vacant lot
Undeveloped urban land
A vacant lot is an empty piece of land, typically in an urban or suburban area, with no buildings on it.
The term usually implies land that was once developed or is surrounded by development—a gap in the cityscape rather than undeveloped countryside.
Vacant lots may be overgrown, used for informal parking, or awaiting construction: Kids played baseball in the vacant lot behind the store.
Excessively covered in vegetation
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- forgottenNo longer recalled
dilapidated · eyesore · blight · weeds · littered · dumping · graffiti · boarded
Wrapped item for shipping
site · property · deed · title · ownership · surveying · boundary · easement
Unwanted wild plants
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- dirtLoose dry earth
concrete slab · chain-link fence · puddles · ruts · uneven · scrubland · brambles · saplings
Sectioning areas by use
- constructionProcess of building something
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- permitsGrants formal authorization
- developersThose who create software
investment · rezoning · subdivision · site plan · ground-breaking · commercial · residential · mixed-use
Shared land for growing
- urban farmFood cultivation in cities
- pocket parkSmall public green space
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- public spaceArea open to everyone
affordable housing · farmers market · pop-up · mural · sculpture garden · dog park · skate park · event space
overgrown
Excessively covered in vegetation
forgotten · dilapidated · eyesore · blight · weeds · littered · dumping · graffiti · boarded · fenced
parcel
Wrapped item for shipping
tract · site · property · deed · title · ownership · surveying · boundary · easement · lien
weeds
Unwanted wild plants
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
dirt · concrete slab · chain-link fence · puddles · ruts · uneven · scrubland · brambles · saplings · cracked pavement
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- constructionProcess of building something
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- permitsGrants formal authorization
developers · investment · rezoning · subdivision · site plan · ground-breaking · commercial · residential · mixed-use · infrastructure
community garden
Shared land for growing
- urban farmFood cultivation in cities
- pocket parkSmall public green space
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
public space · affordable housing · farmers market · pop-up · mural · sculpture garden · dog park · skate park · event space · art installation
- undeveloped landraw land, untouched land
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- absenceabsent, away, gone, missing, lack
- desolationbleakness, barrenness, emptiness, wasteland, desolation
- propertyproperty, land, ownership, house, home
- urban neighborhoodneighborhood, block party, corner store, sidewalk, stoop
vacant lotbuilding
Enclosed roofed structure
house · commercial building · apartment complex · shopping center · factory
vacant lotpark
Public leisure grounds
garden · community garden · playground · public square · plaza
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