HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 8, 2012-- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that KBR Building Group has been awarded a contract by LCOR—a leading real estate development company—to provide construction services for Aurora, a luxury high-rise residential project in North Bethesda, Md.
The 18-story,311,000-square-foot Aurora—targeted for LEED Certification—will feature 341 units with a 135,000-square-foot, two-level, below-grade parking garage with 386parking spaces. Aurora is the second of four high-rise residential buildings to be constructed in LCOR’s phased development at North Bethesda Center at White Flint Metrorail Station.
The planned Aurora development includes a downtown streetscape decorated with brick pavers, granite cobbles and planting beds. Aurora’s amenities include a two-story lobby with concierge station, fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, clubroom with private rooftop terrace, business center and conference room. A landscaped community green will serve as a centrally located outdoor plaza providing leisure space for the residents of North Bethesda Center.
“We are proud to contribute to LCOR’s newest addition to the White Flint neighborhood revitalization,” said Philip Southerland, President, KBR Building Group. “KBR Building Group is pleased to provide its knowledge and expertise in green building and construction to construct this new facility.”
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Editor Notes:
- The project is sited adjacent to the White Flint Metrorail Station. Construction is being led by KBR Building Group’s regional office in Vienna, Va.
- A Certified Green Contractor by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Virginia, KBR Building Group was named the No. 1 Overall Best Places to Work by the
Washington Business Journal
in 2011 (Large Business/Non-local headquarters category).
- KBR Building Group is a diversified construction services company serving commercial, healthcare, institutional and industrial clients in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Southwest regions of the United States. Known for its outstanding safety record, KBR Building Group is the exclusive commercial construction arm of parent company, KBR.
- Regionally, KBR Building Group has been recognized as Southeast Contractor of the Year by
Engineering News-Record
(ENR).
- LCOR is the master developer of North Bethesda Center, a multi-phase mixed-use development on a 32-acre site, located halfway between downtown Bethesda and the city of Rockville. North Bethesda Center is planned to include 930,000 square feet of office space, 202,000 square feet of retail space, four apartment buildings and a hotel. As part of the planned office space, LCOR is currently constructing a $131 million headquarters building for a major US Government agency.
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