Development News

Another WC Smith property reached a milestone in our efforts to develop sustainable buildings. Terrace Manor, a fully affordable property in DC’s Shipley Park neighborhood, became LEED® Gold certified by the US Green Building Council. This brings the total number of LEED-certified Smith projects to achieve that status to 14. Terrace Manor opened in August […]

More than 100 people turned out to celebrate the Sept. 12 ribbon cutting for Terrace Manor, WC Smith’s new all-affordable multifamily residence. WC Smith acquired Terrace Manor in 2017, in cooperation with the Tenants Association. The DC Office of the Attorney General had sued its former owner, Sanford Capital, in 2016 over a long-running pattern

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,

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