Press Releases

WC Smith has named Brad Fennell as Chief Executive Officer for the company, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Since joining WC Smith full time in 1987, Fennell has worked in almost all facets of the company. For two decades he has been responsible for WC Smith’s real estate development activities, from entitlement and design through construction […]

A new Dunkin, offering Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins ice cream and other menu items, will open as a stand-alone restaurant at the Shops at Park Village. It will be the only Dunkin to operate in DC neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. Featuring a drive-thru option, the 1,600 square foot store will be located at

Edenbridge Health will open a PACE Center at Skyland Town Center, becoming the first health care facility to locate at WC Smith’s new development in Southeast Washington. PACE, which stand for The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, is a program, whose goal is to support older adults while they age in place at

Roaming Rooster, the wildly popular fried chicken restaurant, celebrated the Grand Opening of its Skyland Town Center location on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The Skyland Town Center outlet is Roaming Rooster’s fifth restaurant in Washington, DC, and sixth overall. It is the first branch to open east of the Anacostia River, as well as the

The Garrett, one of three buildings that make up WC Smith’s The Collective, was honored with a Gold Award for Amenities Excellence by Multi-Housing News. The property stood out among the numerous nominations submitted for apartment buildings from across the country. Located at 150 I St. SE, in Washington, DC’s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood, The Garrett

The Crest, the first residential property to open at Skyland Town Center, was named Best Washington/Baltimore Neighborhood Impact Apartment Community during Delta Associates’ 25th Annual Apartment and Condominium Industry Awards for Excellence. Opened for occupancy in April 2021, The Crest is the first newly constructed market-rate residential property to open east of the Anacostia River

The Garrett, one of three buildings comprising WC Smith’s The Collective, won Best Lease-Up Pace for a District of Columbia Apartment Community during Delta Associates’ 25th Annual Apartment and Condominium Industry Awards for Excellence. The Garrett joins Park Chelsea and Agora at The Collective, which won the same leasing pace honors in 2016 and 2018,

Fuji Steakhouse and Sushi has signed a lease to open at Skyland Town Center, joining several other dining establishment there that will bring new and diverse dining options to the neighborhoods surrounding the 18.5-acre, mixed-use development in the city’s Ward 7. Occupying 1,500 square feet, the venue will be a full-service restaurant serving sushi and

WC Smith and our retail partner Rappaport welcomed CVS to its new home at Skyland Town Center, marking the opening of the first retailer in a permanent location at the 18.5 acre mixed-use development in Southeast Washington, DC. CVS occupies a 10,032 square foot space fronting Good Hope Road SE; previously, it had operated from