Entertainment and Sports Arena

Entertainment and Sports Arena
Exterior of the venue in 2020
Entertainment and Sports Arena is located in the District of Columbia
Entertainment and Sports Arena
Entertainment and Sports Arena
Location within Washington, DC
Entertainment and Sports Arena is located in the United States
Entertainment and Sports Arena
Entertainment and Sports Arena
Location within the United States
Former namesSt. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena (planning/construction)
Address1100 Oak Dr SE
Washington, D.C. 20032
LocationSt. Elizabeths East Campus
Coordinates38°50′49.1″N 76°59′29.2″W / 38.846972°N 76.991444°W / 38.846972; -76.991444
Public transitWashington Metro
at Congress Heights
OwnerDistrict of Columbia
OperatorEvents DC
Capacity4,200
Detailed capacity[1]
  • Concerts: 4,119
  • Basketball: 4,111
  • Boxing: 4,222
  • Esports: 4,119
Construction
Broke groundJuly 17, 2017
OpenedSeptember 22, 2018
Construction cost$69 million
($85.8 million in 2023 dollars[2])
Architect
  • Rossetti Architects
  • Marshall Moya Design Group
Project managerBrailsford & Dunlavey
Structural engineerSetty & Associates
Services engineerWiles Mensch Corporation
General contractorSmoot Construction
Main contractorsGilbane Building Company
Tenants
Capital City Go-Go (NBAGL) 2018–present
Washington Mystics (WNBA) 2019–present

The Entertainment and Sports Arena is a multi-purpose events facility, located on the St. Elizabeths East Campus, in Congress Heights, a residential neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C.

The arena is home to the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. In addition, it houses a practice facility for the Washington Wizards of the NBA.

The arena was officially opened on September 22, 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "Facilities Guide: Entertainment & Sports Arena" (PDF). Events DC. May 4, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Segraves, Mark; Barnes, Sophia (September 22, 2018) [September 18, 2018]. "DC Entertainment & Sports Arena in Southeast Opens". News4. Retrieved September 23, 2018.

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