St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena is a planned 118,000-square-foot center for the St. Elizabeths East Campus, in Congress Heights, a residential neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C.. The arena will house the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. In addition, it will house a practice facility for the Washington Wizards of the NBA.
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Location and design
The 4,200 seat arena will mainly be used for basketball; however, there are plans for the facility to also host concerts, community events and other sporting events. The location of the arena was selected due to its proximity to St. Elizabeths Hospital, distance to the greater Washington, D.C. area, location to the Congress Heights station of the Washington Metro, the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and ability to improve the local community through jobs and infrastructure improvements.
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History
Construction for the arena, to include razing of surrounding buildings, began on February 19, 2016. Of the $65 million estimated cost for construction, 90% of the cost will be taxpayer funded. The District of Columbia will own the facility while Events DC will operate the facility.
Members of the DC Council sought to introduce legislation capping public expenditure in the case of cost overruns. In July 28, Greg O'Dell, Chairperson of Events DC, requested an additional $10 million in funding while decreasing the number of seats in the facility. He said earlier estimates were premature. In 2018, O'Dell announced that the cost had increased to $68.8 million, due in part to additions like drywall, and catwalks and higher than anticipated costs like contractors.
References
External links
- Official Site
- Construction Cam
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