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.