Monumental Sports & Entertainment unveils bold vision for brand-new Capital One Arena. Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) and Capital One have unveiled the next chapter of Capital One Arena: a world-class, next-generation sports and entertainment destination built to bring fans, athletes, businesses and the broader Washington community together in the nation's capital. The transformation represents a significant investment in the District, and a shared commitment by two organisations deeply rooted in the national capital region to create a lasting community asset that will serve residents and visitors for generations to come. As part of the arena's next chapter, MSE and Capital One have entered into a 20-year naming rights extension for the reimagined Capital One Arena, reinforcing Capital One's long-term commitment to Washington, D.C. and the greater Washington area. With the completion of the arena transformation just over a year away, MSE has released new renderings showcasing the building's iconic new exterior and a first look at the upgraded experiences on the District Level (previous 100 Level) and Terrace Level (previous 400 Level) slated to debut ahead of the 2027 season. Jim Van Stone, President of Business Operations and Chief Commercial Officer at MSE, said: "Washington is entering an extraordinary new era, and the completely reimagined Capital One Arena will reflect the ambition, energy and global stature of the city it represents. From our unmatched collection of iconic teams to the storytelling power of Monumental Sports Network, we're creating an experience in the heart of the nation's capital that connects fans everywhere - whether they're visiting from around the world or just a Metro stop away. We're excited to partner with Capital One, a leading financial institution founded and headquartered right in our backyard, to bring this vision to life in the decades to come." Byron Daub, Vice President, Sponsorships and Experiential Marketing at Capital One, said: "Capital One has called the Washington region home for more than three decades, and we're proud to continue investing in its future. Strong communities create economic opportunities for the people who live and work in them. This revitalisation can help strengthen the surrounding neighbourhood, support local businesses and create new opportunities across this important region. Capital One Arena is more than a sports and entertainment venue - it's a place where people come together to create long-lasting memories and an anchor of Washington, D.C.'s economic and cultural vibrancy. We're excited to continue our partnership with Monumental and look forward to creating even more opportunities to deliver meaningful experiences for our customers and support the continued vitality of downtown Washington." The 2026 SVB LIVE Conference & Exhibition - focused on elevating the live experience - is being hosted at Everton FC's spectacular new Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool, UK, Oct 1st and 2nd, with an Opening Night Icebreaker at Liverpool FC's iconic Anfield Stadium, Sept 30th. Transforming Capital One Arena. Capital One Arena anchors MSE and Capital One's shared vision for a dynamic sports, entertainment and business district in the heart of the nation's capital, created in partnership with the District. Once the $1 billion+ project is completed, the transformed Capital One Arena will host approximately 250 events annually, serving as the home of the NHL's Washington Capitals, the NBA's Washington Wizards and Georgetown men's basketball, while also hosting a slate of games for the WNBA's Washington Mystics and a world-class lineup of concerts, family shows and premier live entertainment. Notably, the venue is set to host the 2027 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship ("Frozen Four") and 2028 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Regional ("Sweet 16" and "Elite 8") in coming years. With Phase Two of construction underway, the full transformation remains on schedule for completion ahead of the 2027-28 NBA and NHL seasons. The arena's multi-phase transformation in partnership with the District will deliver a fully reimagined experience for all fans, bringing together thoughtful hospitality, innovative technology and enhanced amenities to create a more connected, seamless and inspiring destination. Upgrades include a reimagined District Level and Terrace Level, a premium culinary and beverage program for every guest, expanded entrances and easier-to-navigate connection points, and new gathering spaces within the arena complex. Additionally, the building's Capital One cardholder entrance will be relocated to F Street and will be accessible to cardholders for all events, expanding a benefit that was previously available only during Capitals and Wizards games. * Enhanced Concourse Experience: A completely reimagined fan experience that transforms the concourse from a place of passage into a destination in itself. The concourse is no longer what happens between the action of the event. At the transformed Capital One Arena, the concourse is part of the event. * Premium for Every Guest: Elevated culinary experiences, destination bars, and refined hospitality extend premium-quality experiences beyond premium ticket holders, making exceptional food, beverage, and gathering spaces part of every visit. * The Best View Belongs to Everyone: The new Visibowl - developed through a groundbreaking partnership between MSE and Gensler - creates an immersive, first-of-its-kind viewing experience, bringing fans closer to the action than ever before