June 10, 2014, Millville, DE – Millville By The Sea announced that the grand opening of its new Model Home Court will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2014. The new Model   Court will feature four professionally decorated models to tour from two distinct builders at this growing beach resort community in Millville, Delaware.

 

“The excitement continues this season at Millville By The Sea with the opening of our Model Home   Court,” said Chuck Ellison, project manager and VP of Miller & Smith. “We recently opened our wonderful amenity complex in April and now have beautiful all new model homes to showcase within walking distance.”

 

The four newly designed single-family home models offered by builders Miller & Smith and The Christopher Companies are priced from the mid-$200,000s.

 

The Christopher Companies will offer their popular cottage style homes and single family homes in the SandDollarVillage neighborhood. These homes offer exciting floorplans with first floor master suites, 3-4 bedrooms, 2 ½ -3 ½ bathrooms, gourmet kitchens and plenty of expansion opportunities available such as second floor lofts, screened porches and patios. Current prices range from $249,900-$327,900.

 

Miller & Smith, Millville By The Sea’s newest homebuilder, debuts their Summerhouse Collection of single-family homes with three all new floorplans that range from 1,685 – 2,174 square feet. These contemporary, open layouts offer 3-4 bedrooms in one- and two-story designs.  All homes feature first floor master suites, Top Chef kitchens with Infinity islands as well as the opportunity for screened porches and decks. Introductory prices range from $259,990-$299,990 for homes in the new SummerwindVillage neighborhood.

 

“Millville By The Sea continues to blossom as an example of Miller & Smith’s commitment to creating innovative and imaginative communities in Southern Delaware,” added Doug Smith, president of Miller & Smith. “It’s really an exciting time here at Millville By The Sea – with a new neighborhood, new amenities, and all new models!

 

Millville By The Sea recently opened a 17,000 square foot amenity campus called the LifestyleCenter. It includes a community clubhouse, a pool and pool house, a wellness center and a crab shack pavilion overlooking a six-acre lake located nearby the new Model Court. Now residents can truly enjoy a variety of year-round activities and events in the community.

About Millville By The Sea:

Millville By The Sea is a growing resort community just minutes away from award-winning Bethany Beach, Delaware.  Developed by Miller & Smith, Millville By The Sea innovatively pairs affordability with top quality homes and amenities in a unique coastal environment. Homes are priced from the mid-$200,000’s and offered from two award-winning builders: Miller & Smith and The Christopher Companies.    Learn more about this ultimate beach resort community in Delaware at www.millvillebythesea.com.

About Miller & Smith:

Founded in 1964, Miller & Smith is celebrating 50 years as one of the area’s top privately-owned building and development firms.  Active in both residential and commercial real estate, the company has earned a reputation for creating innovative and imaginative homes and communities. Miller & Smith has built nearly 5,600 single family homes and more than 8,900 townhomes and 2,180 condominiums, and has developed over 13,000 home sites in 95 communities throughout Maryland, Virginia and Delaware and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. For more information about Miller & Smith, visit www.millerandsmith.com or call (703) 821-2500.

April 28, 2014, Millville, DE – Millville By The Sea hosted a ribbon cutting on Saturday, April 26, 2014, to mark the opening of its showcase community amenity complex. The LifestyleCenter consists of a campus of coastal-style buildings which house a community clubhouse, a pool and pool house, a fitness center and a crab shack pavilion overlooking a six acre lake.

“We are thrilled to be opening this beautiful amenity for our homeowners at Millville By The Sea,” said Chuck Ellison, project manager and VP of Miller & Smith. “It is wonderful to celebrate this milestone with homeowners, business associates and representatives of the Town of Millville and the State of Delaware.”

The April 26 event, which was attended by over 400 people throughout the day, included a ribbon cutting celebration, tours of the LifestyleCenter and a BBQ from Olde South Catering with musical entertainment from local favorites The Poole Brothers.

