Project Description
Sheridan Station is a $100 million HOPE VI project in southeast DC that incorporates mixed income and mixed tenancy housing. Built on the site of previously blighted and crime-ridden public housing project, the completion of the 327 mixed-income units at Sheridan Station marked the end of a 30 year odyssey to bring back former residents and to finish the challenging task of transforming the site’s seemingly impossible topography into a neighborhood asset.
Through a comprehensive design process that involved over 50 community meetings and the participation of former Sheridan Terrace residents, WC Smith’s development team and architect SK+I came up with a plan to both manage the steep slopes and create a model of sustainability and inclusive revitalization. On what was once a highly visible blight, the design team created a handsome new gateway into the Nation’s Capital through imaginative building designs, urban streetscapes, and courtyard landscaping. Construction on the first phase began in 2010, and the entire project was completed in 2016. Sheridan Station consists of a mix of both for sale and rental units. All 247 rental units are reserved for households earning at or below 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI), with 109 of those units reserved for households earning up to 30% of AMI. The 80 homeownership units were sold on the retail real estate market.
In walking distance of the Anacostia Metro station, Sheridan Station is the first multifamily building in DC to be awarded LEED Platinum. The design is transit-oriented and pedestrian-friendly, with attractive streetscape and high quality architecture and finishes. The project design includes a 426-panel, 100 kW solar photovoltaic roof, a highly sophisticated storm water management system that uses bio-retention areas, permeable pavers, an underground rain cistern, a green roof and specialized water filtration.
The development team partnered with a private family medical practice to bring a health care facility on site. The 5,000 square foot practice offers healthy-living and educational opportunities to residents through a shared workout facility and dedicated class room.
A 5+ acre master planned community, Sheridan Station was named the 2013 Best Real Estate Deal by the Washington Business Journal and received the NAHB Green Community Award in 2014.
