Townhouses under construction along Cole St. between 10th street and 11th street. The new construction will be known as Columbus Sq. Framed between the townhouses is St. Joseph's Church on Carr St.
Downtown housing under construction at Columbus Square near the Cervantes Convention Center, part of the growth that has created 85,000 new jobs in the St. Louis area in the last decade. At far left is the Sheraton St. Louis Hotel; at right center is the Mercantile Tower.
"Desolate foundations testify to the Jefferson Barracks public housing project's failure to get off the ground. Work stopped on the 288-unit development last Apr. 15."