The LifestyleCenter is a 17,000 square foot campus that has been designed for year-round enjoyment. Outside it includes a resort-style pool featuring a beach-entry, lap lanes, volleyball and basketball areas, splash zone features and a water walk as well as a tranquility zone, a crab shack with outdoor grilling area, several verandas, decks and covered porches, and a six acre lake with walking trails and pier. Inside the LifestyleCenter complex offers dozens of gathering spaces including a large great room with a community kitchen, a pub, a game room, a fitness center, and a wellness studio. Decorated in vibrant, lively colors it features coastal inspired accents not seen elsewhere — such as jelly-fish pendant lights and old-fashioned swimsuit shadow boxes – all designed to celebrate the unique history and natural attractions of the region.

“Millville By The Sea is a shining example of Miller & Smith’s 50 years of experience and passion for creating innovative and imaginative communities,” added Doug Smith, president of Miller & Smith. “We build homes and communities for people who are looking for something special and this LifestyleCenter is just that here in Southern Delaware.”

About Millville By The Sea:

Millville By The Sea is a growing resort community just minutes away from the award-winning Delaware beaches.  With homes starting in the mid $200’s and developed by Miller & Smith, Millville By The Sea innovatively pairs affordability with the top quality homes and amenities in a unique coastal environment. The Christopher Companies is currently offering spacious single family homes and cottages with plenty of included features that are priced from $249,900.  Miller & Smith will begin selling all new single family beach style homes in early Summer.  Learn more about this ultimate beach resort community in Delaware at www.millvillebythesea.com.

About Miller & Smith:

Founded in 1964, Miller & Smith is celebrating 50 years as one of the area’s top privately-owned building and development firms.  Active in both residential and commercial real estate, the company has earned a reputation for creating innovative and imaginative homes and communities. In 2013, Miller & Smith sold 170 single family homes, 103 townhomes and 56 condos. Miller & Smith has built nearly 5,600 single family homes and more than 8,900 townhomes and 2,180 condominiums, and has developed over 13,000 home sites in 95 communities throughout Maryland, Virginia and Delaware and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

For more information about Miller & Smith, visit www.millerandsmith.com or call (703) 821-2500.

McLean, Virginia – Miller & Smith, an award-winning homebuilder and real estate development company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Tracy Lamb to Director of Sales Field Training and Operations.  In this newly created position, Ms. Lamb’s primary responsibility will be to train and motivate the new home Sales Managers and Sales Assistants. She will report to the Vice President of Sales.

Ms. Lamb will also monitor the onsite appearance of all communities and models, review competitive market studies, manage the MRIS listings and participate in field construction meetings with the objective of achieving the company’s sales and settlement goals.

Ms. Lamb started with the company in 2006 and has consistently been one of the top performing Sales Managers.  In 2011, the Washington area building industry recognized Ms. Lamb as the winner of “Sales Person of The Year” at the GALA Awards (Great American Living Awards).  Prior to joining Miller and Smith, Lamb served as the Sales and Settlement Administrator for Ryan Homes, Metro Division.

“Tracy is a valued member of our company and has greatly contributed to our success over the years.  We are excited about her new role and confident she will deliver the type of enthusiasm needed to engage and motive our sales teams,” said Doug Smith, President of Miller and Smith.

Founded in 1964, Miller & Smith is celebrating 50 years as one of the Washington area’s top privately-owned building and development firms.  Active in both residential and commercial real estate, the company has earned a reputation for creating innovative and imaginative homes and communities. In 2013, Miller & Smith sold 170 single family homes, 103 townhomes and 56 condos. Miller & Smith has built nearly 5,600 single family homes and more than 8,900 townhomes and 2,180 condominiums, and has developed over 13,000 home sites in 95 communities throughout Maryland, Virginia and Delaware and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

For more information about Miller & Smith, visit www.millerandsmith.com or call (703) 821-2500.

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Ashburn, Virginia – One Loudoun Holdings, LLC, welcomes The Mowgli’s to The Barn at One Loudoun for their headlining performance at Loudoun YouthFest 2014 on June 21.  Loudoun Youth Inc. and Loudoun County Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (PRCS) jointly produce Loudoun YouthFest.

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ASHBURN, Va., Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — One Loudoun Holdings, LLC, a joint venture of         Miller and Smith and         NORTH AMERICA SEKISUI HOUSE, LLC (NASH), announced today that One Loudoun will host Loudoun YouthFest on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in their neighborhood amphitheater. Loudoun Youth Inc. and Loudoun County Parks, Recreation, and Community Services produce the event.

Now in its ninth year, Loudoun YouthFest draws thousands of attendees for a day of teen-centered concerts.  Local youth band winners of the countywide Battle of the Bands series serve as opening acts, followed by a major headliner taking the stage at the end of the night.

“We are thrilled to host Loudoun YouthFest at One Loudoun, after being a sponsor for many years,” said Bill May, Vice President of Miller and Smith. “Not only will it be a great use for our new amphitheater, but it allows us to support the youth of Loudoun County, which has been one of our goals since the creation of One Loudoun.”

The move to One Loudoun, located at the corner of Route 7 and Loudoun County Parkway, comes after Loudoun YouthFest was previously held in southern Ashburn.

Carol Kost, Founder of Loudoun Youth, Inc. said, “Loudoun YouthFest continues to grow and expand thanks to our past success.  One Loudoun is a great location for this Loudoun County tradition.  There will be more exciting details to come soon.”  Details on bands, including the headliner, and ticket sales will be coming in the next few months, according to Kost.

For more information on Loudoun YouthFest visit         www.loudounyouth.org.  Local teen bands interested in performing, please visit         www.loudounteens.org.  For more information about One Loudoun, please visit         www.oneloudoun.com or call Experience One Loudoun at 703.724.1111.

About One Loudoun:One Loudoun is a premier 358-acre omni-use,         master-planned community in Loudoun County, Virginia, that will feature 1,040 homes, 702,000 square feet of retail including fine dining, upscale shopping and movie theater, a luxury hotel, three million square feet of office space, a clubhouse with pool and an amphitheater – all surrounded by approximately 150 acres of public land with miles of walking trails.  One Loudoun’s mixed-use Downtown district opened in Spring 2013 and continues to add new tenants. One Loudoun Holdings, LLC is one of NASH’s consolidated subsidiaries in the US. Visit         www.oneloudoun.com to learn more, or follow the community on         Facebook and         Twitter.

Media Contact:Julie Dillon | Miller & Smith703.821.2500, ext. 190        [email protected]

SOURCE  One Loudoun Holdings, LLC

Ashburn, Virginia, 12/12/13 — The National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), will honor One Loudoun with its 2014 Silver Award recognition for Master-planned Community of the Year at “The Nationals.” The awards event is scheduled for February 4, 2014, at the Wynn Las Vegas, NV, during the International Builder’s Show.

The Master-planned Community of the Year category recognizes the best of new communities planned to provide a total living experience including residential, commercial, recreation and educational space.  Nominees are judged on overall interior and exterior architecture, design appeal, function and creative use spaces, including overall community site plan.

One Loudoun provides Loudoun County, Virginia, with a sophisticated mixed-use environment, including residential, commercial and retail space.  With more than 1,040 homes, three million square feet of Class A planned office space, and 702,000 square feet of retail space, One Loudoun provides a walkable new urban design with spaces for community gatherings and recreation.

“The Nationals” pay tribute to superior sales and marketing achievements by individual sales and marketing professionals, homebuilders and associates. The 2014 award winners were selected from over 800 entries by a panel of eight award-winning building industry professionals. Winners emerged from a painstaking three-day judging process that included evaluation by some of the industry’s finest marketing professionals, representing a wide range of disciplines and a geographic cross-section.

Originating in 1982 as the MIRM Awards, the program now known as “The Nationals” sustains the commitment to innovation, imagination and marketing flair that has characterized winners since inception of the competition. “The Nationals” awards ceremony is presented as part of the International Builder’s Show, a conference that routinely attracts more than 75,000 building industry professionals. “The Nationals” traditionally draws more than 1,000 attendees.

