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Skyland Town Center, a WC Smith development project in DC’s Ward 7, has welcomed two new restaurants. Mezeh, a Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual eatery, celebrated its grand opening at the end of March. Skyland is Mezeh’s second location in Washington, DC; it opened its first DC site at the Dakota Crossing shopping center. In April, HalfSmoke announced […]

Congratulations to WC Smith CEO and Chairman Chris and Lisa Smith, who, on March 6, 2023, received the Spirit of Washington Award from the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys. The Smiths were recognized for their commitment to creating stronger communities and greater opportunities for DC residents. Bishop Walker School is a tuition-free Episcopal

WC Smith President John Ritz (above, center) won the David H. Hillman Maverick Award, which is given each year to a commercial real estate leader by the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA). This award was created in 2020 to highlight key characteristics of AOBA’s late member David H. Hillman, who was

Eight WC Smith properties placed in J Turner Research’s overall 2022 “Elite 1%” Power Ranking in its annual national survey of apartments. The properties making the list are: A total of 48 DC properties made the national list. 2701 Connecticut Ave. ranked #124 out of the 1,984 properties ranked. To be eligible for this ranking,

WC Smith celebrated its 21st Annual Property Management Awards, returning for an in-person ceremony recognizing staff members and properties for their outstanding performance and achievements. The WC Smith Excellence Awards were given to 17 employees across seven categories, including recognition for community and property management, maintenance, leasing, community and corporate administration. The company celebrated veteran

The Skyland Workforce Center reached a significant milestone recently, as it helped place its 1,000th client in a job. WC Smith and Rappaport Co. opened Skyland Workforce Center in late 2014, investing more than $700,000 to create a training resource for individuals who were seeking construction jobs at Skyland Town Center. Its mission and scope

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, Councilmember Vincent Gray, community members and many excited area residents turned out Sept. 27 for the official ribbon cutting of the Lidl grocery store at Skyland Town Center. More than 200 people were in attendance for the event and open house that followed. Lidl is the first full service grocery store

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

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

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