{"id":4212,"date":"2012-11-08T20:18:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T20:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/kbr-building-group-to-construct-the-acadia-in-arlington-va\/"},"modified":"2012-11-08T20:18:03","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T20:18:03","slug":"kbr-building-group-to-construct-the-acadia-in-arlington-va","status":"publish","type":"member_news","link":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/kbr-building-group-to-construct-the-acadia-in-arlington-va\/","title":{"rendered":"KBR Building Group to Construct The Acadia in Arlington Va"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<span style='color: #003e7e'><strong>KBR Building Group<\/strong><\/span> has been awarded a contract to construct The Acadia at Metropolitan Park, a 411 unit mixed-use, residential building in Arlington, Va. The Acadia will be the third building to be constructed in the multi-phase Metropolitan Park development, located near Washington D.C. in the area known as Pentagon City. Construction of The Acadia is underway. KBR Building Group&rsquo;s regional office in Vienna, Va. is leading construction for The Acadia. The architect of record is Dorsky Yue International (DYI).<br \/>\t&ldquo;KBR Building Group&rsquo;s commitment to providing quality construction services is affirmed as we begin work on the third phase of this important mixed-use development,&rdquo; said Mike Sloan, executive vice president.&nbsp; &ldquo;Having collaborated with the project&rsquo;s developer, Kettler, since the inception of this project, we will continue to manage this project to the utmost standards as KBR Building Group progresses towards completion of Metropolitan Park.&rdquo;<br \/>\tDesigned for LEED Silver, the 677,154-square-foot, 19-story Acadia will include three levels of underground parking with ground-floor retail. The Acadia is adjacent to the phase one and phase two developments &mdash; The Millennium at Metropolitan Park (completed in summer 2010) and The Gramercy at Metropolitan (completed in 2008) &mdash; both constructed by KBR Building Group and winners of project recognition awards for construction excellence.<\/p>\n<p>\t<strong>More about The Acadia<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\t\tThe first floor features a fitness center with private studio for personal training, mailroom, clubhouse, business center with caf&eacute;, and private conference room for residents.<\/li>\n<li>\t\tThe two-tier building provides a swim-deck on the seventh floor featuring an infinity-edge pool with saltwater system, barbeque area, club kitchen, shower rooms and massage room. The 19th floor offers a penthouse clubroom with an open demonstration kitchen to accommodate large groups, as well as an outdoor barbeque area, seating and views of Arlington and the D.C. skyline.<\/li>\n<li>\t\tThe three below-grade parking levels include a pet grooming room, bike storage and bike workrooms where residents can fix their bikes.<\/li>\n<li>\t\tThe Acadia&rsquo;s dog-friendly park is connected to the adjacent The Millennium and The Gramercy, creating a fluid connection for all of Metropolitan Park buildings.&nbsp; Public art pieces will also be featured in the parks in an effort to support the artists.<\/li>\n<li>\t\tBuilding materials consist of a granite and limestone skin and incorporates an enhanced acoustical package for the whole building.<\/li>\n<li>\t\tThe first floor consists of 16,350-square-foot retail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<strong>About Kettler<\/strong> &mdash; Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Kettler is also among the top multi-family developers in the nation. The company has developed more than 15,400 apartments and condominiums, five million square feet of commercial space, more than 46,000 homes in 25 master-planned communities and many of the region&rsquo;s premier mixed-use communities. Kettler Management manages more than 19,000 apartments in nearly 90 communities from New Jersey to North Carolina for Kettler and third-party clients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KBR Building Group has been awarded a contract to construct The Acadia at Metropolitan Park, a 411 unit mixed-use, residential [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4213,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>KBR Building Group to Construct The Acadia in Arlington Va - Washington Building Congress<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/kbr-building-group-to-construct-the-acadia-in-arlington-va\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KBR Building Group to Construct The Acadia in Arlington Va - 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