Nationwide Realty Investors
Nationwide Realty Investors is the real estate development affiliate of Nationwide, and is nationally recognized as one of the country’s leading developers of large, complex, mixed-use projects. Nationwide Realty Investors develops and invests in office, retail and restaurants, sports and entertainment venues, hospitality, residential and mixed-use properties. Directly and through joint ventures, Nationwide Realty Investors controls more than $2.5 billion in high-quality and high-performing commercial and residential real estate investments.
Development highlights include the $2 billion Arena District featuring 2.1 million SF of commercial space, more than 1,100 residences, Nationwide Arena, home of the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets, Huntington Park, home to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, and Lower.com Field, home of the MLS Columbus Crew.
Nationwide Realty Investors’ portfolio also includes the $1 billion Grandview Yard mixed-use development in Grandview Heights, Ohio, the 300-acre Rivulon development in Gilbert, Arizona, the Gainey Ranch Corporate Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, the new 135-acre Cavasson development now underway in Scottsdale.
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'A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION-OPPORTUNITY’ Nationwide Realty Investors’ Brian Ellis on how the Arena District has changed the downtown landscape
09/19/25
Article originally published in Columbus Business First by Dan Trittschuh >
Brian Ellis has been deeply involved in that development
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THE DRAW OF THE DISTRICT The neighborhood’s success has shown that downtown can attract visitors and residents
09/19/25
Article originally published in Columbus Business First by John Bush >
When the Arena District was developed 25 years ago, downtown Columbus was stagnant.
By then, many large
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Arena District remains hub of development activity with these 4 projects to watch
09/19/25
Article originally published in Columbus Business First by Leslie Cami >
The area outside the Arena District core has become attractive for developers seeking proximity to sports
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