Our Sustainable Future case study: One City Park, Bradford

A landmark for the UK City of Culture 2025

One City Park is a truly state-of-the-art Grade A office building, but it’s much more than its 56,000 sq ft.

Located on the site of a former police headquarters in the heart of Bradford City Centre, One City Park is the first high- quality, sustainable, and modern workspace to be delivered in the city for more than 20 years.

With a beautiful balcony overlooking the iconic Mirror Pool and City Hall, One City Park is a measure of what Bradford could achieve and the quality it deserves.

It’s a landmark for the UK City of Culture 2025, which is expected to create 6,500 jobs. One City Park will feature prominently throughout the year as a signal of Bradford’s quality, prosperity, and opportunity and played a key part in ‘RISE’ the recent opening ceremony for the City of Culture year.

The workspace has been delivered in partnership with Bradford City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, as well as the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership. It’s part of a comprehensive vision for the regeneration and renaissance of the city centre.

Already, One City Park has created 300 jobs in construction and will support a further 450 in the building. Global consultancy PwC has been secured as a tenant and the building is now 50% occupied with further tenants due to be announced shortly.

It’s testament to the quality of the workspace, and to Bradford’s attractiveness as a young and dynamic city. Without One City Park, there is every chance PwC would have chosen another city to expand its Yorkshire base.

By attracting global companies, One City Park will act as an economic accelerator, drawing people into Bradford from across the region. Many to work, others may choose to put down roots.

It means more pounds spent in the local economy, and more value captured for the community. Bradford is already outpacing the UK’s national economic growth and as the UK City of Culture 2025 there is more to come.

One City Park is award winning. We have already secured recognition as ‘The Disrupters’ at The Yorkshires awards, as ‘Commercial Development of the Year’ at the CoStar Impact Awards, and for ‘Design Excellence’ at the Insider Yorkshire Placemaking Awards.

A BREEAM Excellent building, with an EPC rating of A, One City Park is not only a workplace but a sustainable and healthy environment. Cycle storage and EV parking promote sustainable transport choices, whilst a focus on air quality and access to day- light make the workspace productive and attractive.

Digitally connected, One City Park has also achieved the Wiredscore and Smartscore Gold standard.

Complimented by photovoltaic panels and air source heat pumps – and even bird boxes for local wildlife – it’s a sustainable workplace in the widest sense.

Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, Leader of Bradford Council said:

“PwC as main tenants will bring additional jobs, skills and opportunities to the district for many years to come and we’re proud to have them as a central part of Bradford. A huge thanks to Muse and our construction partners for helping us realise this vision and bring the economic transformation of the city, and the district, a big step closer.”

Of course, it’s not only a place for office workers. One City Park links seamlessly to City Park’s Mirror Pool and enhances the award-winning public space for the whole community. Opportunities for new shops or a café on the ground floor will make the public spaces even more vibrant. One City Park is a location which is just as busy at the weekends, not only Monday to Friday.

Within walking distance of some of Bradford’s most important assets – including City Hall, St George’s Hall, and Bradford Live – One City Park attracts people into Bradford during the day, driving footfall for the evening and night-time economy.

Now a thriving and sustainable workplace, One City Park is a sign of Bradford’s intent and the city’s future direction.