with dramatic sightlines directly into the arena from the heart of the concourse. * One Connected Arena: Expanded entrances, new vertical circulation, and seamless connections between the District Level and Terrace Level create an intuitive, open experience where every level feels connected as one unified destination. * A Place to Gather: Four distinct districts in the District Level, new social destinations, Center Stage Bars, as well as a Food Hall spanning the entire length of the F Street side of the building on the Terrace Level. A foundational partnership for a new chapter. The long-term extension of the Capital One Arena naming rights partnership builds on nearly a decade of collaboration between Monumental Sports & Entertainment and Capital One, two organisations deeply invested in the District, its people, and its future. The comprehensive partnership extends across MSE's integrated sports, entertainment and media platform, including the Capitals, Wizards, Mystics and Monumental Sports Network (MNMT). As part of the agreement, Capital One cardholders will enjoy exclusive access, benefits and experiences at Capital One Arena, including a new and improved dedicated cardholder entrance open for all events at the arena beginning autumn/fall 2027, special discounts throughout the venue, and additional offerings to be announced in the future. Beyond the arena, MSE and Capital One share a longstanding commitment to strengthening the Washington region. Capital One is proudly a significant regional employer, with more than 32,000 local associates who live, work, and commute across the DMV, and in 2025 alone, the company supported the Washington metro area with over $7.2 billion in community development financing targeting the areas of affordable housing, economic development, revitalisation/stabilisation, and community services. This funding included supporting the creation or preservation of over 31,000 affordable housing units. Additionally, Capital One provided $17.2 million in direct charitable contributions and 35,980 associate volunteer and pro bono hours. Through philanthropy, employee engagement, community partnerships and investments that expand economic opportunity, the organisations will continue supporting local neighbourhoods, businesses and residents while contributing to the long-term vitality of downtown Washington. For further information on the Capital One Arena transformation in partnership with the city of Washington, D.C., visit DistrictMomentum.com for the latest updates, renderings, behind-the-scenes previews and more. Clark Construction Group, Gensler and CAA ICON are serving as partners in the delivery of the transformation of Capital One Arena, with CAA ICON the overall project manager, Gensler is leading design efforts, and Clark Construction is overseeing building construction as MSE works to deliver a best-in-class experience for fans working alongside catering partners, Aramark, and a world-class destination for its athletes. Source & imagery, courtesy of MSE SVB LIVE provides an unrivalled global community, with opportunities to network, collaborate and explore new possibilities year-round via the SVB LIVE Business Club. 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Converse got its Entertainment District. The city didn't build it. August 13, 2026 For the better part of three years, Converse has been talking about where its next gathering spot should go. The Economic Development Corporation held public workshops on an "Arts & Entertainment District," hired the planning firm Gensler to help shape a conceptual vision, and gathered resident input on what kind of dining, retail, and event space the city's core needs. Meanwhile, the county's own 51-acre mixed-use project at Rocket Lane and Loop 1604, Santé 51, has been on the books since at least 2023, originally described as a home for county offices, retail, restaurants, and two hotels. Neither project has produced a place you can walk into on a Saturday, at least based on what's been publicly announced. What has opened, on seven acres on the other side of town, is a sports complex that a local tech founder built on his own, complete with the city's first professional sports franchise. What actually got built while the city was planning. The ADS Sports Complex broke ground in March 2025, funded and founded by Tim Porter, the CEO of San Antonio-based software company Appddiction Studio. It is not a city project, an EDC initiative, or a master-planned retail pad. It is one person's seven-acre bet, and by 2026 it was hosting indoor basketball, volleyball, and flag football courts, lit outdoor pickleball courts built for tournament play, a Game Time Café, and a restaurant and bar serving smoked barbecue, chicken strips, burgers, and fries. The complex is also now home to Converse's first professional sports team. The ADS Sentinels, a franchise in The Basketball League, tipped off their debut season in late February 2026, joining a league entering its eighth season with more than 35 teams across North America. Porter owns and operates the team himself. In the league's own announcement of the franchise, he put it plainly: "We are thrilled to have a team in the highest ranking league under the NBA/NBAG League in North America, TBL." The same announcement pointed out something worth sitting with: Converse already had the basketball culture to support this. The city is home to Judson High School, a program the release calls one of the most recognized names in Texas sports, and the announcement leaned on that history and the area's community recreation leagues to make the case that a pro team