Property award winners announced

The stadium was named overall winner

Hull's KC Stadium was the main winner in Yorkshire's "property Oscars", designed to recognise innovation across the region.

The £44m stadium, which opened in December 2002, was named overall winner in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) Pro Yorkshire Awards.

Leeds picked up three awards for its buildings in the categories for commercial developments, public areas and social schemes.

Sheffield's Winter Garden also added to its list of recent accolades with a special prize for design and innovation during the ceremony at Leeds Town Hall.

Organisers said competition for the awards, which are now in their third year, was "as fierce as ever".

RICS regional director Chris Johnstone said: "The judges were delighted by the sheer quality of the initiatives happening in the region.

"The awards recognise the genuine and positive impact that such initiatives can have on the region and the people who live and work here."

The full list of winners of the 2003 RICS Pro Yorkshire Awards.

Overall Winner
Hull's Kingston Communications Stadium

Commercial
Riverside West development, Leeds

Conservation
Ingmanthorpe Hall, near Wetherby

Design and Innovation
Sheffield Winter Garden

Great Streets, Roads, Parks and Public Areas
Whitehall, Whitehall Quays, Leeds

Regeneration
Mount Pleasant/Holderness Road, Hull

Residential
Wells House, Ilkley

Social Scheme
Leeds Mental Health Teaching Trust re-provision programme, Leeds