Last September, Monumental Sports announced with the D.C. government that a new practice facility and 5,000 multi-purpose arena would be built by 2018 at the former St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Southeast D.C. The new arena would be the home of the Mystics and a Wizards’ D-League affiliate team, while the practice facility would be used by all three teams, including the Wizards.
Nearly an entire year has passed since then. Construction has yet to begin. Yet the price tag is now expected to cost $65 million from a letter written to the D.C. Council by Gregory A.