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

In July, the governor’s office and the California Department of Housing and Community Development announced the state was providing $101 million to fund affordable multifamily rental housing projects that were ready to start building immediately.

From Los Angeles Times

The morning the housing project was approved, Shadow’s beating wings could be heard before he flew by a tree dubbed Lookout Snag.

From Los Angeles Times

If lawmakers and then voters approve a bond measure, housing projects would probably compete with the three systems’ substantial deferred maintenance needs.

From Los Angeles Times

We have so many people living at or below the poverty line in housing projects that are so bad it’s a disgrace government allowed them to reach that state.

From Los Angeles Times

He insisted that his government was the first to take deliberate steps to tackle the crisis, citing state initiatives such as the housing project that he says has created hundreds of thousands of jobs.

From BBC