instance in a housing project underway in Lewes, England.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

When the yellow-gray buildings on the lakefront were demolished, shortly after Venkatesh’s first visit, the gang relocated to another housing project even deeper in Chicago’s south side.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt