Restaurants
Sweetgreen · Clarendon
Arlington, Virginia
Virginia · Maryland · Washington, DC
Building
confidence.Since 1963.
Great spaces begin with a dependable partner. We bring experience, accountability, and a personal commitment to every project.
Explore our workIndependent. Experienced. Invested in you.
Relationships
built over time
built over time
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The Hughes & Smith approach
Good buildings.
Lasting relationships.
We’re a full-service general contractor based in Fairfax, Virginia. From a first conversation to the final walkthrough, our work is guided by two commitments: responsiveness and accountability.
Restaurants and tenant improvements are at the heart of our practice. Our experience also spans commercial, industrial, government, healthcare, and institutional spaces.
Get to know Hughes & Smith1963The year our story began
VA · MD · DCThe communities we build for
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Experience you can see.
One partner. Many possibilities.
Built around
your needs.
New beginnings, complex renovations, and the everyday work of keeping a building at its best. We bring the right experience to each.
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New construction
From restaurants and offices to warehouses and public facilities.
Renovation & retrofit
Reimagine an existing space, with experience behind every decision.
Design/build & service
Coordinated delivery, practical solutions, and ongoing building care.
Property management
Professional space backed by the team that builds and maintains it.
Rooted in Northern Virginia
A local presence.
A long-term perspective.
Our founders built our Fairfax headquarters in 1976. Today, our office sits within the professional campus we developed and manage near the Mosaic District and Inova Fairfax Hospital.
For tenants, that means a landlord with hands-on construction experience and a team nearby.
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