
A
business park is a separate area, which includes many office buildings
grouped together. The work that goes on in these offices is totally
commercial. This concept provides a new method for businesses to organize
office space. The business parks are mainly popular in suburban locations.
The land rates are low and it is cheaper to develop building, which are
wider, not necessarily higher. The business parks are often located near
main roads.
Most of the business or trade parks are situated outside the urban business
center of the city. Such locations give business parks, the economic
advantages, and the feel of a comfortable office in an ecologically clean
and green region of the city.
- Lower Lease Rates: The land lease rates in the suburban
areas are generally very low and that makes it possible for developers
to build large buildings with fewer floors. There happen to be buildings
with four-to-six storeys.
- Inexpensive Parking: The Business parks must have cheap
parking lots for employee parking as well as for visitor parking. The
ideal situation should be such that the number of parking spaces should
catch the number of work spaces.
- Accessibility: Though the business parks are situated far
from the city center, yet they should be easily accessible by the road
transportation. If the business park is of large scale and the global
involvement of customers and clients are frequent then it is better to
have international airports nearby the office.
Features
The business parks are commercial properties, developed in low density
environment, which usually reside far from city-center locations.
- The buildings are usually of lower heights two, three or four
storeys.
- Generally they have surface level car parking.
- They possess vast amount of landscaping.
- They have good connectivity to nearby roads.
- Those parks, which are located away from amenities may also possess
facilities, like a hotel, a health and fitness club, and some retail.
- Business parks are preferentially located where motorway, rail and
airport communications are within a short distance.