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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser made her 7th official trip to Skyland Town Center on Feb. 5, this time to visit the newly completed model townhomes, which are the latest addition to the mixed-use development. Joined by Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder and community leaders, the mayor toured the two types of townhomes that will be […]

Rahsaan Bernard will be joining WC Smith as Chief Operating Officer, starting Jan. 5, 2026. In his new position on the executive team, Rahsaan will manage external relationships for the WC Smith enterprise. This will include interacting with DC government officials, including the mayor’s office, DC Council, and DC government agencies. Rahsaan will also work

The Canal Park Ice Rink, in DC’s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood, played host to several national media stories about the Howard University Figure Skating team, the first of its kind at an Historically Black College or University (HBCU).  The stories, which included pieces by CBS Morning News, Good Morning America and NPR, profiled the team’s founders,

Two WC Smith properties – 2701 Connecticut Ave. and Park Vista – landed in the top-50 nationally among J Turner Research’s overall 2023 “Elite 1%” Power Ranking. 2701 Connecticut was ranked #40, while Park Vista, an affordable property, ranked #49 out of the 1,285 properties across the country that made the list. These buildings ranked first

WC Smith celebrated its 22nd Property Management Awards, our annual ceremony recognizing staff members and properties for their outstanding performance and achievements. The WC Smith Excellence Awards were given to 16 employees across seven categories, including recognition for community and property management, maintenance, leasing, community, collections and corporate administration. The company celebrated veteran employees for

WC Smith President John Ritz was named Person of the Year by the Catholic Business Network of Washington, DC. The award was presented at CBN’s annual gala on Oct. 12. The Catholic Business Network is an independent, non-profit organization of businesses and individual professionals working together to create valuable networking opportunities while supporting the Catholic

Building Bridges Across the River was honored by Leadership Greater Washington (LGW), receiving the organization’s Community Partner of the Year Award. Mike Schwartz, program officer for the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, presented the award on behalf of LGW to Building Bridges President Rahsaan Bernard and Senior Vice President Scott Kratz. Kratz is the director

WC Smith will donate $1 million to the 11th Street Bridge Park. A project between Building Bridges Across the River and the DC Government, the Bridge Park will be Washington’s first elevated park. It will be built on the pilings and piers of the old 11th Street Bridge, crossing the Anacostia River and connecting the

WC Smith was recognized June 1 for our charitable giving and community engagement, ranking 3rd among mid-sized companies in the Washington Metropolitan area for 2022, as compiled by the Washington Business Journal. The newspaper organizes its awards by company size – large, mid-sized and small. WC Smith was among the honorees in the mid-sized companies. Fifty companies

And the Deal of the Year Award goes to…Skyland Town Center! April 27 was a big day for Skyland, as our mixed-used development won two awards at the Washington Business Journal’s Best Real Estate Awards Dinner. The project, which we are developing with our retail partner Rappaport, was named Best New Development, besting The Wharf