About One Loudoun: 

One Loudoun is a premier 358-acre omni-use, master-planned community in Loudoun County, Virginia, that will feature 1,040 homes, 702,000 square feet of retail including fine dining, upscale shopping and movie theater, a luxury hotel, nearly three million square feet of office space, a clubhouse with pool and an amphitheater – all surrounded by approximately 150 acres of public land with miles of walking trails. One Loudoun’s mixed-use Downtown district opened in Spring 2013 and continues to add new tenants. One Loudoun Holdings, LLC, is a joint venture of Miller and Smith and NORTH AMERICA SEKISUI HOUSE, LLC (NASH).  Visit www.oneloudoun.com to learn more, or follow the community on Facebook and Twitter.

One Loudoun Holiday Tree lighting is this Saturday December 7th, 5pm – 8pm on the Plaza at Downtown One Loudoun.

McLean, Virginia – Miller & Smith, an award-winning homebuilder and real estate development company, is proud to announce its employees have donated more than $2,100 in food and monetary donations for Northern Virginia Family Services OPERATION TURKEY.

Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) is a private, nonprofit community service organization dedicated to helping individuals and families find new paths to self-reliance and brighter futures. NVFS works to improve the lives of their clients through a variety of programs in five mission initiatives: safe & stable housing, child & family enrichment, health access, emergency assistance and workforce development.

Each year, NVFS’s OPERATION TURKEY provides Thanksgiving meals to more than 800 families who would not otherwise have a family meal celebration.

Doug Smith, President of Miller and Smith, remarked: “One of our company core values is giving back to the community.  This was a wonderful example of our employees stepping up to ensure other local area families will enjoy their Thanksgiving holiday.  I commend NVFS on their efforts and dedication to our community.”

 About Miller & Smith:

Founded in 1964, Miller & Smith is a privately owned builder and developer who is active in both residential and commercial real estate and has earned a reputation for creating innovative and imaginative homes and communities. One of the largest private homebuilders in the Washington, DC metropolitan region, Miller & Smith has built more than 5,400 single family homes, 8,800 townhomes, and 2,125 condominiums and developed 12,700 home sites in 92 communities throughout Maryland, Virginia and Delaware and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. For more information about Miller & Smith, visit www.millerandsmith.com or call (703) 821-2500.

McLean, Virginia – Miller & Smith, an award-winning homebuilder and real estate development company, announces today the launch of its new corporate website www.millerandsmithcompanies.com. Miller & Smith is among the Washington region’s largest privately owned real estate companies with expertise in land planning and development, commercial development, homebuilding and advisory services. The new website showcases the company’s depth of experience in these industry categories:

Land Development  — Specializes in acquiring, zoning, entitling and developing land into highly marketable residential and commercial developments.

Commercial — Expertise lies in acquiring, developing, building, and managing commercial real estate including developing One Loudoun, a premier 358-acre omni-use, master-planned community in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Residential / New Homes  – Specializes in building innovative and imaginative homes and communities throughout Maryland, Virginia and Delaware including more than 5,400 single-family homes, 8,800 townhomes, and 2,125 condominiums in 92 communities.

Advisory Group — Focuses on helping financial institutions, investment groups, and local governments maximize the value of their residential and commercial land holdings.

Doug Smith, President of Miller and Smith, remarks: “Since 1964, we have been known as an award-winning homebuilder, but the company has expanded our practice areas. We now have an established track record in creating high-value commercial projects, Class A office space, and mixed-use developments with upscale shopping, dining and hospitality.”

Miller & Smith’s Advisory Group has also become very active in the past few years and is involved in several projects including serving as the master developer of a large residential community at the Delaware Shore for an equity investment firm.

The new website can be viewed at www.millerandsmithcompanies.com.  For more information, call (703) 821-2500 or follow on Facebook and Twitter.

