We know DC hospitality.
Our namesake are its coordinates. 38° north, 77° west.
/3877 is an architecture and interior design firm specializing in hospitality. Founded in 2011 by partners David Shove-Brown and David Tracz, the firm is headquartered in Washington, DC, with a second studio in New York City.
We work on hotels, restaurants and bars, multifamily buildings, higher education interiors, and health and wellness projects, with hospitality at the center of our portfolio. Our project types include ground-up hotels, brand conversions and repositionings, and standalone restaurants..
Architecture and interior design are staffed in the same studio, so most projects run with one team through design, permitting, and construction administration. The firm is licensed to practice in 28 states plus DC and Puerto Rico. //3877 is a Certified B Corporation.
In Washington DC, //3877 has taken projects through the Department of Buildings, the Board of Zoning Adjustment, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, and the Historic Preservation Review Board since the firm opened.
ONE STUDIO. END TO END.
Founded
2011
Offices
Washington, DC
New York, NY
Licensed in
28 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
Certification
Certified B Corporation
May 2020
REGULATORY FLUENCY
We Know the DC Alphabet.
Every city has agencies. Washington has an alphabet, and the requirements change depending on where the project is located:
APR
Accelerated Plan Review. The District's expedited permit track. Pay to play, and worth it when schedule is the constraint.
Zoning Commission
Map and text amendments, and planned unit developments.
NCPC
National Capital Planning Commission. Federal.
ANC
Advisory Neighborhood Commission. Elected, unpaid, and their recommendation carries formal weight with District agencies.
HPO + HRB
Historic Preservation Office and Review Board.
OGB
Old Georgetown Board. Georgetown only, and a reminder that jurisdiction here is granular.
DOB
Department of Buildings. Permits and inspections
BZA
Board of Zoning Adjustment. Variances and special exceptions.
CFA
Commission of Fine Arts. Federal.
HOW WE WORK
We know partnership.
Our clients are not the only partner in the project equation.
On a District project, the people who shape the outcome include the ANC commissioners, the neighbors who show up to the meeting, and the agency reviewers who read the set. //3877 treats all of them as part of the project team.
LOCAL & GLOBAL
We know DC design requirements, and we meet them with global experience and influence.
//3877 is over 40 people with the expertise and experience to deliver a 200-key ground-up hotel.
40+
People in the studio, architecture and interiors together
200K
Sq. ft. largest completed hotel — Hilton Crystal City, 393 rooms
75
Projects carried concurrently
COMMERCIAL LITERACY
Keys, not rooms.
Design gets easier when the team already knows what drives the pro forma: how many keys per floor plate, back-of-house sized against F&B covers, what's vital in brand standards and which deviations a brand will actually approve.
With //3877, cost is part of the design conversation rather than something that happens to it afterward.
IN THE PRESS
How to control hotel construction costs.
Molly Forman, Interior Designer
AC Hotel National Landing
Arlington, VA · 169,912 sq.ft. · 355 keys
A dated Crystal City Marriott turned into a hotel that pushes its energy out to the street instead of inward.
Hilton Arlington
Arlington, VA · 194,000 sq.ft. · 331 keys
Brand conversion at scale, delivered inside an established corridor.
Phoenix Park Hotel
Washington, DC · 190 keys · 2016
The hotel inside the District.
Hyatt Place
National Harbor, MD · 101,676 sq.ft. · 156 keys
Ground-up build in a master-planned waterfront district.
The Wharf Restaurants
Washington, DC · Restaurants
The ground floor of a master plan, built out one tenant at a time.
THE FIRM
//3877 facts.
Partners
David Shove-Brown, David Tracz, Ryan Petyak
Offices
3299 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20007
224 West 30th Street, Suite 504, New York, NY 10001
Sectors
Hospitality, restaurants, residential, education, health and wellness
Certifications
Certified B Corporation, May 2020 · CBE Certified, 2022
RECENT RECOGNITION
NEWH TopID 2026 Winner.
Restaurant Development + Design Awards — Best Bar Design
The Naisho Room
2026
Commercial Construction & Renovation Project Profile Awards
Fish Taco and The Naisho Room
2026
Fast Company Innovation by Design — Finalist
The Vault
2026
SHLD Awards — Finalist, Public Space + Guest Rooms
AC Hotel National Landing
2026
Retrofit Metamorphosis Awards — Winner
Sofitel Philadelphia
2025
Commercial Construction & Renovation Project Profile Awards
Crave Sushi and Hotel Tonnelle
2025
THE FOUNDERS
Who you would work with.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Before you call.
-
//3877 is a 40+ person firm. It has delivered ground-up hotels, brand conversions, and full food and beverage programs, with a largest completed project of Hilton Crystal City, National Landing, VA with 200,000 sq.ft. across 393 rooms. On a project of 200 keys or more the firm can serve as both design architect and architect of record and has run more than 75 concurrent projects per year.
-
Yes. Sites near federal land, federal interest parcels, or major public corridors can require Commission of Fine Arts or National Capital Planning Commission review alongside District review through the Department of Buildings, the Zoning Commission, and the relevant Advisory Neighborhood Commission.
-
Yes. //3877 designs standalone restaurants and bars as well as food and beverage inside hotels the firm did not design. Recent examples include Bistro du Jour, Capitol Hill and the restaurants at The Wharf in Washington, DC.
-
No. The firm is named for the District's coordinates and headquartered there, and it operates a New York studio and delivers projects nationally. Recent hospitality work includes Nashville, New York, Waikiki, Key West, and Philadelphia.
