housing project
noun
: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families
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Their role is crucial: The construction of large-scale housing projects is complicated.
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Daniela Sanjinés, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
In 2012, then-Gov. Scott Walker chose 21 affordable housing projects across the state to split about $12.6 million in tax credits from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
Under the program, up to five new housing projects restricted to those making between 60-100% of the area median income will be exempt from paying property taxes and state sales taxes on construction expenses in return for giving the DHA a small ownership stake in the real estate.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
The governor this week also signed a bill from Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks that exempts most urban housing projects from the law.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Daniela Sanjinés, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
In 2012, then-Gov. Scott Walker chose 21 affordable housing projects across the state to split about $12.6 million in tax credits from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
Under the program, up to five new housing projects restricted to those making between 60-100% of the area median income will be exempt from paying property taxes and state sales taxes on construction expenses in return for giving the DHA a small ownership stake in the real estate.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
The governor this week also signed a bill from Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks that exempts most urban housing projects from the law.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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“Housing project.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20project. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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