Founders Award Winner: Eric Van Why
Eric Van Why is a seasoned and well-respected Superintendent demonstrating the highest levels of integrity and professionalism both within our organization and the construction industry.
Founders Award Winner: Jon Fox
Congratulations to Jon Fox for receiving the Coakley & Williams Construction Founders Award, for consistently going above and beyond the day-to-day expectations and delivering exceptional performance on the job, among his peers and in the community.
WATCH: CohnReznick's Award-Winning Bethesda Offices
Coakley & Williams Construction Superintendent, Geary Bruce, tells us the inside scoop about the CohnReznick interior construction and project team.
Building Education: Potomac School Project Wins Design Award
The Fairfax County Department of Planning and Development recently announced that The Potomac School’s Spangler Center for Community and Athletics won an Honor Award for institutional design excellence in the 2020 James M. Scott Exceptional Design Awards Program.
CWC Named Accredited Quality Contractor by ABC
Coakley & Williams Construction of Bethesda, MD today announced that its status as an Accredited Quality Contractor has been renewed by Associated Builders and Contractors for another year.
CohnReznick Wins ABC Excellence in Construction Award
Congratulations to the Coakley & Williams Construction (CWC) team for winning the ABC Excellence in Construction Award for the renovation of the Bethesda, Maryland CohnReznick offices.
Congratulations Lynn Stith Bennett - 2020 WBJ Honoree
We are extremely proud to announce that our very own Lynn Stith Bennett has been named among the 2020 Women Who Mean Business by the Washington Business Journal!
2019 Project Awards
2019 was an award-winning year and we are extremely proud of our project teams for being recognized among the best of the best in our industry.
2019 Tenure Awards
We take this opportunity to recognize our team members who have reached a 5 year anniversary milestone at Coakley & Williams Construction in 2019.
Bancroft's Award-Winning Neighborhood-to-Nature Renovation
The owner of Bancroft Elementary School’s recent $65.8 renovation project, DC Department of General Services (DGS), selected Coakley & Williams Construction as the general contractor for this Design-Build modernization. The architects, Ayers Saint Gross, Jonathan Kuhn Architects and Fielding Nair International blueprinted the additional wings with the intention of nurturing the neighborhood-to-nature relationship.
2019 Founders Award Winners
This year we recognize two individuals who epitomize our corporate values of service, mentorship, commitment, success, and trust just to name a few.
DC's First Women In Workforce Conference
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser held her first ever Women in Workforce Conference. The purpose of this event was for women professionals who are doing amazing things in Washington to share their experiences as women in the workforce. Project Manager, Barbara Price, gives Women in Workforce three C’s to remember.
Phelps ACE Intern Graduates
The future looks bright for 2019 Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) High School senior, Lorris Watson, who interned with Coakley & Williams Construction for four months and graduated last Thursday
In the Media: AIA|DC 2019 Chapter Design Award Winners
The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC) Awards Program recognizes excellence in the categories of architecture, interior architecture, historic resources and urban design/master planning.
Coakley & Williams Construction's ABC Leaders Graduate
Congratulations to the Coakley & Williams Construction team members who graduated from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Leadership Development Program. We also want to congratulate Megan Ross, who received the J.P. Blase Cooke Leadership Achievement Award. Great work, team!
In the News: CWC Becomes First Contractor In MD To Achieve SPECS Designation
Maryland’s new Strategic Partnership for Excellence in Construction Safety (SPECS) program provides both general contractors and subcontractors with an opportunity to gain recognition. In June, Coakley & Williams Construction became the first contractor in the state to achieve the SPECS designation.
DC’s Best Sustainable Project in 2018
The 16th Annual NAIOP DC|MD Awards of Excellence Gala was held last night at the newly renovated Fairmont Hotel in DC. The event brought together developers, architects, general contractors, designers and more from the commercial real estate community. Over 30 projects were named as winners, honoring more than a hundred companies for their work.
Celebrating The Achievements Of Women In Commercial Real Estate
Last night’s 13th Annual CREW DC Awards Gala celebrated the outstanding efforts and achievements of women in commercial real estate. As a diamond sponsor, Coakley & Williams Construction supports CREW DC’s mission to influence and transform our industry through the advancement of women.