belonged here. The demand existed before the building did. The complex also houses the ADS Volleyball Club, which runs camps, tryouts, and USAV tournaments on its indoor courts, and Titans Academy, giving the facility year-round programming that doesn't depend on whether the Sentinels are in season. The timeline nobody would have guessed. Line up the city-led plans against the privately built one, and the contrast is hard to miss. | Track | Key Milestone | Status as of August 2026 | | City-led: Arts & Entertainment District | EDC-led community workshops to gather resident input on dining, retail, and gathering space | Still in conceptual planning; no site or timeline finalized | | County-led: Santé 51 (Rocket Lane) | Announced in 2023 as a 51-acre district with county offices, retail, restaurants, and two hotels | No public update on completion since the 2023 announcement | | Private: ADS Sports Complex | Groundbreaking in March 2025 on seven acres | Open, hosting basketball, volleyball, pickleball, a café, and a restaurant | | Private: ADS Sentinels (TBL) | Franchise announced; debut season tipped off late February 2026 | Opened Converse's first professional sports team, season underway by spring 2026 | The city's process is doing the careful, deliberate work public planning is supposed to do: gathering input, evaluating regulatory considerations, and lining up private-sector partners before committing tax dollars to a specific site. That's not a criticism. It's just slower than one person deciding to build something and doing it. For residents, the practical lesson is that the next visible addition to Converse's map is more likely to show up as a permit filing or a franchise announcement than as a line item in an EDC planning document. What's actually on the calendar now. If you already live here, the useful question isn't "what's Converse becoming" but "what do I do with my Saturday morning." Two answers now happen to fall on the same day. The Converse Farmers Market at North Park, which launched in May 2024, runs on second Saturdays, and the city's own Second Saturday Art Festival spans several blocks along South Seguin Road on the same schedule. Stack them, and a second Saturday in Converse can start with produce and end with a walk through local art and vendor booths without moving your car. The ADS Sports Complex adds a third option that doesn't wait for a monthly calendar date. Its outdoor pickleball courts are lit for evening play, which matters in a South Texas summer when nobody wants to be on a court at 2 p.m. Between the café for a morning coffee and the restaurant and bar for something heavier later, it functions as a stop you can build a weekend around rather than a single-purpose gym. Fall brings the calendar back to Converse's older traditions. Night In Ole Converse, the city's downtown parade, carnival, and chili cook-off, has run every October since 1974. It's the kind of fixture that a new sports complex doesn't replace so much as sit alongside, one more reason to be downtown on a given weekend rather than the only reason. The corridor filling in around it. Converse's commercial growth right now is concentrated along FM 78 and Loop 1604, and it's arriving the same way the sports complex did: business by business, filed and built rather than planned as a district. A Wingstop is under construction at 4211 E Loop 1604 N, with a permit filed for the project and construction expected to run from early August through November 2026, putting an opening around winter. Separately, a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing points to a new H-E-B set to open in the Converse area by late 2026, according to a report from KSAT. Neither of these required the Arts & Entertainment District to exist first. Both are showing up on the same timeline as a franchise basketball team, which is the actual pattern worth noticing: Converse's growth is coming from individual operators making individual decisions, not from a district plan reaching completion. There's a wrinkle in the city's own infrastructure plans that reinforces this. Earlier this year, City Council approved updates to the Toepperwein Road improvement project that shifted roadway work away from Hilltop Avenue, meaning Hilltop is no longer expected to reopen on the timeline residents had been told to expect. The EDC is now reassessing what that area could become instead, which is one more example of an official plan changing shape in real time while private projects elsewhere in the city just get built. What this means if you already live here. The takeaway isn't that Converse lacks a vision. It's that the vision and the construction schedule aren't running on the same clock, and residents who want to know what's coming next are better served watching permit filings, franchise announcements, and EDC project pages than waiting for a master plan to resolve. The sports complex is the clearest proof of that: it went from groundbreaking to a professional team's debut season in under a year, while the city's own entertainment district concept is still being shaped in workshops. If you're the kind of resident who tracks these shifts because you're curious about where your own corner of Converse is headed, The Impact Group keeps close tabs on exactly this kind of hyperlocal change across north San Antonio's suburbs. Whether you're just watching or starting to wonder what a moment like this means for your own address, The Impact Group is glad to talk it through, and if you ever want a clearer read on where your home sits in a market moving this fast, its free home valuation is a good place to start.