The Condominiums at North Bank Park was envisioned as part of a larger development boom in the
Arena District, following the completion of
Nationwide Arena, which ultimately led to $1 billion in private investment in the neighborhood. Nationwide Arena, a development projected to cost $203.5 million, became the home of a Major League Hockey team, the
Columbus Blue Jackets and led to a surge in development in an urban area north of downtown Columbus that was formerly underdeveloped. Part of the plan for the 75-acre area of land called for large-scale
mixed-use development amid a larger push for urban revitalization in the city core. In the meantime, the
Columbus metropolitan area population grew by 10.6 percent from 2000 to 2010. A master plan for the Arena District area called for substantial construction around Nationwide Arena and the nearby
Huntington Park. One component of this plan was for residential development to the south and along the
Scioto River. Between 1999 and 2008, $374.6 million in private development was initiated in Arena District, and a 2008 study estimated the Arena District plan had led to $1 billion in total investment in the area. By 2014, the development of Arena District had created an area where about 1,000 people live and 14,000 people work. == Construction ==