WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday, for a high-profile construction project in Wauwatosa's village district.

Vista Village, a 153-apartment community in the heart of the village, now stands at the former site of St. Bernard's Church on Harwood Avenue.

Developers say a partnership with St. Bernard's leaders have converted this site from what they called an under-used church to new homes. 

Vista Village offers studio to three-bedroom homes, heated underground parking, a resident lounge, co-working rooms, a dog spa, and a courtyard that connects to a public pocket park.