Moda Center

Moda Center

Rose Garden
Moda Center in 2019
Moda Center Location in Portland Moda Center Location in Oregon Moda Center Location in the United States
Full name	Moda Center at the Rose Quarter
Former names	Rose Garden (1995–2013)
Address	1 North Center Court Street
Location	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates	45°31′54″N 122°40′0″W
Owner	City of Portland
Operator	Rip City Management
Capacity	Basketball: 19,393 (2015–present) 19,441 (2014–2015) 19,980 (1999–2014) 21,538 (1996–1999) 21,401 (1995–1996) Ice hockey / Box lacrosse: 18,280 Center stage: approx. 20,500 End stage: approx. 15,000 "Theatre of the Clouds": approx. 6,500
Public transit	MAX Light Rail at Rose Quarter Transit Center at Interstate/Rose Quarter Bus Service 4, 8, 35, 44, 77
Construction
Groundbreaking	July 12, 1993
Opened	October 12, 1995
Cost	$262 million ($554 million in 2025 dollars)
Architect	Ellerbe Becket
Project managers	Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Inc.
Structural engineer	KPFF Consulting Engineers
Services engineer	Flack + Kurtz, Inc.
General contractor	Drake/Turner
Tenants
Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) (1995–present) Portland Winterhawks (WHL) (1995–2021) Portland Forest Dragons (AFL) (1997–1999) Portland Pythons (WISL) (1998–1999) Portland Fire (WNBA) (2000–2002) Portland LumberJax (NLL) (2006–2009) Portland Thunder/Steel (AFL) (2014–2016) Portland Fire (WNBA) (2026–present)
Website
rosequarter.com

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 spectators. As of 2007, it is equipped with state-of-the-art acoustics and other amenities.

The arena is owned by the City of Portland. The primary tenants are the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA, and the WNBA's Portland Fire.

The other major tenant of the building was the major junior hockey franchise Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, which used to split its schedule with the 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.

Construction began in 1993, and the arena opened on October 12, 1995. The arena cost US$262 million to build; construction was financed with funds obtained by a variety of sources, including the City of Portland, Allen's personal fortune, and $155 million in bonds issued by a consortium of mutual funds and insurance companies. 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. Allen would later repurchase the arena from the creditors in 2007.