redevelopment

[ ree-di-vel-uhp-muhnt ]

/ ˌri dɪˈvɛl əp mənt /

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noun

the act or process of redeveloping.

an often publicly financed rebuilding of an urban residential or commercial section in decline.

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Origin of redevelopment

First recorded in 1870–75; re- + development

Words nearby redevelopment

redemptory, Red Ensign, redeploy, redesign, redevelop, redevelopment, redevelopment area, redevelopment company, redeye, red-eyed vireo, red-eye gravy

How to use redevelopment in a sentence

In March, the Arlington County Board approved the redevelopment of the nearby Key Bridge Marriott to make way for 300 apartments and more than 150 condominiums.
Rosslyn’s Holiday Inn building will be imploded Sunday morning|Justin Wm. Moyer|December 10, 2020|Washington Post
Madison officials have been studying other mall redevelopment plans around the country for ideas about what to do.
The death of the department store and the American middle class|Jason Del Rey|November 30, 2020|Vox
The new Midway community plan the city approved a couple years ago would allow builders to add thousands of new homes and pave the way for a redevelopment of the Sports Arena.
Housing and Homelessness on the Brain: Voices of the Voters in Central San Diego|Lisa Halverstadt|November 3, 2020|Voice of San Diego
It’s also where the city recently cut a deal to lease the land around the Sports Arena for redevelopment.
The Ultimate Guide to the Local Election|Voice of San Diego|October 19, 2020|Voice of San Diego

In contrast, the competing proposal does not address the redevelopment of the Sports Arena.
Public Benefits Define Midway Proposal|Frank Wolden, Aruna Doddapaneni and Colin Parent|July 21, 2020|Voice of San Diego
So Hsieh hired Damania to create a health-care program for Las Vegas, where Hsieh has a downtown redevelopment project.
The Health-Care System Is So Broken, It’s Time for Doctors to Strike|Daniela Drake|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second project—for a redevelopment property in the Shaw neighborhood—raised $250,000 in a week among just 14 investors.
Fundrise Crowdsources Real Estate Developments in Washington, D.C.|Miranda Green|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Redevelopment Authority owns 1,500 lots, most of which are for sale.
Philadelphia Wants its Eyesore Back|Megan McArdle|September 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Fortunately, saner heads prevailed, and the apathetic pace of Manhattan redevelopment would have prevented it in any case.
Ground Zero's Politics Are Over|Michael Tomasky|May 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He and two classmates from Hamburg had a grant to study and critique a redevelopment project in Old Cairo.
Mohammed Atta and the Egypt Revolution|Terry McDermott|February 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
With plants I do not know whether the redevelopment of rudimentary organs occurs more frequently under culture than under nature.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin
We must expand our small but our successful area redevelopment program.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various