Best of NAIOP Northern Virginia Awards Winners

Tysons Corner, Virginia:

“Focus on Excellence” was the theme of the Best of NAIOP Northern Virginia Awards held Thursday, November 20, 2013 at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. The event was sold out with over seven hundred people in attendance as twenty-eight awards were presented in the following categories: Transactions, Interiors, Marketing, Buildings and Membership. The Awards Dinner was an opportunity to celebrate significant new contributions to Northern Virginia by the commercial, industrial and mixed-use real estate community.

Awards were given in the following categories:

Transactions:

Best Real Estate Transaction – Sale: Award of Excellence for Tysons Overlook, submitted by MRP Realty. Team members included: Rockpoint Group, LMI, Cassidy Turley and CBRE, Inc.

Best Real Estate Transaction – Lease: Award of Excellence for Tysons Tower (Intelsat) submitted by Macerich. Additional team member included CBRE, Inc.

Interiors: 

Best Interiors, Retail Project: Award of Excellence for Osteria Marzano at Metro Park VI submitted by Clarion Partners. Team members included: The Evans Company, Collective Architecture and L.F. Jennings.

Best Interiors, Tenant Space 0-14,999 SF: Award of Merit for The Motley Fool submitted by FORM Architects. Team members included Bognet Construction and Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.

Best Interiors, Tenant Space 0-14,999 SF: Award of Excellence for Booz & Company submitted by VOA Architects PLLC. Additional team member included Booz & Company.

Best Interiors, Tenant Space 15,000-49,999 SF: Award of Merit for Mandiant Corporation submitted by DBI Architects, Inc. Team members included: Mandiant Corporation and HITT Contracting Inc.

Best Interiors, Tenant Space 50,000 SF and Above: Award of Merit for Leased Government Building at Liberty Center South submitted by RTKL Associates Inc. Team members included: The Shooshan Company; GSA; Studley, Inc.; and Clark Construction Group.

Best Interiors, Tenant Space 50,000 SF and Above: Award of Excellence for Bechtel Corporation submitted by Hickok Cole Architects. Team members included: Boston Properties, CBRE, Inc. and rand* construction corporation.

Best Interiors, Building Common Area: Award of Merit for Rooftop Lounge at Metro Park VI submitted by Clarion Partners. Team members included The Evans Company, Lehman Smith McLeish, and HITT Contracting Inc.

Best Interiors, Building Common Area: Award of Excellence for 1320 North Courthouse submitted by MGMA. Team members included: MetLife, Avison Young, and HITT Contracting Inc. 

Marketing:

Best Firm Marketing: Award of Merit for “The Line Campaign” submitted by Hickok Cole Architects.

Best Project Marketing: Award of Merit for Reston Station submitted by Comstock. Team members included: Jones Lang LaSalle; KLNB; Davis, Carter, Scott, Ltd.; Hickok Cole Architects; JAHN; and James G. Davis Construction Corporation.

Best Project Marketing: Award of Excellence to Macerich for Tysons Tower. Team members included: CBRE, Inc; Gensler; Neoscape; and Hines.

Buildings:

Best Master Plan: Award of Merit for One Loudoun submitted by Miller and Smith. Team members included: One Loudoun Holdings, LLC; Potomac Development Group, The Eisen Group, EE. Reed Construction, L.P., and Gordon.

Best Master Plan: Award of Excellence for Scott’s Run Station submitted by SmithGroupJJR. Team members included: Cityline Partners, Walsh Colucci Lubely Emrich & Walsh PC, VIKA and Wells & Associates.

Best Building, R&D/Flex/Industrial: Award of Merit for Ashburn Technology Park submitted by St. John Properties, Inc.. Team members included Penza & Bailey and christopher consultants, ltd.

Best Building Renovation Adaptive Re-Use: Award of Merit for Loudoun III, 44084 Riverside Parkway submitted by Foulger-Pratt Companies. Team members included Foulger-Pratt Rockledge Medical Properties; FPR Medical Properties Riverbend, LLC; Lansdowne Real Estate; and Architecture, Incorporated.

