Redevelopment of Wolverhampton’s Express & Star building in the pipeline

The home of Wolverhampton’s Express & Star  could be redeveloped after the building was highlighted as a potential investment opportunity in a prospectus published by the City of Wolverhampton Council.

The newspaper said it was considering various options for the Queen Street building, which also serves as the headquarters for the Express & Star’s publisher the Midland News Association.

MNA managing director Matt Ross confirmed the company is now looking at the building’s future.

The City of Wolverhampton Council’s investment prospectus said: “The Express and Star historic offices and the newer annexed print rooms represents a unique opportunity within the core of the city centre to bring forward development at scale. With excellent access to the Interchange and the shops, services and facilities in the city centre, there are a number of potential options that could be considered on the site.

“A number of development options could be brought forward, including the wholescale repurposing of the Express & Star offices on Queen Street, as well as new development on the wider estate. There is also potential to increase the site to 1 hectare in scale through land assembly of the adjacent NCP car park, which has periodically been promoted to the market.”