William C Smith to Develop S.E. Residential Projects

DC-based William C. Smith & Co. (WCS Development) has announced that it will build two new projects with a combined 322 units near Mississippi Avenue in Southeast DC near Oxon Run Park. The first of the two, Park Vista Condominiums, will add to an existing structure, in a design by Architect David Bell, to build a total of 82 condos on the 3400 block of 13th Street, all to be sold at market rate. Across the street, WCS is in the early planning stages for Archer Park, a development with approximately 240 units on 8 acres of hillside, to be built either as condos or apartments. The first phase of construction on Park Vista is expected to start this Fall, with sales likely to begin around the same time, with completion likely next Spring. WCS does not yet have an established timeline for Archer Park, but has chosen SK&I as the project architect. Both projects will be relatively close to The Town Hall Education, Arts & Recreation Campus (THEARC) and the Congress Heights Metro Station.

This is the third area development for WCS, which began sales in April on Ashford Court, a 75-townhouse community at 15th & Mississippi Avenue, SE. Home prices at Ashford Court range from the mid $400's to the mid $500's, 17 units have sold since its opening.