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a upcoming neighbourhood

English translation: an up-and-coming neighbourhood - one that is undergoing improvement..

18:09 Sep 7, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: a upcoming neighbourhood
The Apartments in Zurich-Oerlikon are centrally yet quietly in a upcoming neighbourhood known for sports, culture and trade fairs, close to the Hallenstadion
elsayed fayed
Egypt
Local time: 02:33
Selected answer:an up-and-coming neighbourhood - one that is undergoing improvement..
Explanation:
... in terms of facilities, infrastructure, quality of life etc.

I think the author means up-and-coming, as opposed to upcoming (which would mean forthcoming)
http://www.answers.com/topic/up-and-coming

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-09-07 18:16:43 GMT)
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In other words, areas/districts that have undergone or are still undergoing improvements, making them sought-after places in which people would like to live.

For example:

http://www.torontolife.com/features/next-hot-neighbourhood/

http://www.timeout.com/london/property/features/4354/London-...
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Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 02:33
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +10an up-and-coming neighbourhood - one that is undergoing improvement..
Sarah Bessioud
4 +2a neighbourhood becoming more fashionable and more expensive
B D Finch
4 +1a neighborhood on the rise
Travelin Ann
4 +1Rapidly becoming successful, well known or fashionable
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
an up-and-coming neighbourhood - one that is undergoing improvement..


Explanation:
... in terms of facilities, infrastructure, quality of life etc.

I think the author means up-and-coming, as opposed to upcoming (which would mean forthcoming)
http://www.answers.com/topic/up-and-coming

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-09-07 18:16:43 GMT)
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In other words, areas/districts that have undergone or are still undergoing improvements, making them sought-after places in which people would like to live.

For example:

http://www.torontolife.com/features/next-hot-neighbourhood/

http://www.timeout.com/london/property/features/4354/London-...

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 02:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronika McLaren: ...and becoming fashionable/prestigious
4 mins
  -> Thank you Veronika
agree  Tony M: Yes, it's probably a bit of a marketing way of saying "it may not look much now, but you just wait and see!"
4 mins
  -> Thanks Tony
agree  Maja Basara
14 mins
  -> Thank you Maja
agree  Lynda Bogdan (X)
54 mins
  -> Thank you corbettb
agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
  -> Thanks Jack
agree  Ildiko Santana
6 hrs
  -> Thanks ildiko
agree  Phong Le
10 hrs
  -> Thank you Phong
agree  Tania McConaghy
11 hrs
  -> Thanks Tania
agree  kmtext: It's most commonly said about an area adjacent to (and less popular and thus cheaper than) a fashionable area, so it can be expected to become popular as properties in the adjacent, more expensive, area become scarcer. It's a dive now, but will improve.
13 hrs
  -> Thanks km
agree  Polangmar
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks Polangmar
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a neighborhood on the rise


Explanation:
an improving neighborhood - getting more services and possibly new or remodeled housing

Travelin Ann
Local time: 20:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I perfectly understand what you're saying, but I think "on the rise" may be an Americanism, and to my Brit ears, it sounds like it means it is on a hill... so might possibly confuse Asker! ;-)
2 mins
  -> could be US EN - 1/2 million ghits. I did give the definition of "improving neighborhood." Using neighbourhood gives 100K ghits, lots of Canadian sites.
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: on a hill? far-fetched IMO, but I'm splitting hairs
7 hrs
  -> Nothing whatsoever to do with a hill - that would be "on A rise." "On the rise" means improving.
agree  Polangmar: Why not? http://tinyurl.com/359gbbn
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Polangmar
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a neighbourhood becoming more fashionable and more expensive


Explanation:
In other words, this is estate-agent-ese for: this is a bargain, grab it now because the prices for properties in this neighbourhood can only go up (at least, relative to property prices in general).

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Note added at 24 mins (2010-09-07 18:33:47 GMT)
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Perhaps I should have omitted the "more" in front of "fashionable", as the phrase also implies that this neighbourhood has been (till recently, or even still is) quite unfashionable.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 02:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: a neighbourhood becoming fashionable
3 hrs
  -> Thanks. "Upcoming" is really more the language of estate agents than either fashionistas or high society. Estate agents are, in my experience, more interested really in money and understand little about fashion.
agree  Alexandra Taggart: It has been noticed that more and more people come there, the area that is becoming popular
4 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Rapidly becoming successful, well known or fashionable


Explanation:
I agree with Jeux de Mots that the writer most likely meant "up-and-coming" and not "upcoming." I do not necessarily think the phrase implies that the neighborhood is undergoing improvements, which is why I have posted a separate entry instead of agreeing with that one.

Arabic & More
Jordan
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: Rapidly becoming fashionable
2 hrs
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