A four-story residential building with a red and beige exterior, surrounded by trees and a sidewalk under a partly cloudy sky, stands as a proud accomplishment of Terrace Manor Financing. | DC Apartments by WC Smith

Terrace Manor Financing Closes; WC Smith Mortgage Eclipses $2 billion in Completed Loans

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Financing closed on Terrace Manor, marking a key milestone for the development of WC Smith’s fully affordable, 130-unit multifamily project in DC’s Randle Heights neighborhood. The $79.8 million project is being financed through the DC Department of Housing and Community Development’s Housing Production Trust Fund, tax-exempt bonds and a permanent loan through the US Department […]

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WC Smith’s Summer Youth Employment Program Kicks Off 30th Anniversary

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WC Smith kicked off the 30th Anniversary of its Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) July 6, with an Opening Ceremony featuring DC Councilmember Vincent Gray, WPGC 95.5 on-air personality DJ Akademics and DC-based musical producer Dennis Turner, who has performed with various artists, including rapper and DC native Oddisee and comedian Dave Chappelle. SYEP offers

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A group of people wearing hard hats pose in front of construction equipment at a demolition site, marking the Raze Event at Terrace Manor. | DC Apartments by WC Smith

Raze Event Marks New Start for Terrace Manor

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WC Smith welcomed DC Attorney General Karl Racine, DC Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White, DC Housing and Community Development Director Drew Hubbard, DC Housing Finance Agency Executive Director Christopher Donald, former residents and advocates for the Terrace Manor Raze Event on June 30. The demolition signals the start of new chapter for the troubled property,

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Bold, uppercase letters form the word "TREK" in black against a pristine white backdrop, capturing attention much like the grand opening of a Trek Bicycles store at Skyland Town Center. | DC Apartments by WC Smith

Trek Bicycles to Open Store at Skyland Town Center

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Trek Bicycles has signed a lease to open a store at Skyland Town Center, becoming the first bicycle retailer to locate east of the Anacostia River. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Trek manufactures and distributes a variety of bicycles, biking apparel, and accessories through independently operated stores across the country and subsidiaries abroad. This Skyland location will

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Logos of three organizations: Bridges Across the River, Skyland Workforce, and a partially visible banner with "Bridge Park" represent leaders in community impact. Building bridges for a better future, their efforts are akin to receiving a Community Impact Award. | DC Apartments by WC Smith

Building Bridges Leaders Receive Community Impact Award

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The DC Building Industry Association (DCBIA) has honored leaders from Building Bridges Across the River, WC Smith’s nonprofit partner that company CEO and Chairman Chris Smith founded in 1997. Receiving DCBIA’s Community Impact Award are Rahsaan Bernard, president of Building Bridges; Scott Kratz, Building Bridges senior vice president and director of the 11th Street Bridge

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Announcing the CoStar Impact Awards 2022, celebrating exemplary CRE transactions and projects. With a geometric cityscape design as its crest, DC takes pride in winning Best New Multifamily Development. | DC Apartments by WC Smith

The Crest Named Best New Multifamily Development in DC

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The Crest at Skyland Town Center was a winner of a CoStar Impact Award, being named Best New Multifamily Development in the DC market by CoStar Group. The Impact Awards are CoStar’s first annual awards program designed to recognize exemplary commercial real estate transactions and projects completed in 2021 with significant influence in neighborhoods or

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The illustration captures the bustling Skyland Town Center, with shops and people strolling. A vibrant banner proclaims "Edenbridge PACE at Skyland Town Center," highlighting a local provider of essential health care services amidst the lively scene. | DC Apartments by WC Smith

Health Care Services Provider to Open at Skyland Town Center

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Edenbridge Health will open a PACE Center at Skyland Town Center, becoming the first health care facility to locate at WC Smith’s new development in Southeast Washington. PACE, which stand for The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, is a program, whose goal is to support older adults while they age in place at

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7 WC Smith Properties Earn Top 1% National Ranking

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Seven WC Smith properties placed in J Turner Research’s overall 2021 “Elite 1%” Power Ranking in its annual national survey of apartments. The properties making the list are: 2701 Connecticut Ave. Brunswick House Park Vista Park Chelsea Twin Oaks 2800 Woodley Meridian Park A total of 27 DC properties made the national list. 2701 Connecticut

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