All the units of a new affordable housing development in downtown East St. Louis, 38 apartments and townhomes, have already been spoken for since going on the market just a couple of months ago.

Called Winstanley Park, the $13 million development offers one- to four-bedroom units that primarily serve working families .

The project, spearheaded by a Baptist church’s economic development arm and the Illinois Housing Development Authority, aims to breathe new life into East St. Louis and will serve as a stepping stone for more development, according to the project’s backers.

“For our long-term success here, we have to create the community around us and then be the anchor for that community,” said Dennis Jackson, executive director of the Mt. Sinai Development Corp.

Downtown East S

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