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 tower will be located at the center of a $20 billion redevelopment of the Jeddah Economic City, formerly known as the Kingdom City.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
On Thursday Vicinity Centres unveiled phase two of its redevelopment of the 42-year-old Chatswood Chase shopping center at 345 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, a suburb located about eight miles north of the central business district on the city’s North Shore.
—Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Improved coordination on city development projects near schools can enhance safety and ensure responsible repurposing or redevelopment of vacant school buildings.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Since the city does not own the adjacent former Staples building, which Spirit Halloween is leasing, there are no plans for that building to be part of the redevelopment, said Middletown Vice Mayor Steve West.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
On Thursday Vicinity Centres unveiled phase two of its redevelopment of the 42-year-old Chatswood Chase shopping center at 345 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, a suburb located about eight miles north of the central business district on the city’s North Shore.
—Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Improved coordination on city development projects near schools can enhance safety and ensure responsible repurposing or redevelopment of vacant school buildings.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Since the city does not own the adjacent former Staples building, which Spirit Halloween is leasing, there are no plans for that building to be part of the redevelopment, said Middletown Vice Mayor Steve West.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Redevelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelopment. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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