Capital One Arena
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| Capital One Arena | ||
| Former names | MCI Center (1997–2006) Verizon Center (2006–2017) | |
| Address | 601 F Street NW | |
| Location | Washington, D.C. | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′53″N 77°1′15″W | |
| Public transit | Washington Metro at Gallery Place | |
| Owner | Monumental Sports & Entertainment | |
| Operator | Monumental Sports & Entertainment | |
| Capacity | Basketball: 20,674 (1997–2002) 20,173 (2002–2010) 20,278 (2010–2011) 20,282 (2011–2012) 20,308 (2012–2013) 20,356 (2013–present) Ice hockey: 19,740 (1997–1999) 18,672 (1999–2002) 18,277 (2002–2010) 18,398 (2010–2011) 18,506 (2011–present) | |
| Field size | 1,020,000 square feet (95,000 m2) | |
| Construction | ||
| Broke ground | October 18, 1995 | |
| Opened | December 2, 1997 | |
| Construction cost | US$260 million ($388 million in 2016 dollars) | |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket Devrouax & Purnell RKCF-SHG Architects | |
| Project manager | Seagull Bay Sports, LLC. | |
| Structural engineer | Delon Hampton & Associates | |
| Services engineer | John J. Christie Associate | |
| General contractor | Clark/Smoot | |
| Tenants | ||
The Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment, it is the home arena of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League, the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association, the Georgetown University men's basketball team, the Washington Mystics of the WNBA, and the Washington Valor of the Arena Football League.
Located in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., the Verizon Center sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena has been largely considered to be a commercial success and is regarded as one of the driving catalysts of the revitalization (and gentrification) of Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown neighborhood.
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