Office parks · Alabama

Jessop's Riverside

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtSheffield, AL

Completed office park retrofit on former steel site; supported by county growth and peer redevelopments. · summary, model-written

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Strategy

Redeveloped

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Office

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	officeWikipedia no source
What is there now	office parknewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Colbert County (AL), 2024	0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 94 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Southgate Mall (2.8 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	3,332 jobs in 254 establishments; average annual pay $41,787; employment location quotient 1.36; employment +3.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	979 jobs; 182 in retail trade, 95 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 01033020200)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 34th income percentile as adults; 2.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (316 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 22.8%; median family income $39,904; 163 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Sheffield City School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Sheffield Junior High School; Sheffield High School; WA Threadgill Primary School; L E Willson Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	498 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	718 county-logged events: 606 thunderstorm wind, 56 flash flood, 20 hail, 16 tornado; $19,315,100 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 35660, 2026-09	median list price $199,900 (+11.8% on the year); 60 active listings; median 78 days on market; 40% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	237 establishments (+4%); 2,836 jobs (-3%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $196,003 (+2% 1 yr, +24% 5 yr); typical rent $949/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	15,464 vehicles a day on Southern Blvd (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 619 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Retrofit completed: former special steel maker site (Jessop Saville) redeveloped as office park ("Jessop's Riverside").

Why. Status: built. County grew 5.8% 2018–23 (per opp_reasons).

Where it stands. 1 mall within 10km (Southgate Mall, partial). Peers: 6 similar redevelopments (all same strategy: redevelop).

For a planner

Permits: 94 units built 2024 (value $12.5M).
Traffic: 15,464 ADT on Southern Blvd (minor arterial).
Housing: ZHVI $196k, +23.6% 5yr.

For a developer

No new construction planned (retrofit built).
Peer strategy validated (6 similar redevelopments).
County growth supports office demand.

What we do not know yet

No vacancy data.
No tenant names.
Original steel use context not linked to current office park.

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retrofit already built
county grew 5.8% 2018–23

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History and original facts

County	Colbert County
Census division	6 · East South Central
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Brightside Lane steel works site was cleared and redeveloped as an office park known as Jessop's Riverside.

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Background

Jessop Saville and Company, the Sheffield-based special steel makers, was founded in 1929 following a merger of J.J.Saville and Co., Limited and William Jessop and Company, both of these being long established in the trade and in the city. == History == === William Jessop and Company === Thomas Jessop was born on 30 January 1804 at the family home in Blast Lane, Sheffield. The house was situated next to William Jessop’s works, the company, taking the name of the partners, being known as Mitchell, Raikes and Jessop.

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Sources

Jessop Saville & Company · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jessop's Riverside

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Jessop's Riverside, Sheffield, AL." Record n-62c53563c1, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/al/sheffield-jessop-s-riverside/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_sheffieldjessopsriverside,
  title = {Jessop's Riverside, Sheffield, AL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/al/sheffield-jessop-s-riverside/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-62c53563c1, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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