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  2. Residential cluster development - Wikipedia

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    A residential cluster development, or open space development, is the grouping of residential properties on a development site to use the extra land as open space, recreation or agriculture. It is increasingly becoming popular in subdivision development because it allows the developer to spend much less on land and obtain much the same price per ...

  3. Tract housing - Wikipedia

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    A tract housing development in San Jose, California. Tract housing came about in the 1940s when the demand for cheap housing skyrocketed. Economies of scale meant that large numbers of identical houses could be built in a "cookie cutter" fashion faster and more cheaply to fulfill the growing demand.

  4. Multifamily residential - Wikipedia

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    Multifamily residential, also known as multidwelling unit (MDU), is a classification of housing where multiple separate housing units for residential inhabitants are contained within one building or several buildings within one complex. [1] Units can be next to each other (side-by-side units), or stacked on top of each other (top and bottom units).

  5. Planned unit development - Wikipedia

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    A planned unit development (PUD) is a type of flexible, non-Euclidean zoning device that redefines the land uses allowed within a stated land area. PUDs consist of unitary site plans that promote the creation of open spaces, mixed-use housing and land uses, environmental preservation and sustainability, and development flexibility. [1]

  6. Category:Planned residential developments - Wikipedia

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    Category: Planned residential developments. ... Winter Park cluster housing; Y. Yarrabilba This page was last edited on 27 July 2021, at 23:16 (UTC). ...

  7. Mixed-use development - Wikipedia

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    Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some degree physically and functionally integrated, and that provides pedestrian connections.

  8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    The private prison industry has long fueled its growth on the proposition that it is a boon to taxpayers, delivering better outcomes at lower costs than state facilities. But significant evidence undermines that argument: the tendency of young people to return to crime once they get out, for example, and

  9. Housing estate - Wikipedia

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    Private housing estates usually feature a cluster of high-rise buildings, often with its own shopping centre or market in the case of larger developments. Mei Foo Sun Chuen, built by Mobil, is the earliest (1965) and largest (99 blocks) example of its kind.