master-planned community
Pre-designed residential development
A master-planned community is a large residential development designed as a unified whole, typically including housing, roads, parks, schools, and commercial areas according to a comprehensive plan.
These communities often feature amenities like golf courses, pools, and clubhouses, with homeowner associations governing appearance and behavior: They moved to a master-planned community in the suburbs.
The term sometimes carries connotations of uniformity or artificial perfection.
- single-family homesStandalone dwellings for one household
- townhousesAdjoined multilevel residences
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
- land useHow terrain is allocated
- zoningSectioning areas by use
road networks · condominiums · local governance · urban design · schools · welcome center · affordable housing · walking trails · recreational facilities · common areas · co-housing · water systems · green spaces · golf course · cultural integration · apartment complexes · cookie cutter · move-in ready
master-planned communityinformal settlement
Unplanned, unofficial housing area
shantytown · favela · slum · tent city · sprawl
master-planned communityhistoric town center
Protected old city nucleus
urban village · historic district · medieval town · casbah · old town
master-planned communityhistoric settlement
Old inhabited place of significance
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