1. having too many buildings or structures for the available space or demand

1. past tense and past participle of overbuild: to build too much or beyond what is needed

Examples

• The downtown area became overbuilt with shopping centers that couldn’t attract enough customers.
• Many suburbs were overbuilt during the housing boom of the early 2000s.
• The developers had overbuilt the resort, leaving many hotel rooms empty.
• The city council worried that the neighborhood would become overbuilt if they approved more construction permits.
• After the economic crash, it became clear that the region had been overbuilt with luxury condominiums.
• The company overbuilt their manufacturing capacity and now has excess production facilities.