Business park

Not to be confused withIndustrial parkorScience park.

For a property containing a group of businesses, seeserviced office.

An office park inSanta Barbara County, California,United States

Abusiness parkoroffice parkis a designated area of land in which manyoffice buildingsare grouped together. These types of developments are often located insuburbanareas where land and building costs are more affordable, and are typically situated near majorhighways,roads,ortrain stationsfor easy access.

Criticism

While business parks can provide many benefits, such as providing employment opportunities and boosting the local economy, they can also have negative impacts on surrounding areas and communities. The impact of business parks on surrounding areas and communities has been criticized:

• Large gaps between urbanized zones, increasing thesuburban sprawl.
• The appearance of the buildings.
• Obsolescence, vacancy, and disrepair.

To mitigate these negative effects, businesses and developers can take steps such as incorporating green spaces andsustainable designfeatures into the business park, as well as maintaining and updating the buildings to prevent obsolescence.

See also

• Industrial park
• Knowledge spillover
• Mega-Site
• Office
• Science park