KBE Makes a Splash on New Waterside Developments in VA and MD

COLUMBIA, MD, October 31, 2016 (Newswire.com) - KBE Building Corporation is taking part in the re-building on the MidAtlantic harborfront, with two major retail renovation projects underway. KBE Building Corporation (KBE), a $300 million construction firm located in Connecticut and Maryland, recently began construction on two new retail developments – Waterside District in Norfolk, Virginia and Harborplace in Baltimore, Maryland.

About Waterside District

KBE is serving as Construction Manager at Risk for the $14 million, 135,000 square foot renovation of the old 1980’s shopping center located on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk.

Waterside District will be a central place for Norfolk residents to hang out, dine and shop with the whole family. Waterside District will feature the best of national, regional and local restaurants and will offer live music, festivals and more. Located in the heart of the central business district and adjacent to the City of Norfolk’s world-class waterfront and festival site, Waterside District will become a central gathering place for local residents and visitors.

KBE and BCT Architects of Baltimore are collaborating on the city-owned, tax increment financed project scheduled for completion in April 2017.

About Harborplace

Also scheduled for completion in 2017, KBE is serving as General Contractor for the $10 million, 77,500 square foot renovation to the popular Baltimore Harborplace located on Light and Pratt Streets at the Inner Harbor. 

KBE, working alongside MG2, an architecture firm in Washington, D.C., and Seattle, will perform various tenant improvements including a new storefront and upgrades to the pavilions, heating and cooling upgrades, and common area renovations.

Baltimore’s favorite tenants including Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Hooter’s, and Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum will remain in the renovated building.

About KBE Building Corporation

KBE has managed more than $4 billion in construction volume during the past two decades alone and is ranked among Engineering News-Record magazine’s top 400 construction companies nationally.

With offices in Norwalk and Farmington, CT, as well as Columbia, MD, KBE Building Corporation is a full-service, single-source commercial construction company strategically positioned to serve the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic US. Founded in 1959 and incorporated in 1966, the $300 million firm provides preconstruction, construction management, design-build, and general contracting services to clients in the retail, educational, senior living, federal, corporate, hospitality, health care, and institutional markets. KBE’s team of 120+ construction professionals and support staff is deeply committed to the firm’s corporate philanthropy program, 50 Ways to Make a Difference. Established in 2009 to celebrate the firm’s new ownership, name change, and 50 years in business, 50 Ways has helped KBE associates donate more than $1.7 million and 11,734 volunteer hours to charitable causes benefiting children, seniors, and military veterans in Connecticut and Maryland.

Learn more at www.kbebuilding.com.

Media Contact: Jonelle Lawhorn | KBE Director of Marketing

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Source: KBE Building Corporation