housing project

noun

: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families

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What Dreamers and other Arizonans need to know about 2025 Obamacare plans Fiesta Mall site now one step closer to redevelopment after Mesa council approves rezone Contested Scottsdale housing project shows how state law is shifting development approvals Trump wants steep tariffs in his 2nd term. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 Affordable housing projects have additional layers of complexity in the areas of financing, construction, and regulatory control. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Gibbs stood out as a disheveled white man of dubious habits living in a mostly Black housing project in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024 Affordable housing projects in Orlando, Kissimmee and Sanford received nearly $2.8 million Thursday when the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta awarded more than $55 million in grants to help build thousands of homes across the country. Staff Report, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for housing project 

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of housing project was in 1900

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“Housing project.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20project. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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