Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 26, 2014, Page 10, Image 10

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March 26, 2014
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Rose Quarter
Upgrade Coming
capital im provem ents for the entire
organization.
“W hat we have in m ind for the
M oda C enter and the R ose Q uarter
is in direct response to w hat fans
and sponsors have said th e y ’d like
to see in a m ulti-purpose sports and
e n te r ta i n m e n t
v e n u e ,” s a id
W hile the Portland T rail Blazers M cG ow an. “O ur ow ner Paul A llen
are battling tow ard an N B A P layoff has alw ays been supportive o f in ­
berth on the court, the business vestm ent in o ur venues and team
side o f the organization is setting its fa c ilitie s. D u rin g the u p co m in g
sights on m ajor venue im prove­ offseason, there w ill be extensive
construction around the M oda C en ­
m ents o ff the court.
Chris M cGowan, Trail Blazers and ter that w ill raise the level o f w hat
M oda C enter president and ch ief guests can experience on alm ost
executive officer, has announced any night at the R ose Q uarter.”
Phase O ne will target refu rb ish ­
the first phases o f nearly $ 16 m illion
in upgrades for the M oda C en ter in m ent o f 1,800 C lub Level Seats and
the R ose Q uarter and the te a m ’s the com plete renovation o f 20 o f the
a re n a ’s 66 private suites. Planned
training facilities in T ualatin.
W hen com pleted, the m ulti-year for the Suite Level is the co n stru c­
m akeovers w ill represent the m ost tion o f never-before-available “S tu ­
sw eeping changes in the R ose Q u ar­ dio S uites,” offering a unique, m ore
ter since it first opened in 1995; and intim ate approach to private suite
the largest single in vestm en t by view ing, w ith seating for four guests
T rail B lazers O w ner Paul A llen in and sm aller, w hite linen-covered
Trail Blazer
owner to invest
$16 million for
facilities
The Portland Trail Blazers have announced plans to make $16 million in upgrades to the Moda
Center in the Pose Quarter and the team’s training facilities in Tualatin.
dining tables.
T he prestigious R ose R oom will
also be u p g raded into a private
m em b ersh ip -b ased club catering to
g u e sts d e sirin g m o re b u sin e ss-
friendly atm osphere and am enities
for a unique dining experience b e ­
fore, during and after gam es. G uests
seated in the lofty 300 L evel are in
fo r a special treat w ith the building
o f a new glass-enclosed b ar featu r­
ing panoram ic view s o f dow ntow n
Portland.
O th er p lanned im provem ents
include m ore retail kiosks; new ,
environm entally-friendly landscap­
ing around the R ose Q uarter; u p ­
grades to M oda C en ter W i-Fi ac­
cess, plus installation o f a D istrib­
uted A n ten n a S ystem for w ireless
phones; specialty L E D lighting e n ­
circling the top o f the M oda C enter;
a com plete redesign o f the Trail B laz­
ers basketball court as v oted on by
fans; an d refu rb ish m en t o f the sig­
nature fo u n tain on the south end o f
the R ose Q uarter C om m ons.
Fourteenth Annual
Joyce Washington Classic
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May 31,2014
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Sunday, April 6th
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