W.B. HOPKE CO. BLOG
W.B. Hopke Awarded New Wet Utilities Project at Sidwell Friends Upper School in Washington DC
The Crystal House project is largely financed by Amazon who contributed $381.9 million to the Washington Housing Conservancy, a DC area non-profit and financing partner for the purchase of the 16-acre site in 2020. The effort will help stabilize rising rents at the luxury apartment building, a move that will create and preserve 1,300 affordable housing units at Crystal House.
Tommy Kennedy
When W.B. Hopke looks back at it’s top performers, there are numerous employees that come to mind and one such employee is Tommy Kennedy. We would like to dedicate this article to Tommy, thank him for his years of service and present Tommy’s insights as to what it takes to have a successful career at Hopke.
I-495 HOT Lanes Construction
Ours is an unusual business in that most of our brilliant work takes place underground. Have you ever wondered where all the water goes when it rains? Or how fresh water gets to a building? At W.B. Hopke, we install huge underground structures used for managing sanitary, water, and storm drainage most of which are concealed underground.
US Coast Guard Headquarters in Southeast DC
Ours is an unusual business in that most of our brilliant work takes place underground. Have you ever wondered where all the water goes when it rains? Or how fresh water gets to a building? At W.B. Hopke, we install huge underground structures used for managing sanitary, water, and storm drainage most of which are concealed underground.
W.B. Hopke Wraps Up Wet Utilities Project for Central United Methodist Church Apartments in the Heart of Ballston
Central United Methodist Church (CUMC) has served the area with worship and community services for a century. Unity Homes at Ballston includes CUMC’s brand-new sanctuary space, an early childhood education for approximately 90 children, with a commercial grade community kitchen on the first two floors of the new building, as well as beautiful community amenities.
Hopke Nearing Completion at ATLA Columbia Crossroads Wet Utilities Project in Falls Church, VA
What began as a concept and catalyst project in Bailey’s Crossroad is becoming a reality. The ATLA Crossroads project, a new five-story apartment building located at 5851 Columbia Pike in Falls Church, VA, will include 361 apartments and three townhomes. The Wood Partners project which began in March of 2023 and is scheduled for completion in 2025, will include twelve percent of the building for affordable dwelling units (ADU’s). The project includes an activated streetscape, public park spaces and housing.
W.B. Hopke Continues with the Sanitary and Water Renovations at the Joseph Hensley Park in Alexandria, VA
Renovations of Joseph Hensley Park, located at 4200 Eisenhower Avenue in Alexandria, VA, began in 2018 by Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities (RPCA) and the City of Alexandria. The initial recommendations proposed in 2014 were amended in 2021 for the implementation for improvements to be scheduled in two phases.
Hopke Continues with Storm, Sanitary and Water Project at 11th and Vermont Apartments in Arlington, VA
Construction at the 55,667 SF redevelopment project site located at 1031 N. Vermont Street Arlington, VA 22201, between 11th Street and Vermont in the Ballston area, was the original location of a two-story church and an adjacent parking lot. The site is now being transformed into a beautiful mixed-use residential community of townhomes and multi-family units in the heart of Ballston.
W.B. Hopke Awarded New Sanitary and Storm Project at the Crystal House in Crystal City, VA
The Crystal House project is largely financed by Amazon who contributed $381.9 million to the Washington Housing Conservancy, a DC area non-profit and financing partner for the purchase of the 16-acre site in 2020. The effort will help stabilize rising rents at the luxury apartment building, a move that will create and preserve 1,300 affordable housing units at Crystal House.