Grandview Yard's developer plans to pump up the amenity package for its apartment tenants as it continues to build more rental units Nationwide Realty Investors Ltd is planning a 13,000-square-foot clubhouse to help keep the 275 or so existing apartments fully occupied and make the 166 apartments under construction even more attractive It will have a 2,600-square-foot fitness center, 2,000-square-foot swimming...

By Don Muret, Sports Business Journal | November 16, 2015, Page 24 It’s a Tuesday night and the Columbus Blue Jackets are playing host to the New York Islanders in an early season matchup Like many other NHL teams, midweek games can be a tough draw, especially in central Ohio where the focus these days is on who’s playing quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes To make matters worse, the Blue Jackets,...

By Mark Williams, Courtesy of The Columbus Dispatch It was an unusual strategy at the time: Build an arena in a beat-up area of downtown, with plans to surround it with office buildings, restaurants, entertainment venues and apartments, in hopes of turning it around Now 15 years after the first puck was dropped at Nationwide Arena, the strategy not only succeeded, but it also has become a blueprint for...

In Grandview Heights, located just outside of Downtown Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Realty Investors’ Grandview Yard development iswell on its way to realizing the vision set forth by its developer when it broke ground on the $650 million project back in early 2009 Recent openings at Grandview Yard include a 92,000-square-foot Giant Eagle Market District, an 18,000-square-foot Hofbrauhaus restaurant and German...

Oktoberfest celebration to feature music, dance, food and great beer  Hofbräuhaus Columbus is set to kick off six days of adult and family Oktoberfest fun beginning September 1Hofbräuhaus Columbus Marketing Director Matt Plopp made the announcement and outlined the restaurant’s exciting plans for the week “We will kick off the party on Tuesday September 1st at 7pm with our ceremonial Oktoberfest keg...

The beer hall that started it all will be celebrating Oktoberfest in true German style September 1st-6th, HofbräuhausColumbus hosts 6 days of family fun at its annual Oktoberfest celebration What do Hofbräuhaus and Oktoberfest have in common Munich's famous Hofbräuhaus, was originally founded in 1589 by the Duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm V  as the brewery for only the Royalty The Oktoberfest tradition started in...