Developers: Carlyle Plaza Development, LLC is a partnership of two well-established real estate entities, JM Zell Partners and Alder Branch Realty; Combining extensive practical knowledge and financial resources to undertake the planning and development of the last 4.6 acre parcel in the Carlyle project. JM Zell Partners is a multi-talented boutique real estate firm based in Washington, DC. Since our founding in 1989, JM Zell has provided a diverse range of clients with comprehensive, customized real estate consulting and implementation strategies. We are unique in our capabilities having created a hybrid of development, consulting, brokerage & financial services, operations & project management.

Architect: David King of Washington, DC's Smithgroup, an international architectural firm, is an architect whose design explores the tension between contemporary expression and the roles of history and community. David has played a prominent role in the planning and design of civic, commercial, academic and cultural commissions throughout the country but, especially in the nation’s capitol city.  Some of David’s designs range from the Time Life building, 1700 Prince Street in Alexandria as well as 555 12th Street, the Oblon Spivak building in Carlyle and the Shakespeare Theatre.

Landscape Architect: Oehme, van Sweden & Associates is one of Washington, DC’S most distinguished landscape architecture firms. The company is best known for its “New American Garden” style of architecture, a less formal approach which focuses on beauty that is sympathetic to the natural environment.