The Collective, WC Smith’s signature property in DC’s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood, received the 2023 Collaboration Award from the DC Building Industry Association. A project that spanned 20 years of development and construction, The Collective comprises three multifamily residential buildings with 1138 units and more than 100,000 square feet of amenity space. To build The Collective, […]
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And the Deal of the Year Award goes to…Skyland Town Center! April 27 was a big day for Skyland, as our mixed-used development won two awards at the Washington Business Journal’s Best Real Estate Awards Dinner. The project, which we are developing with our retail partner Rappaport, was named Best New Development, besting The Wharf
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WC Smith welcomed spring in April with two events for our residents and neighbors. Nearly 1,000 people attended Spring Fling, an annual event at THEARC/Building Bridges Across the River. Several of the resident nonprofit partners at THEARC joined local vendors and community organizations (including Martha’s Table, Institute for Justice and City Block) to offer games,
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Staff from all departments within WC Smith, along with colleagues from WCS Construction, District Electrical Services, Property Services and Building Bridges Across the River volunteered to refurbish the William Lockridge baseball field and beautify Oxon Run Park in southeast DC, as part of WC Smith’s annual Community Service Day. In 2011, the company refurbished what
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Skyland Town Center, a WC Smith development project in DC’s Ward 7, has welcomed two new restaurants. Mezeh, a Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual eatery, celebrated its grand opening at the end of March. Skyland is Mezeh’s second location in Washington, DC; it opened its first DC site at the Dakota Crossing shopping center. In April, HalfSmoke announced
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Two WC Smith properties have been named finalists for the Washington Business Journal’s 2023 Best Real Estate Deal (BRED) awards. Skyland Town Center is among four nominees for the BRED in the new development category. The other finalists are The Wharf, Phase 2; NoMaCNTR (a mixed-use development in DC’s NoMa neighborhood) and Marriott International Headquarters,
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Congratulations to WC Smith CEO and Chairman Chris and Lisa Smith, who, on March 6, 2023, received the Spirit of Washington Award from the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys. The Smiths were recognized for their commitment to creating stronger communities and greater opportunities for DC residents. Bishop Walker School is a tuition-free Episcopal
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WC Smith and Rappaport announced plans to develop for-sale townhomes and a fully affordable multifamily residential property for seniors at Skyland Town Center, marking the final stage for the southeast Washington, DC, development. The townhome project will consist of 126 for-sale homes. Plans call for 3 ½ story homes, featuring 3 to 4 bedrooms, up
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WC Smith President John Ritz (above, center) won the David H. Hillman Maverick Award, which is given each year to a commercial real estate leader by the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA). This award was created in 2020 to highlight key characteristics of AOBA’s late member David H. Hillman, who was
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Eight WC Smith properties placed in J Turner Research’s overall 2022 “Elite 1%” Power Ranking in its annual national survey of apartments. The properties making the list are: A total of 48 DC properties made the national list. 2701 Connecticut Ave. ranked #124 out of the 1,984 properties ranked. To be eligible for this ranking,
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