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Maureen McKenzie Celebrates 50 Years with WC Smith

Congratulations to Maureen McKenzie, who in April 2024 celebrated her 50th anniversary with WC Smith! Maureen has been the resident manager of Cambridge Square, a multifamily property in Bethesda, MD, since 1967. WC Smith began managing Cambridge Square seven years after she started. He husband worked at the property and her son, Patrick, is a

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A group of children walking on grass near a fence, some holding baskets, with trees and a cloudy sky in the background, enjoy the 2024 Spring Fling event hosted by Building Bridges Across the River. | DC Apartments by WC Smith

WC Smith Joins Building Bridges Across the River for the 2024 Spring Fling

WC Smith joined with several nonprofit organizations and vendors to support the 2024 Spring Fling, the annual spring festival sponsored by Building Bridges Across the River. The event, held April 6 at THEARC campus, attracted more than 500 people – the majority of them under age 18 The day featured food, live music performed by

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Howard University Figure Skating and Canal Park Ice Rink in the News

The Canal Park Ice Rink, in DC’s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood, played host to several national media stories about the Howard University Figure Skating team, the first of its kind at an Historically Black College or University (HBCU).  The stories, which included pieces by CBS Morning News, Good Morning America and NPR, profiled the team’s founders,

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Two WC Smith Properties Earn Top-50 Rankings in National Survey

Two WC Smith properties – 2701 Connecticut Ave. and Park Vista – landed in the top-50 nationally among J Turner Research’s overall 2023 “Elite 1%” Power Ranking. 2701 Connecticut was ranked #40, while Park Vista, an affordable property, ranked #49 out of the 1,285 properties across the country that made the list. These buildings ranked first

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Skyland Town Center Hosts HIV Screening Event

Skyland Town Center played host to a Community HIV Screening Day Dec. 1, in commemoration of World AIDS Day. The event was organized by the Washington, DC, chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, which partnered with Whitman-Walker Clinic and Black Nurses Rock (DC chapter) to provide free HIV testing and other services to neighborhood

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WC Smith Teams with DC School to Provide Christmas Trees for Local Families

The Collective, WC Smith’s flagship property in the Capitol Riverfront, participated in Brent Elementary School’s annual Holiday Tree sale. Brent is a DC public school in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. As part of its event, Brent provides a free Christmas tree, with ornaments, bows and stands, to families in need throughout the District through a

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2023 Youth & Real Estate lunch

Chris Smith Honored by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington

WC Smith Chairman and CEO Chris Smith, Hilary Provinse, executive vice president at Berkadia and Chris Clemente, CEO of Comstock were honored at the 2023 Youth & Real Estate gathering. Sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, the event, now in its 19th year, connects area real estate executives with local teens

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2023 WC Smith Property Management Awards

22nd Annual WC Smith Property Management Awards

WC Smith celebrated its 22nd Property Management Awards, our annual ceremony recognizing staff members and properties for their outstanding performance and achievements. The WC Smith Excellence Awards were given to 16 employees across seven categories, including recognition for community and property management, maintenance, leasing, community, collections and corporate administration. The company celebrated veteran employees for

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John Ritz named Catholic Business Network Person of the Year

WC Smith President John Ritz was named Person of the Year by the Catholic Business Network of Washington, DC. The award was presented at CBN’s annual gala on Oct. 12. The Catholic Business Network is an independent, non-profit organization of businesses and individual professionals working together to create valuable networking opportunities while supporting the Catholic

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