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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WC Smith celebrated its 21st Annual Property Management Awards, returning for an in-person ceremony recognizing staff members and properties for their outstanding performance and achievements. The WC Smith Excellence Awards were given to 17 employees across seven categories, including recognition for community and property management, maintenance, leasing, community and corporate administration. The company celebrated veteran
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The Skyland Workforce Center reached a significant milestone recently, as it helped place its 1,000th client in a job. WC Smith and Rappaport Co. opened Skyland Workforce Center in late 2014, investing more than $700,000 to create a training resource for individuals who were seeking construction jobs at Skyland Town Center. Its mission and scope
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, Councilmember Vincent Gray, community members and many excited area residents turned out Sept. 27 for the official ribbon cutting of the Lidl grocery store at Skyland Town Center. More than 200 people were in attendance for the event and open house that followed. Lidl is the first full service grocery store
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