west end plaza at Maple + Goodfellow

 
 

2026

Project Overview

Cornerstone CDC is set to bring the West End/Visitation Park plaza project to life. In partnership with Mackey Mitchell Architects, Cornerstone has advanced the weCollab vision of a centralized gathering space, completing the predevelopment work to transform a set of vacant lots at Maple and Goodfellow into a vibrant pocket park.

The “Front Porch” design that residents selected in Summer/Fall 2025. Rendering from Mackey Mitchell Architects.

Project Location

Maple Avenue and Goodfellow Boulevard, West End, Saint Louis, Missouri

 

Project Partners

  • Mackey Mitchell Architects

  • Trailnet

  • Center for Public Health Systems Science at Washington University in St. Louis

  • St. Louis Integrated Health Network

Current project Status

The project is scheduled to be complete in Spring of 2027. Construction will begin in the Fall of 2026.

  • Planning (Ideas and Funding)

  • Design (Approvals and Feasibility)

  • Construction (Building)

  • Complete (Done)

  • Activation (Open)

Community Feedback

Thank you for joining our August 2025 pop-up and completing our online and paper surveys. We will continue to engage residents throughout the year leading up to continuing through activation in collaboration.

Questions

Contact Antwoinette Ayers, Project Liasion, at a.ayers@cornerstonestl.org if you have questions.

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2025

West End Plaza Pop-up and design considerations

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What’s happening

Cornerstone CDC has been working closely with Great Rivers Greenway to gather feedback and ensure that the designs for Gwen Giles Park truly reflects what the residents want.

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We hope to see you there! Let’s build the future of Gwen Giles Park together.

Project Location

The tracks start on Enright Avenue, one block west of Vandeventer in the Grand Center Arts District and continue west 3.5 miles connecting the Vandeventer, Lewis Place, Fountain Park, Academy/Sherman Park, Visitation Park and West End neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis to Gwen Giles Park at the city limit.  In addition to connecting to existing and future greenways, it would link numerous schools, parks, houses of worship and neighborhoods.
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