{"id":1004052433,"date":"2012-05-13T05:07:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-13T13:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/?p=47257"},"modified":"2022-12-08T14:57:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:57:38","slug":"kbr-to-construct-luxury-aurora-high-rise-in-north-bethesda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/kbr-to-construct-luxury-aurora-high-rise-in-north-bethesda\/","title":{"rendered":"KBR to Construct Luxury Aurora High-Rise in North Bethesda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor<\/p>\n<p>LCOR, a leading real estate <a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-04-27-at-10.38.21-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-47258\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-04-27-at-10.38.21-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a>development company, has awarded a contract last week to the KBR Building Group to provide construction services for an 18-story luxury high-rise residential project in North Bethesda, Md. Named the Aurora, it will be the second of four high-rise residential buildings LCOR plans to construct in phases at its North Bethesda Center at White Flint Metrorail Station development.<\/p>\n<p>The 311,000-square-foot Aurora will feature 341 units and is targeted for LEED certification. It will also include a 135,000-square-foot, two-level, below-grade parking garage with 386 parking spaces as well as a downtown streetscape decorated with brick pavers, granite cobbles and planting beds. The building will be located at the northeast corner of North Bethesda Center, a bustling 2.7 million-square-foot live-work community rising just outside of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The Aurora will include such amenities as a two-story lobby with concierge station, state-of-the-art fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, clubroom with private rooftop terrace, fully equipped high-tech 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.<\/p>\n<p>Homes range from spacious studios to one-bedroom, one-bedroom with den and two-bedroom layouts, each featuring gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances, stackable washers and dryers in every residence, wall-to-wall carpet and private balconies or terraces in most units. The building was designed by WDG Architects.<\/p>\n<p>The Aurora is estimated to cost $86 million. LCOR secured a $43 million construction loan for the project from Spain\u2019s Sovereign\/Santander in late April 2012. Construction is being led by KBR Building Group&#8217;s regional office in Vienna, Va., and is expected to be completed by July 2014. Leasing is anticipated to begin in early 2014.<\/p>\n<p>LCOR\u2019s North Bethesda Center is the largest joint development project ever approved by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. This multi-phase mixed-use development on a 32-acre site will include 930,000 square feet of office space, 202,000 square feet of retail space, four apartment buildings and a hotel, as well as dining, entertainment and public outdoor spaces, all a short walk from the White Flint metro station.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Courtesy of dc.curbed.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor LCOR, a leading real estate development company, has awarded a contract last week to the KBR Building Group to provide construction services for an 18-story luxury high-rise residential project in North Bethesda, Md. 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