Best Building Renovation Capital Improvement: Award of Merit for Summit I & II submitted by The JBG Companies. Team members included CBRE, Inc; Gensler; HITT Contracting Inc.; and SK&A Engineers.

Best Building Renovation Capital Improvement: Award of Excellence for 1400 Crystal Drive submitted by Fox Architects. Team members included: Lowe Enterprises; Lincoln Property Company, and Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.

Best Building, Mixed-Use Project: Award of Excellence for Mosaic submitted by EDENS. Team members included: Dyal & Partners; Nelsen Partners; House & Robertson; and L.F. Jennings.

Best Building, Build-to-Suit Institutional Facility Under $20 Million: Award of Excellence for Wolftrap Fire Station #42 submitted by Fairfax County Department of Public Works & Environmental Services. Team members included Fairfax County, Hughes Group Architects and Milestone Construction.

Best Building, Build-to-Suit Institutional Facility Over $20 Million: Award of Excellence for Arlington Mill Community Center submitted by HITT Contracting Inc. Team members Arlington County and Davis, Carter, Scott Ltd.

Best Building, Build-to-Suit Non-Institutional Facility: Award of Merit for The Aeropace Corporation submitted by Duke Realty. Team members included The Aerospace Corporation, KGD Architecture and James G. Davis Construction Corporation.

Best Building, Build-to-Suit Non-Institutional Facility: Award of Excellence for Salamander Resort & Spa submitted by Architecture, Incorporated. Team members included: Salmander Development, LLC and Turner Construction Company.

Best Building, Speculative Office 1-5 Stories: Award of Excellence for 1776 Wilson Boulevard submitted by Skanska USA Commercial Development. Team members included 1776 Wilson, LLC; Transwestern; Colliers International; RTKL Architects Inc. and Skanska USA Building.

Best Building, Speculative Office 6 Stories and Above: Award of Merit for 7770 Backlick Road submitted by Corporate Office Properties Trust. Team members included HGA Architects and Engineers, and Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.

Membership:

Firm of the Year: Award of Excellence to christopher consultants, ltd.

Member of the Year: Award of Excellence to Charles N. Claar IV, Hubert Construction

With many thanks to our 2013 Awards sponsors:

Avison Young

Baker Tilly

Balfour Beatty Construction

BECO Management

Bohler Engineering

Boston Properties, Inc.

Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd

Brandywine Realty Trust

Brookfield Office Properties

Buchanan Partners, LLC

Cassidy Turley

CBRE, Inc.

christopher consultants, ltd.

Cityline Partners, LLC

Clarion Partners

Clark Construction Group

Collective Architecture

Colliers International

Colony Realty Partners, LLC

Cooley LLP

Corporate Office Properties Trust

Cushman & Wakefield of Virginia, Inc.

Duke Realty

ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC

E.E. Reed Construction, L.P.

First Potomac Realty Trust

Foulger-Pratt Companies

Harvey-Cleary Builders

Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc.

HITT Contracting Inc.

Holland & Knight

Hubert Construction, LLC

Jacobs

The JBG Companies

Jones Lang LaSalle

L.F. Jennings

Manhattan Construction

McGuireWoods

Metro Park

Monday Properties

MRP Realty

One Loudoun

Peterson Companies

Prologis

Prospective Inc.

PS Business Parks, Inc

Quadrangle Development Corporation

R.W. Murray Co.

SIGAL Construction Corporation

Skanska USA Commercial Development

St. John Properties, Inc.

SunTrust Bank

Tishman Speyer

TRINITY Group Construction, Inc.

Turner Construction Company

Tyler Mechanical Contracting

Virginia Square, 3701 North Fairfax Drive

Vornado/Charles E. Smith

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

WestDulles Properties, Inc.

Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.

NAIOP Northern Virginia is a chapter of NAIOP,

 

the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, and it comprises over 825 members serving the local Northern Virginia market. NAIOP is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate, with 15,000 members in North America. NAIOP advances responsible commercial real estate development and advocates for effective public policy. For more information, visit www.naiopva.org.