Editing Moda Center (section)

{{Short description|Sports arena in Portland, Oregon}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Moda Center
| nickname = Rose Quarter
| fullname = Moda Center at the Rose Quarter
| logo_image = [[File:Moda Center logo.svg|210px]]
| image = Modacenter2019.jpg
| image_size = 260px
| caption = Moda Center in 2019
| former names = Rose Garden (1995–2013)
| address = 1 North Center Court Street
| location = [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S.
| website = {{URL|rosequarter.com}}
| publictransit = {{rint|portland}} '''[[MAX Light Rail]]'''<br/>{{ric|TriMet|Blue|name=y}}<br/>{{ric|TriMet|Green|name=y}}<br />{{ric|TriMet|Red|name=y}}<br/>at [[Rose Quarter Transit Center]]<br/>{{rint|portland}} '''[[MAX Light Rail]]'''<br/>
{{ric|TriMet|Yellow|name=y}}<br/>at [[Rose Quarter Transit Center|Interstate/Rose Quarter]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|45|31|54|N|122|40|0|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA Oregon Portland#Oregon#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Moda Center
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]##Location in [[Oregon]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| broke_ground = July 12, 1993<ref>{{cite news|title=Plus Sports|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB42144E79EEEF1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=July 13, 1993|access-date=September 19, 2011|archive-date=October 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026055522/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB42144E79EEEF1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}</ref>
| opened = October 12, 1995
| owner = City of Portland
| operator = Rip City Management
| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]262 million<br/>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|262000000|1995}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Ellerbe Becket]]
| structural engineer = KPFF Consulting Engineers<ref>{{cite web|title=Rose Garden Arena and Rose Quarter |url=http://www.kpff.com/projects-4/1581/1/992 |publisher=KPFF Consulting Engineers |access-date=January 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402161633/http://www.kpff.com/projects-4/1581/1/992 |archive-date=April 2, 2012 }}</ref>
| services engineer = [[WSP Group|Flack + Kurtz, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Design Team|url=http://www.ballpark.org/design.htm|publisher=Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District|date=2001|access-date=January 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227031932/http://www.ballpark.org/design.htm|archive-date=February 27, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| project_manager = Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/streetrosegarden-portland-or-usa?lng=3|title=Moda Center at the Rose Quarter|author=Emporis GmbH|access-date=2011-09-19|archive-date=2021-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131051210/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/133621/moda-center-at-the-rose-quarter-portland-or-usa|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
| general_contractor = [[J. E. Dunn Construction Group|Drake]]/[[Turner Construction|Turner]]
| tenants = [[Portland Trail Blazers]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1995–present)<br/>[[Portland Winterhawks]] ([[Western Hockey League|WHL]]) (1995–2021)<br/>[[Portland Forest Dragons]] ([[Arena Football League|AFL]]) (1997–1999)<br/>[[Portland Pythons]] ([[World Indoor Soccer League|WISL]]) (1998–1999)<br/>[[Portland Fire]] ([[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]) (2000–2002)<br/>[[Portland LumberJax]] ([[National Lacrosse League|NLL]]) (2006–2009)<br/>[[Portland Steel|Portland Thunder/Steel]] ([[Arena Football League|AFL]]) (2014–2016)<br/>([[OSAA]]) Men's State Basketball Tournament (2010–2014)
<br/>[[Portland WNBA team]] ([[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]) (2026–future)
| seating_capacity = [[Basketball]]: <br/>19,393 (2015–present)<ref name="1516cap">{{cite web|title=NBA's Portland Trail Blazers Light Up Their Production with EVS|url=https://evs.com/sites/default/files/case_study/Blazers/CS_%20NBA%E2%80%99s%20Portland%20Trail%20Blazers.pdf|publisher=EVS Broadcast Equipment|date=January 2016|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025120353/https://evs.com/sites/default/files/case_study/Blazers/CS_%20NBA%E2%80%99s%20Portland%20Trail%20Blazers.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br/>19,441 (2014–2015)<ref name="1415cap">{{cite news|title=What Does It Really Cost to Attend a Blazers Game? Prices Vary, a Lot|first=Mike|last=Francis|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2014/10/a_blazers_game_is_like_a_crosstown_trip_what_you_p.html|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|location=Portland|date=October 29, 2014|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-date=October 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031232250/http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2014/10/a_blazers_game_is_like_a_crosstown_trip_what_you_p.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br/>19,980 (1999–2014)<br/>21,538 (1996–1999)<br/>21,401 (1995–1996)<br/>[[Ice hockey]] / [[Lacrosse]]: 18,280<br/>Center stage: approx. 20,500<br/>End stage: approx. 15,000<br/>"Theatre of the Clouds": approx. 6,500
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'''Moda Center''', formerly known as the '''Rose Garden''', is the primary indoor [[sports arena]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], United States. It is used for basketball, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena has a capacity of 20,500&nbsp;spectators when configured for basketball.<ref name="1415cap"/> It is equipped with state-of-the-art [[acoustics]] and other amenities.<ref name="facts"/>

The arena is owned by the City of Portland. The primary tenant is the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] franchise, owned by Paul Allen's estate. In addition, the [[Portland WNBA team]] will make its debut in the arena in 2026.

The other major tenant of the building was the [[Junior ice hockey#Major junior|major junior hockey]] franchise [[Portland Winterhawks]] of the [[Western Hockey League]], which used to split its schedule with the [[Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)|Memorial Coliseum]] next door. In addition to the Blazers and Winterhawks, several other professional sports franchises, and the [[Portland State University]] men's basketball team, either currently play home games in Moda Center, or have done so in the past. In addition, Moda Center is a popular venue for concerts and other artistic productions.<ref name="cohort">{{cite news |last=Jung |first=Helen |date=July 12, 2007 |title=Blazers Overseer Ponders New Cohort |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1184212523272680.xml&coll=7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026115122/http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/oregonian/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fbusiness%2F1184212523272680.xml&coll=7 |archive-date=October 26, 2007 |access-date=October 25, 2007 |newspaper=[[The Oregonian]] |location=Portland}}</ref>

Construction began in 1993, and the arena opened on October 12, 1995. The arena cost [[United States dollar|US$]]262&nbsp;million to build; construction was financed with funds obtained by a variety of sources, including the [[Government of Portland, Oregon|City of Portland]], Allen's personal fortune, and $155&nbsp;million in bonds issued by a consortium of mutual funds and insurance companies.<ref name="funding"/> These bonds would become the subject of an acrimonious 2004 [[bankruptcy]] in which the Oregon Arena Corporation, the holding company which owned the arena at the time, would forfeit title to the arena in lieu of repaying the bonds per the payment terms.<ref name="new_owner"/> Allen would later repurchase the arena from the creditors in 2007.<ref name="donedeal"/>