Prestigious property award for Orbit’s Stratford homes
Orbit’s Fordham House in Stratford-Upon-Avon has won the Residential Property of the Year at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) awards, West Midlands.
Situated on the corner of Birmingham Road and Clopton Road, Fordham House comprises of 82 high-quality private rented apartments, with a focused letting strategy to support local workers key to the Stratford economy.
Adam Cooper, Commercial Director at Orbit, said:
“We are delighted to receive this award, Fordham House is a great example of how creating much needed centrally located homes, for people working in local businesses, can help regenerate town centres.
“We are very proud to have won this award, fighting off strong competition from prestigious central Birmingham residential developments, and we hope that Stratford is proud to have an award-winning project in the town.”
Each home is designed with minimum maintenance requirements and the latest in cutting edge technology. Fordham House sits on a centrally located site once occupied by a redundant office building, giving residents easy access on foot or bicycle into the town and work places.
The prestigious annual RICS awards, sponsored by Sika Building Trust, celebrates the region’s most inspirational initiatives in the land, property and construction sectors that are having a significant positive impact on the communities they serve.
Chair of the judging panel for the RICS Awards, West Midlands, Bryony Martin of AECOM, said:
“Orbit brought their experience of managing rental properties to create a scheme that delivers a modern interpretation of the local streetscape, high levels of customer care, a mixed community of tenants and commercial success. Quality specification choices reflect the project team’s long-term interest, including Smart technology and a four-storey feature living wall.”
Work started on site in 2016 and took two years to complete with all apartments now fully let.
The development was brought to market through a partnership between Stratford Town Trust, Orbit, ABD Developments and Robothams Architects, with Deeley Construction as design and build contractors.
Fordham House is owned and managed by Orbit, with Stratford Town Trust continuing to retain the freehold.
Peter Deeley, Managing Director of the Deeley Group, added:
“We are thrilled to see Fordham House pick up this prestigious award. It has been a fantastic example of working in partnership with Stratford Town Trust and Orbit, to deliver a project that has brought much-needed new homes to the local community in Stratford. With so many strong entries for this prize, it is testament to everyone who worked on Fordham House that it emerged as the winner.”