Today’s office parks are not just for the conventional 9-5 suit and tie companies anymore. Businesses like startups, restaurants and light manufacturing can find themselves right at home in an office park. Flex designated office space works especially well for these types of businesses due to its flexibility and affordable rents. Thanks to the Internet, foot traffic isn’t as important anymore for many businesses making office parks an attractive alternative to high rent retail space downtown. Here are five examples of unlikely businesses that thrive in commercial office parks.
1. Restaurant/Brewery – When you are researching a location for a restaurant, brewery, or other food and beverage related business, an office park may be the last place you’d think to look. Alternatively, an office park may be just what you need. A flex style office space typically has lower rents when compared to traditional restaurant/retail space. Although foot traffic may be lighter than a main street location, a restaurant in an office park will have a steady stream of customers from nearby businesses, ample parking, and more money left over from lower rents to invest in local marketing or restaurant design. Check out the wildly successful Bone Garden Cantina at The Lumberyard Office Lofts.
2. Fitness Center – Fitness related businesses work well in office parks. They offer a convenient location for customers looking to workout throughout the day whether it is before work, during lunch, or after work. Fitness centers typically require a less complicated build-out and can enjoy lower rents with office/flex type spaces.
3. Maker Businesses – There are lots of talented artisans in Atlanta. Flex style office space is perfect for the maker who needs a place for a showroom, light manufacturing area, and shipping dock. An office park is perfect for a business that sells locally but also sells a lot of inventory online. Flex space is great for saving money on rent without sacrificing the quality of your office space. See why Cerese D Handmade Jewelry chose The Lumberyard Office Lofts
4. Law Firm – Law Firms and other professional services companies are dealing with customers virtually these days. Clients are finding them on Google searches and communicating by email. The over-priced prime real estate isn’t necessary for these types of businesses anymore. Thus, leasing or purchasing executive suites or offices can save professional services companies money, increasing your bottom line. Learn about the law office in Wall Street Conyers here.
5. Coffee Shop – Everybody loves coffee. Especially an office park filled with tired workers struggling to concentrate. Opening a coffee shop in an industrial area could be a great way to get an initial customer base. Throw some breakfast burritos onto the menu and you’ll have a line of office workers out the door!