Building Bridges Across the River was honored by Leadership Greater Washington (LGW), receiving the organization’s Community Partner of the Year Award. Mike Schwartz, program officer for the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, presented the award on behalf of LGW to Building Bridges President Rahsaan Bernard and Senior Vice President Scott Kratz. Kratz is the director […]
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WC Smith will donate $1 million to the 11th Street Bridge Park. A project between Building Bridges Across the River and the DC Government, the Bridge Park will be Washington’s first elevated park. It will be built on the pilings and piers of the old 11th Street Bridge, crossing the Anacostia River and connecting the
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WC Smith was recognized June 1 for our charitable giving and community engagement, ranking 3rd among mid-sized companies in the Washington Metropolitan area for 2022, as compiled by the Washington Business Journal. The newspaper organizes its awards by company size – large, mid-sized and small. WC Smith was among the honorees in the mid-sized companies. Fifty companies
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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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