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Happy 55th Birthday, WC Smith! On July 1, 1968, Bill Smith founded what was originally known as William C. Smith & Co., after working for the Frank S. Phillips real estate company. The new firm set out to specialize in property management, sales and leasing of commercial and investment property. The company got its start […]

Hundreds of DC students, including young residents at WC Smith’s JETU and Fairway Park properties, are starting the new school year well equipped, thanks to Back-to-School festivals and backpack drives sponsored at the properties and THEARC in August. More than 140 people turned out for the first Back-to-School festival at JETU/Fairway, which was organized by

More than 100 WC Smith employees, family members and friends turned out April 2 for a Community Service Day at THEARC, the 203,000 square foot community center in DC’s Congress Heights neighborhood that the company founded in 1997. On a beautiful early spring Saturday, the volunteers tackled a wide range of tasks, with the goal

Seven WC Smith properties placed in J Turner Research’s overall 2021 “Elite 1%” Power Ranking in its annual national survey of apartments. The properties making the list are: 2701 Connecticut Ave. Brunswick House Park Vista Park Chelsea Twin Oaks 2800 Woodley Meridian Park A total of 27 DC properties made the national list. 2701 Connecticut

Santa came early for many kids in Southeast DC, as they celebrated the season during the WC Smith/Building Bridges Across the River Holiday Bazaar on Dec. 11. Santa got some help from staff at WC Smith, WCS Construction, Building Bridges and DCBIA, along with their families and friends, who showed up in force at THEARC

WC Smith celebrated its 20th Annual Property Management Awards, with a virtual ceremony recognizing staff members and properties for their outstanding performance and achievements. The WC Smith Excellence Awards were given to 14 employees across seven categories, including recognition for community and property management, maintenance, leasing, community and corporate administration. The company celebrated veteran employees

A diverse group of organizations, ranging from the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police to Amazon to the Peyton Barber Foundation, joined WC Smith and Building Bridges Across the River on a rainy August afternoon to help distribute school backpacks and food at THEARC in Southeast DC. Barber, a running back for the Washington Football Team, started

The staff at WC Smith’s Washington View this summer partnered with So What Else to offer children living at the property summer camp activities, even during the pandemic. So What Else’s mission is to improve the lives of children and families living in underserved communities in the Baltimore-Washington Metro Area by providing food security, access

WC Smith’s City View development won the Innovative Project of the Year – Residential/National Capital Region award from the US Green Building Council. Certified LEED Gold, City View features numerous sustainable features that were cited in its nomination for the award. Among them: The use of bioretention ponds and native and adaptive plans for stormwater

WC Smith reached a milestone in February in its efforts to develop sustainable buildings. Two of recent developments became LEED® certified by the US Green Building Council, which brings the total number of Smith projects to achieve that status to 10. The newest properties to achieve that status include 250 M Street, which is the