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2023 Youth & Real Estate lunch

Chris Smith Honored by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington

WC Smith Chairman and CEO Chris Smith, Hilary Provinse, executive vice president at Berkadia and Chris Clemente, CEO of Comstock were honored at the 2023 Youth & Real Estate gathering. Sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, the event, now in its 19th year, connects area real estate executives with local teens …

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DCBIA 2023 Community Improvement Day

DCBIA Community Build Day at THEARC

WC Smith staff – representing Development, Accounting, Property Management, Leasing, the properties and WCS Construction – joined nearly 300 volunteers from companies across the District to participate in DCBIA’s Community Improvement Day, Sept. 30. For its 30th build day, DCIBA chose THEARC as the focus of its activities. Participants expanded the nature trail in the …

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Trek at Skyland Town Center

Trek Bikes Celebrates Grand Opening at Skyland Town Center

Trek Bikes celebrated the Grand Opening of its Skyland Town Center location on Sept. 16. Store manager Keith Jackson organized a celebration complete with food, prizes, music and a group bike ride to the Anacostia Museum. The Skyland location is Trek’s first All In Development store, part of a commitment the company made in 2020 …

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Community Festival Draws 1,500 to THEARC

Nearly 1,500 people attended the Good Times Community Festival, a back-to-school fair held at THEARC on Aug. 27. The annual event, sponsored by Building Bridges Across the River, WC Smith and many individual supporters, features food, games/activities and backpacks and school supplies for children. This year, 700 backpacks were donated, including ones from WC Smith …

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Avec on H – Supporting Local Teachers and Little League Players

Avec on H, a WC Smith property, has been worked to assist organizations and schools in its Capitol Hill neighborhood. This school year, Avec will provide 25 parking spaces in its garage for teachers and staff at School Within School, a DC public school located at 920 F St. NE. In DC, public school teachers and …

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WC Smith Kicks Off 31st Summer Youth Employment Program

WC Smith welcomed its 2023 Summer Youth Employment Program participants, kicking off our 31st year of hiring DC-area teens for summer jobs within the company. Two panel discussions highlighted the June 27th launch, the first an executive discussion featuring Building Bridges Across the River President Rahsaan Bernard, DC United Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Franklin and …

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WC Smith Welcomes Spring with April Events

WC Smith welcomed spring in April with two events for our residents and neighbors. Nearly 1,000 people attended Spring Fling, an annual event at THEARC/Building Bridges Across the River. Several of the resident nonprofit partners at THEARC joined local vendors and community organizations (including Martha’s Table, Institute for Justice and City Block) to offer games, …

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WC Smith Community Service Day at Lockridge Field

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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