Two women are on stage at the Terrace Manor event, one handing a plaque to the other. In the foreground, a group holds "36,000 Homes by 2025" signs and green balloons, celebrating strides in housing production. | DC Apartments by WC Smith

Terrace Manor Puts City Over New Housing Production Goal

Terrace Manor, WC Smith’s new all-affordable multifamily residence, is the property that enabled DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to beat her goal of producing 36,000 new housing units in the city. Terrace Manor comprises 130 units, with rents based on 30%, 50% and 60% MFI. The building features modern systems and amenity spaces, including a gym, […]

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WC Smith Kicks Off 32nd Summer Youth Employment Program

WC Smith welcomed its 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program participants, kicking off our 32nd year of hiring DC-area teens for summer jobs within the company. The participants heard from John Burns, an attorney, community activist and entrepreneur. With his brother Mike, Burns founded The Burns Brothers, a group of 8 different businesses that ignite, inspire,

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WC Smith Breaks Ground on Final Phase of Skyland Town Center

On June 20 WC Smith and our development partners, joined by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and Councilmembers Kenyan McDuffie and Anita Bonds, broke ground on the final phase of Skyland Town Center. This third phase will deliver 126 townhomes for sale, a 75-unit all-affordable property building for seniors, 10,000 square feet of retail, and a

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WC Smith Ranks 4th for Corporate Giving

WC Smith was recognized June 6 for our charitable giving and community engagement, ranking 4th among mid-sized companies in the Washington Metropolitan area for 2023, 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.

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WC Smith Celebrates Groundbreaking for Phase IV of THEARC

WC Smith, Building Bridges Across the River and the Washington School for Girls on May 1 broke ground on a 33,000 square foot expansion at THEARC, to be the new home for the independent Catholic school. Currently, WSG’s student population is split between two campuses with middle schoolers attending classes at THEARC and third through

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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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Two people gracefully glide across the Canal Park Ice Rink with arms outstretched, embodying the art of figure skating. In the background, a group of onlookers watches in awe near the rink's edge, perhaps students sharing a break from their studies at Howard University. | DC Apartments by WC Smith

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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