Connecticut Retail/Hospitality

KBE Continues Retail Roll with Supermarket Contract

Oxford, CT – A new, sophisticated supermarket concept will grace the streets of Oxford in 2016, thanks to KBE Building Corp. and Pepin Associates.

KBE,a $300 million construction firm located in Connecticut and Maryland, recently began construction on a new Market 32 by Price Chopper Supermarket in Oxford. Market 32 is a new banner for the Golub Corporation, parent company of Price Chopper Supermarkets, and offers a modern brand experience marked by open space; a décor filled with soft earth tones and product-focused displays, murals, and lighting; convenient, ready-to-eat foods; fresh, handcrafted, and locally grown, produced, and manufactured products; and intuitive product/department adjacencies. Upon completion, the Market 32 on Oxford Road will be one of only five other locations in the Northeast.

KBE is serving as general contractor for the $6.4 million project, which was designed by Pepin Associates and scheduled for completion in May 2016. The project encompasses: 54,902sf of space, structural steel frames, exterior finishes consisting of composite wood veneer panels, EIFS and stone veneer, exposed structural steel canopy system, complete floor and wall finishes.

The finished Market 32 will be equipped with a full-service pharmacy, bakery, floral department, and fresh meat, seafood, and dairy departments.