urban renewal
noun
: a construction program to replace or restore substandard buildings in an urban area
Examples of urban renewal in a Sentence
an area undergoing urban renewal
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Later, this area was targeted by urban planning initiatives, including freeway construction and urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Kendra D. Boyd, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
The new six-story apartment building, called New Path 2, is expected to include 96 units comprising 63 studios, 32 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit for the property manager, according to the city’s urban renewal agency, the Capital City Development Corp.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2025
The town began an urban renewal project in the 1980s, which involved demolishing the steel plant’s buildings and transporting the waste to a nearby quarry, per The Guardian.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
This growth is driven by factors like value, urban renewal and economic stability, per a Hausmarkt analysis, which continues to attract a diverse range of buyers.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Kendra D. Boyd, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
The new six-story apartment building, called New Path 2, is expected to include 96 units comprising 63 studios, 32 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit for the property manager, according to the city’s urban renewal agency, the Capital City Development Corp.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2025
The town began an urban renewal project in the 1980s, which involved demolishing the steel plant’s buildings and transporting the waste to a nearby quarry, per The Guardian.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
This growth is driven by factors like value, urban renewal and economic stability, per a Hausmarkt analysis, which continues to attract a diverse range of buyers.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for urban renewal
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“Urban renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20renewal. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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