Assertion: square's area | /r/HasProperty | developed
Facets:
value: sparsely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In 1831, at a time when the city was quickly expanding and the surrounding area was still sparsely developed, Samuel Ruggles, one of the founders of the Bank of Commerce and the developer of Gramercy Park to the northeast, convinced the city to rename the area as "Union Square".