THE
ARENA DISTRICT: CONNECTIVITY IS KEY TO
COLUMBUS’ DOWNTOWN
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
In its first two years, the Arena District attracted more than a half dozen office buildings, an eight-screen movie theater, an indoor-outdoor performance space, a restaurant row and apartments in mixed use buildings – all anchored by a 20,000-seat arena.
The entire district came about because of Nationwide’s connections to the Columbus community.
One of the world’s largest financial and insurance organizations, Nationwide has been based in Columbus from its beginning and has had a long history of supporting the community as a whole.
When many companies were leaving downtown Columbus for offices in the suburbs, Nationwide renewed its commitment to the downtown by building its headquarters tower on the northern end of Ohio’s capital city.
The complex grew in the central city, even as Columbus’ downtown struggled to compete with outlying areas.
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