A regenerated concert venue and a brand new apartment complex have been named among the region's best property projects.
The Halls in Wolverhampton and The Goodsyard in Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter were winners at the 2024 West Midlands Awards run by industry body the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
The awards showcase the most inspirational initiatives and developments in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure (see the full West Midlands shortlist here).
There were four winners across five categories which will all now go forward to the national RICS Awards in London on October 4 where they will compete against champions from other regions.
The Halls, formerly Wolverhampton Civic and Wulfrun Halls, are concert and live event venues which reopened last summer after being closed for a regeneration project spanning six years.
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The work saw the buildings, which opened in 1938, rebuilt from the inside out, retaining original features and increasing capacity to 5,400 across the two adjoining venues.
The Halls took home two award categories - community benefit and refurbishment/revitalisation.
The Goodsyard, which won the residential category, is a complex of 395 new apartments built on the site of a former tyre plant next to the Jewellery Quarter railway and tram station in Birmingham.
The project created a new access to the station and public realm throughout the site while an existing Victorian tunnel and buttress wall were retained and strengthened to allow future development. The public sector award went to Walsall Manor Hospital's Urgent Care Unit.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust decided to redevelop and expand its emergency capacity to cope with local demand and a predicted increase in activity as a result of a change in catchment area.
A two-storey extension was added to the emergency department alongside the refurbishment of existing buildings to provide accommodation.
Completing the winners was Lord Leycester Hospital, in Warwick, which won the heritage award.
The grade I-listed medieval building is a home for service veterans known as the Brethren and has re-opened to the public after 18 months of sensitive and intricate improvement works.
The project focused on securing financial sustainability by repairing the buildings and improving the visitor experience which saw a 23 per cent increase in the areas accessible to the public.
Bryony Siggs, chairwoman of the West Midlands RICS Awards judging panel, said: "These winning projects are a true testament to the hard work and dedication of industry professionals in the West Midlands.
"The talent and collaborative approaches undertaken by the teams behind these projects have resulted in exemplary and innovative schemes that really do represent the very best built projects across the West Midlands.
"RICS is delighted to recognise the hard work that went behind ensuring these projects were delivered successfully and I wish the winning projects the best of luck in the grand final later this year."
