redevelopment
noun
re·de·vel·op·ment
ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp-mənt 
: the act or process of redeveloping
especially
: renovation of a blighted area
urban redevelopment
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The Friends of Leazes Park body fights to protect that green space, meaning any redevelopment involving encroachment would likely face opposition.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
According to the city’s estimates, the redevelopment is expected to create over 3,000 construction jobs and 360 permanent jobs and generate nearly $2.6 billion in economic impact over the next 30 years.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
The changes, as Crain’s reported last month, ensure the TIF still covers Skinner Park and potentially a new Pink Line station that could serve the massive redevelopment planned near the United Center.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Marriott first tried to sell the Santa Clara site to a developer, news reports said at the time, but the city had the option to buy the park, and did so through its redevelopment agency in 1985.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
According to the city’s estimates, the redevelopment is expected to create over 3,000 construction jobs and 360 permanent jobs and generate nearly $2.6 billion in economic impact over the next 30 years.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
The changes, as Crain’s reported last month, ensure the TIF still covers Skinner Park and potentially a new Pink Line station that could serve the massive redevelopment planned near the United Center.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Marriott first tried to sell the Santa Clara site to a developer, news reports said at the time, but the city had the option to buy the park, and did so through its redevelopment agency in 1985.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Redevelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelopment. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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