4th Harris Teeter Construction Project for KBE Building Corp.

BETHESDA, Md. , August 21, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Bethesda, Md. residents will enjoy a new Harris Teeter store in summer 2016 thanks to General Contractor KBE Building Corporation, which has recently been chosen to lead its fourth project with the national grocery chain.  

Project Highlights | Harris Teeter, Bethesda, MD

·         $5.7 million, 52,963 s/f construction project

·         located at 4805 Battery Lane in Bethesda

·         designed by Bondurant Associates

·         scope of work includes tenant fit-out of high-end grocery store located above a basement parking garage and below residential units

·         construction scheduled to start in fall 2015 and commence in late spring 2016

History of Success with Harris Teeter

“Continuing to build with Harris Teeter is a real joy for us because it’s a company that shares many of our values, especially corporate philanthropy,” said KBE CEO and principal owner Mike Kolakowski.

Since 2009, Harris Teeter has helped support KBE’s “Gift of Gobble” charity program, donating several thousand dollars in gift cards to help purchase food for the Thanksgiving dinner donation program. Part of KBE’s corporate philanthropic program, 50 Ways to Make a Difference, “Gift of Gobble” has provided more than 1,000 Thanksgiving meal kits to needy families in Maryland and Connecticut since 2009.

KBE’s past Harris Teeter projects include the following Mid-Atlantic locations:

·         18167 Town Center Dr. in Olney, MD

·         12525 Park Potomac Ave. in Potomac, MD

·         1212 4th St. SE in Southeast Washington DC

About KBE Building Corporation

Located in Columbia, MD, Norwalk, CT, and Farmington, CT, KBE Building Corporation is a full-service, single-source commercial construction company strategically positioned to serve the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic U.S. Founded in 1959 and incorporated in 1966, the 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 has managed more than $2.5 billion in construction volume over the last decade and is ranked among Engineering News-Record magazine's top 400 construction companies nationally. Learn more at www.kbebuilding.com.

Media Contact: Jonelle Lawhorn | KBE Director of Marketing

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