The Arena District is a 75 acre mixed-use urban infill, master planned development located in downtown Columbus, Ohio. This burgeoning neighborhood features a variety of restaurants, premier office space, exciting entertainment venues and residential opportunities.

Acres of park and plaza areas provide an abundance of open space. The district surrounds the Nationwide Arena, home to Ohio's only NHL team, the Columbus Blue Jackets. Together, the Nationwide Arena and the Arena District provide an unparalleled business and entertainment venue attracting a number of tenants and visitors from across the country. Nationwide Arena from Front Street, looking west down Nationwide Blvd. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Columbus Blue Jackets are a National Hockey League team based in Columbus, Ohio. ...

The Arena District is developed, managed and marketed by Nationwide Realty Investors, the real estate development affiliate of Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Nationwide's leadership in the project makes the Arena District and Nationwide Arena one of the largest privately-financed urban redevelopment projects in the nation. Nationwide can refer to: Nationwide Building Society, a building society located in the United Kingdom. ...

Before Nationwide's involvement, in the late 1990s, the area was home to a closed state penitentiary, surface parking lots and empty warehouses.

The Arena District is now seamlessly connected to other thriving city neighborhoods. The Greater Columbus Convention Center, North Market, The Short North are all within walking distance. One of the arches over High Street in the Short North neighborhood. ...

Highlights:

• Nationwide Arena - 685,000 square feet, 20,000-seat arena
• LifeStyle Communities Pavilion - innovative indoor/outdoor concert venue
• Arena Grand Theatre - the region's only THX-certified first run movie theatre
• Parks - 15 acres of urban green space managed by the city's department of recreation and parks
• Commercial space - 1.5 million square feet of office and retail space
• Residential units - approximately 500 apartment and condominium units

Links:

• Burnham Square Condominiums
• Arena Crossing Apartments
• Arena District Official Web site
• Nationwide