# Kimley-Horn Selected by Praetorian Fund to Plan 4,000-Plus-Acre Chesapeake Innovation Hub

> Kimley-Horn will support design, infrastructure and entitlements for Praetorian Park, a proposed 4,000-plus-acre innovation hub in Chesapeake, Virginia.

- Published: 2026-11-07T15:09:10+00:00
- Section: Contracts & Customers
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-07/kimley-horn-praetorian-park-chesapeake
- Source: [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/955132946/kimley-horn-chosen-for-role-in-advancing-praetorian-park)

## Key takeaways

- Praetorian Fund selected Kimley-Horn to support planning and engineering for the proposed 4,000-plus-acre Praetorian Park in Chesapeake, Virginia.
- About 1,400 acres of the property sit within an existing Planned Unit Development allowing advanced manufacturing and digital infrastructure.
- Kimley-Horn principal Randy Royal said the firm has worked on the property for many years, well before Praetorian became involved.

Praetorian Fund has selected Kimley-Horn to support planning and engineering for Praetorian Park, a proposed 4,000-plus-acre innovation hub in Chesapeake, Virginia, the firm and developer announced on November 7, 2026. [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/955132946/kimley-horn-chosen-for-role-in-advancing-praetorian-park) carried the announcement. Kimley-Horn is a privately held engineering, planning and design consulting firm founded in 1967 and headquartered in Raleigh, with more than 10,000 employees across 155-plus offices in North America, according to [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data).

## Kimley-Horn's Planning and Engineering Scope

[Kimley-Horn](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003rg7/kimley-horn) will support design, infrastructure coordination, entitlement and planning for the site, according to the announcement. The firm will help establish a framework for land uses, parcel configurations and connections between development areas.

Praetorian Park would sit in the southernmost portion of Chesapeake, next to the North Carolina border. The property is known as Frank Williams Farm and has more recently been called the Virginia Coastal Commerce Park by the city and state. Approximately 1,400 acres of the property are included in an existing Planned Unit Development, which provides opportunities for advanced manufacturing and digital infrastructure. Praetorian's broader vision extends to technology, sports, entertainment, advanced manufacturing and defense.

Randy Royal, P.E., a principal at Kimley-Horn, said: "I have worked on this property for many years, well before Praetorian became involved, and it is exciting to see this next chapter take shape." Jack Fulton, founder and chairman of Praetorian Fund, said Kimley-Horn brings "familiarity with the City of Chesapeake and its citizens." Praetorian has also opened an online public feedback portal for community members to submit ideas.

## Kimley-Horn's Recent Expansion Moves

Kimley-Horn's company records show a June 2026 expansion in which it leased a full-floor, 10,651-square-foot office at Bradenton Financial Center to house West Florida operations, according to akta.pro company records. The same records list a June 2026 partnership in which Kimley-Horn served as designer alongside construction partner Reeves Young on the Atlanta Beltline Southside Trail Segments 2+3, completing nearly 17 continuous miles of trail ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 using over $31 million in federal funding. In April 2026, the firm acquired Gamble Design Collaborative, a Franklin, Tennessee-based land planning and landscape architecture firm.

## Earlier Kimley-Horn Announcements

In July 2026, Kimley-Horn opened its first Canadian office in Toronto, Ontario, to better serve clients across Canada, PR Newswire reported. In June 2026, Cushman & Wakefield brokered a full-floor office lease at Bradenton Financial Center in Florida, representing property owner Savlan Capital in a transaction with Kimley-Horn, citybiz reported. In August 2026, Kimley-Horn was named to the 2026 PEOPLE Companies that Care list for the fourth time, PR Newswire reported.

## Praetorian Park Partners and Renderings

Praetorian Fund said it expects to announce additional partners as plans progress. The developer also released the first conceptual renderings of the project after receiving feedback from citizens of the Commonwealth, and pointed readers to praetorianpark.com for the renderings and the public feedback portal.

## Companies in this story

- [Kimley-Horn company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003rg7/kimley-horn) · website: https://www.kimley-horn.com

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