subdivision

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Some eight workers were arrested in a chaotic scene of laborers running away from federal vehicles racing through the three-street subdivision at high speed, the builders said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Beyond its luxurious features, the home’s location within the prized Patricks Purchase subdivision also holds strong appeal for families, with some of the area’s best schools just a short drive away.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

They are responding with impact fees, traffic studies, minimum lot sizes, and moratoriums, among other urban-planning tactics to slow down subdivision builders.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025

Los Angeles’ mid-20th century subdivision boom was predicated on lot-by-lot replication of model ranch houses.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Already he’d borrowed heavily to redo their house, to buy into the west side subdivision and golf course, and to wheedle a position on the proposed ski valley’s board of directors.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols