redevelopment
Americannoun
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the act or process of redeveloping.
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an often publicly financed rebuilding of an urban residential or commercial section in decline.
Etymology
Origin of redevelopment
First recorded in 1870–75; re- + development
Example Sentences
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There are long-term plans for a redevelopment to include retail but also a life science centre.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Portland leaders didn’t think enough about “the range of affordability most needed,” said Rukaiyah Adams, a former Wall Street investor who is now leading the redevelopment of Albina, Portland’s historically Black district.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The redevelopment plans are for only 44 flats, including just six for social housing, prompting residents to recently protest outside the Ministry of Housing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The group bought the plot to hold onto, Orr said, until creeping growth from the Dallas-Fort Worth area made it attractive for redevelopment.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Archaeologists today must learn what they can when some parcel of land is briefly exposed by redevelopment.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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