redevelops

Transforms a property

Redevelops is the third-person singular of redevelop, meaning to develop again or anew.

The word typically applies to urban areas where existing structures are demolished or renovated to create something different: The city redevelops blighted neighborhoods into mixed-use districts.

A company redevelops software when it rebuilds rather than patches.

urban

gentrification

Wealthy influx displacing locals

high-rise · condominiums · mixed-use · density · planning · downtown · cityscape · brownfield · waterfront · transit-oriented

property

site

Designated location

  • parcelWrapped item for shipping
  • lotLarge amount or portion
  • landEarth's solid surface

estate · building · complex · project · tract · acreage · premises · investment · acquisition · construction

economic

investment

Deploying capital for returns

growth · prosperity · appreciation · displacement · speculation · capital · financing · partnership · revitalization · boom

renewal

renovate

Restore to good condition

revitalize · rejuvenate · modernize · refurbish · rebuild · overhaul · revamp · retrofit · update · repurpose

Opposites
transformation vs. preservation

redevelopspreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

conserves · maintains · protects · retains · safeguards

construction vs. destruction

redevelopsdemolishes

Tears down completely

razes · destroys · tears down · bulldozes · levels

renewal vs. decline

redevelopsabandons

Ceases to support

neglects · ignores · blights · deserts · forsakes

Phrases
Family

redevelop, redevelopment, redeveloped, redeveloping, redevelopments, redeveloper, redevelopers, predeveloped

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G