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The city is currently undergoing substantial redevelopment.
Redevelopment has just begun in the area.
They are providing $200 million over five years for cleanup and redevelopment efforts.

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redevelopment | American Dictionary

redevelopment
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˌri·dɪˈvel·əp·mənt/
the improvement of an area that is in bad condition, esp. an area of old buildings in a city:
[ U ]Parking is something many plans for downtown redevelopment now recognize as critical.

redevelopment | Business English

redevelopment
noun[ U ]
 PROPERTYuk /ˌriːdɪˈveləpmənt/us
the process of replacing the buildings in an area with new ones:
A recently signed privatization agreement should speed up the city's clean-up and redevelopment.
The redevelopment of the park buildings has caused controversy.
The committee chose 17 redevelopment zones for rebuilding.
a redevelopment project/program/scheme
a redevelopment authority/agency
redevelopment efforts/opportunities
urban/downtown/city centre redevelopment
office/property redevelopments
a £32m/$1bn/500-acre redevelopmentWork will begin next month on the first phase of the 450-acre redevelopment.
be demolished/sold off/targeted for redevelopmentExclusive coastal locations are increasingly being targeted for redevelopment.

Examples of redevelopment

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One way to look at these issues is to explore how redevelopment plans were received locally, by residents and by contemporary reviewers.
These urban redevelopment measures caused the city to spread into surrounding areas.
This did not preclude new buildings and widespread redevelopment.
The city was surveyed and maps drawn to serve as basic documents for redevelopment.
The area emphasized by the dark line at the far left was part of the site being considered for redevelopment.
The emphasis on redevelopment is shown in the relative concentration of activity in the peak period.
So the autonomy interest may count against the use of the eminent domain power to foster redevelopment programs in this way as well.
It did recommend 'comprehensive redevelopment of the whole area on a long-term basis', however.
The project brief was to provide mechanical and electrical support for an office redevelopment.
It would have been the seed for the future and long-term redevelopment of the gardens.
By contrast, this was the point at which clearance was most concentrated in these cities, as government sought to concentrate attention on redevelopment.
This emphasized the need for slum clearance and redevelopment, and profoundly affected the city in the 1960s.
From that it grew to a far bigger role embracing commercial urban redevelopment and suburban speculative housing.
This partly reflects factors such as housing redevelopment and external migration, and the impact of these on personal networks.
Redevelopment of sites for offices created taller and thicker buildings.
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Collocations withredevelopment

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economic redevelopment
The problems of economic redevelopment and reconstruction of the whole country are further hampered by the loss of so many able, fit and skilled people.
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