Timeline

Kleban Properties: a Family Tradition

Kleban Properties Timeline

Circa 1900
Circa 1918-1935
1956
Feb. 1957
1957
1964
1978
1998
2004
2007
2014
November 2014
January 2015
2016
2017
2018
2022

Circa 1900

Abel Kleban builds retail buildings (paint store, frame shop) on Cannon Street in Bridgeport, CT. All was later lost in the depression.Abel Kleban builds retail buildings (paint store, frame shop) on Cannon Street in Bridgeport, CT. All was later lost in the depression.

Circa 1918-1935

Abel Kleban builds retail buildings in Bridgeport, Connecticut. His son Irving Kleban also begins to purchase and develop property.

Abel Kleban builds retail buildings in Bridgeport, Connecticut . His son Irving Kleban also begins to purchase and develop property.

1956

Abel’s sons (Irving, Leon and Harry) join Morris Applebaum and Sam Roberts in purchasing a grocery building occupied by First National and then later expand the footprint.

Abel’s sons (Irving, Leon and Harry) join Morris Applebaum and Sam Roberts in purchasing a grocery building occupied by First National and then later expand the footprint.

Feb. 1957

A. Kleban & Sons wholesale toy and paper distribution building at 592 Water Street, Bridgeport was lost in a major fire. This sparks the onset of new development projects.

A. Kleban & Sons wholesale toy and paper distribution building at 592 Water Street, Bridgeport was lost in a major fire. This sparks the onset of new development projects

1957

Klebans and Roberts begin to purchase land and buildings on Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, CT.

Klebans and Roberts begin to purchase land and buildings on Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, CT

1964

Al Kleban partners with Carmen Tortora and Anthony Camarda to develop the Brick Walk Complex in downtown Fairfield, CT.

1978

Albert Kleban, grandson of Abel, leaves the public sector to devote his full time attention to property development and managementAlbert Kleban, grandson of Abel, leaves the public sector to devote his full time attention to property development and management.

1998

Kenneth Kleban, Albert’s son and a former partner in J. Gerber & Co., of New York City, joins the business in 1998. He begins to oversee the growth of the company throughout the Gulf CoastKenneth Kleban, Albert’s son and a former partner in J. Gerber & Co., of New York City, joins the business in 1998. He begins to oversee the growth of the company throughout the Gulf Coast.

2004

Kleban Properties purchases and improves upon the Fairfield Center Building in Fairfield, CT.

Kleban Properties purchases and improves upon the Fairfield Center Building in Fairfield, CT

2007

Kleban Properties expands the Brick Walk in downtown Fairfield, Connecticut. The Brick Walk has become a prominent location in Fairfield.

Kleban Properties expands the Brick Walk in downtown Fairfield, Connecticut. The Brick Walk has become a prominent location in Fairfield

2014

Kleban Properties enters a joint-venture with Regency Centers, a large public shopping center REIT headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Regency Centers

November 2014

Kleban Properties develops South Landing- an 8,600 square foot retail building and a 3,400 square foot restaurant outparcel neighboring the University of Southern Alabama.

Kleban Properties develops  South Landing- an 8,600 square foot retail building and a 3,400 square foot restaurant outparcel neighboring the University of Southern Alabama

January 2015

Evan Kleban, son of Kenneth Kleban and a graduate of the College of William & Mary, joins Kleban PropertiesEvan Kleban, son of Kenneth Kleban and a graduate of the College of William & Mary, joins Kleban Properties.

2016

Kleban Properties forms Kleban Ventures, LLC. Kleban Ventures manages all company-owned franchises.

Kleban Properties forms Kleban Ventures, LLC. Kleban Ventures manages all company-owned franchises

2017

Bailey Kleban, Ken's daughter and a graduate of New York University, joins Kleban Properties to help manage the company-owned franchisesBailey Kleban, Ken’s daughter and a graduate of New York University, joins Kleban Properties to help manage the company-owned franchises.

2018

Kleban Properties continues rapid expansion in the Southeast, including the construction of a Walk-Ons Bistreaux & Bar and its first multi-family complex in Hattiesburg, MS.

Hattiesburg was the first of three Walk-Ons Bistreaux & Bar locations built by Kleban Properties.

Kleban Properties continues rapid expansion in the Southeast, including the construction of a Walk-Ons Bistreaux & Bar and its first multi-family complex in Hattiesburg, MS

2022

Jil KlebanJill Kleban, Ken’s daughter and a graduate of Northeastern University, joins Kleban Properties to manage all marketing and graphic design.