housing development

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of housing development

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

At the same time, they have found support in rural constituencies that might be more socially conservative but have concerns about housing developments, planning or the state of the countryside.

From BBC

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

From MarketWatch

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

That included several housing developments with all-affordable units in the Bronx borough of New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal

The administration in March 2025 started a task force to open federal lands for housing development, but little progress has been made on that plan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• subdivision
• tract