The Metropolitan Village mixed-use development in east Winston-Salem will contain a dedicated space for community wellness services from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
Proposal goes before city council to rezone the area between Third and Fifth Streets east of U.S. 52 Walt Unks
A unanimous rezoning vote on the Winston-Salem City Council Monday night cleared the way for a major redevelopment project in East Winston that is expected to bring 325 new housing units east of U.S. 52 near the downtown Innovation Quarter.
Apartments, townhouses and retail and office development are now approved for a seven-acre site just east of United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church and stretching from Third to Fifth Street.
Mayor Allen Joines is calling the project one that can achieve a long-stated goal of city leaders to extend the benefits of the Innovation Quarter to a nearby majority-Black neighborhood thatâs also in need of more decent yet affordable housing.
New Housing, Retail Part Of East Winston Redevelopment Project by Keri Brown
2:13pm Apr 06, 2021 Winston-Salem City Council members discuss a rezoning request that would allow a mixed-use development project in East Winston to move forward during a meeting on Monday, April 5, 2021. Screenshot: KERI BROWN/WFDD
Winston-Salem City Council unanimously approved a rezoning request this week that pushes forward a significant redevelopment project in the East Ward.
A seven-acre site that spans from Third to Fifth Streets in the downtown area will be transformed with new retail and office space. A key part of the project is more than 300 apartments and townhomes that would be built.