WC Smith Secures $183M Refinancing For NoMa, Capitol Riverfront Apartments

Christopher Smith WC Smith State of the Market
Photo credit: Bisnow: Jon Banister
Wc Smith Ceo Chris Smith

WC Smith, one of DC's most active developers, has just signed a deal for a major refinancing of two of its biggest new projects, Park Chelsea and 2M Street.

Walker & Dunlop secured the $183M package of Fannie Mae and Department of Housing and Urban Development loans. The two buildings — Park Chelsea in Capitol Riverfront and 2 M St. NE in NoMA — are LEED certified (Silver and Gold, respectively), and the loans were through Fannie's green certification program. WC Smith refinanced Park Chelsea for $119.3M and 2 M Street for $63.8M.

The 314-unit 2M Street opened in September 2014 after WC Smith won the rights to develop the DC-owned site. The building is 99% leased and 93 of the units are affordable, including units in the Section 8 housing program. It also boasts one of the more distinctive amenities packages in the DC area, with an indoor basketball court and a resident English bulldog, Emmy.

Park Chelsea opened in early 2016 at 880 New Jersey Ave. SE, the first in the three-building, 1,100-plus-unit development dubbed The Collective. It has 429 units and is already 75% leased. It won the Delta Associates' award for best lease-up pace in DC in 2016.

Walker & Dunlop managing directors Brendan Coleman, Keith Melton and David Strange led the financing arrangement.

CORRECTIONAPRIL 11, 10 A.M.Park Chelsea is a 429-unit apartment building in The Collective, a three-phase apartment project with more than 1,100 units planned. A previous version of this story misstated the unit count. This story has been updated.

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's Washington, D.C. Newsletters
Related Stories

JVP Development Is Betting $37M Of Its Own Money That Frisco Is Ready For Spec Office

Treasuries Hover Around 4.7% As Wall Street Questions If Warsh Is A 'Dove In Hawk's Clothing'

270-Unit Manassas Gated Community Sells: The D.C. Deal Sheet

JLL Nearly Doubles Profits, Fueled By Leasing Rebound

Dewberry's Midtown Eyesore Quietly Resolves $75M Mortgage

BXP Closes In On Next D.C. Office Development As It Shrinks Assets

Newmark Posts Record Q2 Revenue, Holds Guidance Flat

BXP's 343 Madison Lands $1.2B Loan, Nears Deal With Equity Partner

Fed Holds Rates In Split Decision As Iran War Hampers Inflation Fight

How Metropolis Is Bringing Parking Into The Future With AI And Recognition Technology

Montgomery County Approves 18-Month Data Center Moratorium

With New $250M Deal, Elme Is Fully Set To Liquidate