[7] In addition to overseeing the Convention Center, Nationals Park, RFK Stadium, CareFirst Arena, and the D.C. Armory, it has provided funding to various construction and development projects in the District.

It provided more than $200 million in public money into construction of the Marriott Marquis convention center hotel and acquired the rights to the Carnegie Library.

[9] As part of the $520 million construction of the Marriott Marquis which opened in 2014, Events DC expected an increase in citywide conventions.

[12] Events DC trained and referred 719 District residents to Marriott, while 178 were hired by the hotel, which did not meet the local staffing requirement.

[19] In 2014, Events DC twice sought to move the International Spy Museum into the Carnegie Library of Washington D.C., but failed to win historic preservation approval.

[20] In December 2016, Events DC announced an agreement with Apple to turn the library into a new store for the company, designed by Foster and Partners.

[24] In December 2009, Events DC, then known as WCSA, was criticized for quoting a usage fee of $77,000 to a nonprofit organization, Remote Area Medical, who wished to use the D.C. Armory to host free health clinics.