Development News

An IHOP restaurant is returning to the Shops at Park Village in mid-summer 2024. IHOP first came to the Shops in 2008, becoming the first national sit-down restaurant to open in DC’s Ward 8. However, as the case with many others, that dining spot shuttered in the wake of the Covid pandemic. WC Smith, which […]

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

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

WC Smith and WCS Construction celebrated the July 7 topping out of Terrace Manor, a new, all-affordable 130-unit multifamily property under development in Washington, DC’s Ward 8. The new project replaces the former Terrace Manor, a troubled property that had fallen into disrepair and neglect. The existing buildings were demolished in June 2022 to make

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,

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,

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

Sushi, steak and pizza are new on the menu at Skyland Town Center, as two new restaurants have opened their doors at the mixed-use development in Washington, DC’s Ward 7. Skyland also welcomed Like That Barber Shop and Skyland Nail Salon and Spa as new options for personal grooming. Fuji Hibachi & Sushi opened Aug.

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,

DC Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, DC Department of Housing and Community Development Deputy Director Drew Hubbard and DC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) Executive Director Christopher E. Donald joined WC Smith July 15 to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Petworth Station, our renovated property that preserves existing and provides new high quality affordable housing