St. Louis’ Community Development Administration formally presented a large $4.8 million check on Tuesday to Jubilee Community Development Corp. for the transformation of a vacant elementary school in the city’s Fairground neighborhood.
Representatives from Jubilee, the city’s development arm, Jubilee Community Church, the mayor’s office and local residents stood outside the 51,380-square-foot building Tuesday afternoon bundled up in winter gear.
The occasion marked a celebration for construction that’s expected to begin next summer on Eliot Elementary School in north St. Louis, which was built in 1898 and has been empty since 2004. With the funding, the building will be transformed into a state-of-the-art facility called the Jubilee Wellness Center. It will address critical issues like addiction, homelessness and mental health…