public housing
Government-funded residences
Public housing is residential buildings owned and operated by the government, providing subsidized rent for low-income tenants.
In the United States, public housing projects became associated with urban poverty and crime, though the original intent was simply affordable shelter: She grew up in public housing on the South Side.
British English prefers council housing or social housing.
Offset by external funding
- rent-controlledLegally limited lease cost
- income-basedCalculated from earnings
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- means-testedContingent on financial status
HUD · eligibility · affordable
Multistory tall building
- brutalismHarsh, unsparing conduct
- prefabricationFactory-made construction components
- concreteSolid building mixture
- balconiesRaised exterior platforms
corridors · stairwells · elevators · cladding · facade · courtyard · walkways · modernism
Capacity exceeded dangerously
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- repairsRestorative maintenance work
mold · vermin · deterioration · neglect · dilapidation · noise · confined · squalor
Comfort and prosperity
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- privatizationState sells public assets
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- relocationPermanent change of residence
gentrification · displacement · mixed-income · allocation · lottery · reform · austerity · disinvestment
People living somewhere
- tenantsProperty renters
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- cohesionTendency to bind together
diversity · integration · communal · solidarity · multicultural · intergenerational · belonging · collective
subsidized
Offset by external funding
- rent-controlledLegally limited lease cost
- income-basedCalculated from earnings
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
means-tested · HUD · eligibility · affordable
high-rise
Multistory tall building
- brutalismHarsh, unsparing conduct
- prefabricationFactory-made construction components
- concreteSolid building mixture
balconies · corridors · stairwells · elevators · cladding · facade · courtyard · walkways · modernism · maisonettes
overcrowding
Capacity exceeded dangerously
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
- maintenancePreserving working condition
repairs · mold · vermin · deterioration · neglect · dilapidation · noise · confined · squalor · disrepair
welfare
Comfort and prosperity
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- privatizationState sells public assets
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
relocation · gentrification · displacement · mixed-income · allocation · lottery · reform · austerity · disinvestment · revitalization
residents
People living somewhere
- tenantsProperty renters
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
cohesion · diversity · integration · communal · solidarity · multicultural · intergenerational · belonging · collective · grassroots
- SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Uppsala, Scania
- neighborhoodsneighborhood, suburb, subdivision, Greenwich Village, East Village
- government servicesMedicare card, disability support, family assistance, rent assistance, rental assistance
- housing historyland grants, homesteading, redlining, zoning laws, deed restrictions
- mutual aidteamwork, helping, sharing, lending, cooperation
- public housingcouncil estates, council flats, Section 8, council estate, council flat
public housingluxury apartment
Upscale residential rental unit
luxury apartments · gated community · penthouse · mansion · estate