Office Park

Postcard view of Office Park

Office Park is a planned business park on a 45-acre parcel between Cahaba Road and U.S. Highway 280 in Mountain Brook.

It was initially developed speculatively in 1955 by Newman Waters Sr and Ervin Jackson. Architects Harry Hester, Lawrence Whitten & Son worked with landscape architect H. M. Norwood on the layout and design of the development. The first office building opened in 1956 with the Atlas Cement Co. as its lead tenant. The project is considered to be the first planned office park in the United States. Among its novel features were its park-like setting with landscaping and trees surrounding expansive free parking lots and low-rise office buildings.

The Jefferson County Historical Association recognized the site with a historical marker in early 2013. On November 25, 2022 the Mountain Brook Office Park Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Office Park is currently managed by Ladd Real Estate.

Buildings

1 Office Park Circle 2 Office Park Circle, Tempo Corporation 3 Office Park Circle, Select Strategies Realty 4-6 Office Park Circle 7 Office Park Circle, Southern States Bank / American Family Care 8 Office Park Circle 9 Office Park Circle 10 Office Park Circle 11 Office Park Circle, Standard Furniture corporate offices 12 Office Park Circle, Dyatron Corporation 13-17 Office Park Circle

100 Office Park Drive, Wells Fargo Bank 101 Office Park Drive, Regions Bank (–2021) 110 Office Park Drive, Pearce Bevill Leesburg Moore 115 Office Park Drive, Cobbs, Allen & Hall 120 Office Park Drive 200 Office Park Drive 201 Office Park Drive 300 Office Park Drive 357 Office Park Drive 400 Office Park Drive 401 Office Park Drive, Walls Media 402 Office Park Drive, JH Ranch / US-Israel Education Association 421 Office Park Drive, MAP Development 431 Office Park Drive 500 Office Park Drive, Navigate Affordable Housing Partners 510 Office Park Drive

References

• Rodriguez, Ana (September 19, 2012) "Historical marker in Mountain Brook planned to recognize nation's first office park." The Birmingham News
• Parker, Illyshia (January 19, 2023) "Metro office park listed on National Register of Historic Places." Birmingham Business Journal

External links

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• Mountain Brook Office Park photos at Magic City Modern