Stansted-Mountfitchet based developer, City & Country Group, is proud to announce that it has won another property industry accolade, at this year’s esteemed London Evening Standard New Homes Awards. The company, which specialises in the restoration and conversion of historic and listed buildings into luxurious, new homes, was Highly Commended in the category of Best Conversion for its Old Saint Michael’s development in Braintree, Essex.
Old Saint Michaels is the Grade II Listed former Victorian workhouse, latterly St Michaels Hospital in Braintree. The development, now called Old Saint Michaels, comprises a stylish and unique range of one, two and three bedroom apartments and mews cottages, set in eye-catching landscaped courtyard gardens. Offering a wide choice of homes to suit every individual taste and budget, City & Country Group has restored each individual property in a captivating and distinctive way. Judges praised the Old Saint Michaels homes for “their very high quality”, and City & Country’s expert team for “the way they had made interesting use of the space available.”
The awards, now in their 20th year, celebrate the highest standards of skill, design and craftsmanship, and were presented by comedian Rory Bremnar and Janice Morely, Editor of Evening Standard, Homes & Property supplement, at The Dorchester Hotel in London, on Friday 13th May. Representing the diversity of the property market in London and the southeast, they include many styles of home, from the affordable to the luxurious. All entries were judged by a panel of industry experts and 20 Evening Standard readers with an interest in homes and property.
City & Country Group undertakes detailed conservation and restoration of heritage buildings across the south east of England, and by working with the structure of the original buildings, are able to create unusual and highly innovative living spaces. TV’s ‘Restoration Man’, George Clarke, joined company representatives at the awards, marking the start of their collaboration to raise awareness of the important need to preserve Britain’s historic buildings and retain our national heritage.
Helen Moore, Managing Director for City & Country Residential, comments: “We are delighted to receive this excellent recognition for our whole team for whom it is a labour of love and a privilege to rescue and revitalise these historic assets; and cannot believe it is the ninth Evening Standard award we have won in just four years. By giving these buildings a totally new lease of life and converting them into sought-after properties we can secure their long term future and ensure some of the best examples of British architecture are restored to their former glory.”
Helen continues: “In each of our beautiful developments we have carefully retained historic details bringing together old and new to create stunning homes and a unique living experience for anyone who buys a home there. It was a pleasure to have George share in our celebrations, who feels just as strongly about Britain’s architectural heritage as we do and is passionate about restoring, converting and breathing new life into historic and vulnerable buildings in the UK.”
City & Country Group is moving into an exciting new era with important site acquisitions, including RAF Bentley Priory, one of the most significant buildings of the Battle of Britain and the Second World War and Grade I Listed Balls Park, a landmark 17th century mansion in Hertford.
For further information, on any of City & Country Group’s developments, please telephone: 01279 817882, or visit: www.cityandcountry.co.uk.