DCBIA Membership Benefits


DCBIA Membership: Fuel Your Business. Unlock the Future of D.C. Development.

Looking to connect with the real estate development leaders in Washington, D.C.? Join DCBIA and become part of the essential engine driving the city’s economic growth and regulatory reforms. We bring together all key players in the development lifecycle—developers, architects, engineers, capital markets experts, and consultants—to collaborate, build new business partnerships, network, and shape the city's future.

Business Development and Networking:

DCBIA events and programs are intentionally curated to provide unparalleled access and the best possible return on your networking investment. This is your primary forum to connect across all necessary real estate disciplines, identifying partners and clients to move your projects forward.

Impact Policy. Drive Implementation.

At DCBIA, membership is about more than networking; it’s about activation. You gain direct access to the policy and regulatory levers that impact your bottom line. Through our specialized committees and working groups, you collaborate with peers to move discussion into tangible outcomes:

  • Capital Markets, Construction & Development, Housing, Public Policy & Regulation, Young Leaders and More: We have a committee for you to make your voice heard on critical issues.

  • Policy and Industry Education: Membership puts you at the forefront of the proactive initiatives that define the market.

At the Forefront of Critical Reform

DCBIA is currently focused on critical reforms that are actively shaping the D.C. real estate landscape, ensuring the industry can build:

  • Unlocking Residential Development: We secured vital legislative reforms, including modernizing decades-old rental laws to make residential conversion and new construction viable. This includes creating 15-year tax exemptions for new rental projects and easing tax burdens for necessary building permit approvals, directly clearing pathways for needed housing.

  • Revitalizing Commercial Space: We championed initiatives like the Office-to-Anything program and expanded Tax Abatement boundaries to incentivize the conversion of underutilized office space into residential units, driving the revitalization of downtown D.C.

  • Defending Market Stability: We continue to push for continued viability of housing investment and removal of barriers that delay new housing and community-serving development.

Why Membership is Essential Now

These initiatives directly impact your business viability and future opportunity. By engaging with DCBIA, you gain:

  • Connection: Invaluable opportunities at our events to network with key stakeholders, refine strategy, and stay ahead of the curve.

  • Policy: The opportunity to directly inform the policy decisions that encourage development and allow smart growth of the city.

  • Insight: Access to vital, implementation-level information and thought leaders driving these changes.

Don't just watch the market change—lead it. Join DCBIA today.

There is much more to do together as an industry.

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