Before taking off for the holidays, many of D.C.'s commercial real estate companies and associations came together to celebrate the year's successes at holiday parties across the region.

The brokers in Cushman & Wakefield's Tysons office threw an ugly sweater party Wednesday as an appreciation event for the company's marketing staff. It was held at the Fogo De Chao in Tysons.

The picture above features Tom Walsh, Tim Summers and Josh Masi in the bottom row, Chris Sowick, Moe Hamilton, Jeanette Ko, Michele Dobiecki, Cassa Leonard, Alex Fleming, Geraldine Oliva, Erin Cotter, Liz Altman, Haley Goode, Daryl Humphrey and Paterick Clark in the middle and Scott Goldberg and Spencer Stouffer in the back.

The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington held its annual holiday party Dec. 7 at the Four Seasons Georgetown. With over 500 in attendance, the party served a host of food from lobster rolls to crab cakes to shrimp, salmon and pork.

McCaffery Interests held its Christmas party Dec. 7 at Clyde's of Gallery Place, where cocktails and hors d'oeuvres were served.

In the above picture are Juan Cameron, Derek Merricks, Travis Westmoreland, Chie Hurt, John Ziegenhein, Miles Prat, Tara Hicks and Luke Koczela.

Transwestern held its holiday party Dec. 7 at Black’s Bar & Kitchen in Bethesda. At the party, the team sang karaoke and took pictures in a photo booth.