Clarendon
Four-level townhomes from $499,990 with 3 or more bedrooms, a garage and at least 1,845 square feet.
Skyland Town Center, Washington DC
Buying a home at Skyland Town Center
New Ryan Homes townhomes on the former Skyland Shopping Center site, where Alabama Avenue and Naylor Road SE meet.
- the former Skyland Shopping Center site
- 18 acres
- the former Skyland Shopping Center site
- townhomes planned, all from Ryan Homes
- 126
- townhomes planned, all from Ryan Homes
- and a garage with every townhome
- A rooftop terrace
- and a garage with every townhome
For sale now
Homes for sale at Skyland Town Center, September 2026
Ryan Homes is selling two townhome plans, and four homes have move-in dates.
Hancock
The larger plan, from $699,990, with 4 or more bedrooms, a two-car garage and at least 2,436 square feet. Every townhome here has a rooftop terrace.
Two homes ready now
Two finished three-bedroom Clarendons are listed at $524,990 each.
Two homes ready in December 2026
A three-bedroom Clarendon at $514,990 and a five-bedroom Hancock at $724,990.
Financing
Financing a townhome at Skyland Town Center
What to know before you sign.
First-time buyers earning under $206,640 pay 0.725% recordation tax
That limit is for one person. It's $236,160 for two and $265,680 for three, and the home must cost under $777,000, which every listed price here is. The standard rate is 1.45%. These limits run through Sept. 30, 2026; DC resets them Oct. 1.
A conforming loan covers every price here
Prices from $499,990 to $724,990 sit under DC's $1,249,125 conforming limit for 2026, so a conventional loan covers them without jumbo terms.
Buying before it's built
For a home that is still under construction, you sign Ryan Homes' contract first, so we plan the rate lock and deposits around the delivery date.
Seven income-restricted townhomes
Seven of the 126 townhomes are in DC's Inclusionary Zoning program. They need income certification from DHCD and carry resale price limits, and the loan is set up around both.
Income-restricted homes are sold through the Inclusionary Zoning program at the Department of Housing and Community Development.
Location
Where Skyland Town Center is in DC
- Green Line
- Blue, Orange and Silver lines
Highlights
What's at and near Skyland Town Center
Groceries and restaurants are on site, and Fort Dupont Park is up Alabama Avenue.
Lidl and CVS
DC's first Lidl grocery store opened here in September 2022. The town center also has a CVS, a Starbucks and two banks.
Fort Dupont Park
361 acres of National Park Service woods, trails, picnic areas and community gardens, up Alabama Avenue.
Francis A. Gregory Library
The public library on Alabama Avenue, designed by Adjaye Associates.
Restaurants at the town center
Roaming Rooster, Mezeh, Maizal, &pizza, Jersey Mike's Subs and Tropical Smoothie Cafe.
Skyland Town Center Community Park
A park of nearly an acre with a playground, a plaza, trellises and seating. It opened in May 2026.
Fort Dupont Ice Arena
DC's public indoor rink reopened in December 2025 after a $39 million renovation, with an NHL-size sheet of ice.
Transportation
Getting around Skyland Town Center
- Metro
- Naylor Road station on the Green Line is 1.4 miles away, about a 29-minute walk.
- Bus
- Metrobus stops on Alabama Avenue, Naylor Road and Marion Barry Avenue, at the edge of the town center.
- Bike & trails
- The Fort Circle Parks hiker-biker trail runs just north of the town center, and Trek has a bike shop on Town Center Drive.
Every townhome has a garage for one or two cars.
History
History of Skyland
Two centuries at the crossroads once called Good Hope.
1820s
The Good Hope crossroads
A village called Good Hope grew up around a tavern at this hilltop crossroads above the Anacostia River.
Good Hope Tavern on A. Boschke's map of DC, 1861. 1861
Fort Wagner and Fort Baker
The Union Army built Fort Wagner beside the crossroads and Fort Baker just to the north, part of the ring of forts around Washington.
Fort Wagner, from a sketch by C. E. Carpenter, 1862. 1894
Good Hope village
By the 1890s Good Hope had a school and a cluster of houses along Naylor Road.
Good Hope on G. M. Hopkins's map, 1894. 1947
Skyland Shopping Center
Stores went up at the crossroads from 1947, and the shopping center served the neighborhood for more than 60 years.
The former Skyland Shopping Center, September 2013. 2021
The Crest and the first new stores
The Crest's 263 apartments opened in 2021, and DC's first Lidl followed in September 2022.
The Crest on its ribbon-cutting day, June 21, 2021. 2026
Townhomes and a park
Ryan Homes is building 126 townhomes, and the town center's community park opened in May 2026.
The houses around Skyland are in our Hillcrest and Fort Dupont guide. More new homes for sale are on the neighborhood guides page.
Get pre-qualified for a home at Skyland Town Center
Get pre-qualified before you visit the sales office. You can choose any lender, including when a builder offers a credit for using its own.