tear-downs
Buildings slated for wrecking
A tear-down is a building purchased not for use but for demolition, typically to clear the lot for new construction.
The term often applies to older, modest houses in desirable neighborhoods where the land value exceeds the structure's worth.
The neighborhood's affordable bungalows have become tear-downs for developers building McMansions.
Tear-down also refers to the process of methodically disassembling something for analysis or inspection, as when engineers examine a competitor's product.
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- implosionViolent collapse inward
razing · redevelopment · jackhammer · crane · salvage · clearance · condemned · permits
Taking apart systematically
- disassemblingTaking something apart
- componentsConstituent parts
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
separation · schematic · manual · instructions · extract · remove · detach · disengage
Express sharp disapproval
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- denunciationFormal public accusation
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- disparagementCriticism meant to diminish
faultfinding · nitpicking · belittlement · scorn · derision · ridicule · contempt · disapproval
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- McMansionOstentatious mass-produced dwelling
- infillMaterial closing gaps
- rezoningChanging land-use designation
flipping · speculation · replacement · upgrade · modernization · zoning
bulldozer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
implosion · razing · redevelopment · jackhammer · crane · salvage · clearance · condemned · permits · dumpster
dismantling
Taking apart systematically
- disassemblingTaking something apart
- componentsConstituent parts
- partsIndividual elements of whole
breakdown · separation · schematic · manual · instructions · extract · remove · detach · disengage · uncouple
rebuke
Express sharp disapproval
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- denunciationFormal public accusation
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
disparagement · faultfinding · nitpicking · belittlement · scorn · derision · ridicule · contempt · disapproval · reproof
gentrification
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- McMansionOstentatious mass-produced dwelling
- infillMaterial closing gaps
rezoning · flipping · speculation · replacement · upgrade · modernization · zoning
tear-downsrenovations
Structural improvements to property
restorations · rehabilitations · refurbishments · preservations · preserved buildings
tear-downsbuild-ups
Gradual accumulations or increases
new builds · new construction · erections · constructions · assemblies