Fedders housing
n.— «These kinds of developments could easily happen in certain areas of the Bronx if only city planning would wake up and rezone the area but they seem keen on making the Bronx a 6 story fedders housing paradise.» —“New Rochelle is rising too” by Derek2k3 Wired New York Forum Sept. 15, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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