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{{Short description|24-story office building in Portland, Oregon}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Moda Tower
| former_names = ODS Tower
| image = ODSTowerPortlandOR.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Northeast corner
| location = [[Portland, Oregon]]
| coordinates = {{coord|45.5183|-122.6749|region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Portland downtown
| completion_date = 1999
| building_type = Commercial offices
| antenna_spire =
| roof = {{convert|94|m|abbr=on}}
| top_floor =
| floor_count = 24
| elevator_count =
| cost = {{US$|34 million}}
| floor_area = {{convert|400000|sqft|abbr=on}}
| architect = [[Zimmer Gunsul Frasca]]
| structural_engineer=
| main_contractor =
| developer =
| owner = Unico Properties, American Realty Advisors
| references =
}}
'''Moda Tower''' (formerly '''ODS Tower''') is a 24-story office building in [[Portland, Oregon]]. At 308 ft. (94m), it is Portland's tenth-tallest building.<ref name=Emporis>{{cite web|title=ODS Tower|url=http://www.emporis.com/building/odstower-portland-or-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014173609/http://www.emporis.com/building/odstower-portland-or-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 14, 2012|publisher=Emporis Gmbh|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref> [[Health insurance]] company [[Moda Health]] is the primary tenant of the high-rise. [[Unico Properties]] purchased Moda Tower in 2018. <ref name=new/>

==History==
Construction on the tower began in 1997 and was finished in 1999 at a cost of $34 million, with [[Zimmer Gunsul Frasca]] serving as the chief architectural firm for the project.<ref name=Emporis/> The building was the culmination of many years of efforts to develop the site into a high-rise building, with the site formerly the home of the Chambers and Gerlinger buildings.<ref name=Emporis/> Prior plans for the site included one in 1990 to build a {{convert|460|ft|adj=on}}, 30-story skyscraper to be named the Morrison Tower.<ref name=Emporis/> Originally owned by the ODS Companies, it sold the building for $123 million in 2005 to Morrison CF-LLC.<ref name=new>{{cite news|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy|title=Will ODS Tower change its name too?|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/05/will-ods-tower-change-its-name-too.html|accessdate=19 May 2013|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=May 9, 2013}}</ref> The building was sold for $129 million in 2013 to [[UBS]] and the name was changed to Moda after ODS Health Plans re-branded as Moda Health.<ref name=new/><ref>{{cite news|last=Culverwell|first=Wendy|title=What is a Portland office building worth? A lot more than it used to be|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2014/03/what-is-an-office-building-worth-in.html|accessdate=7 March 2014|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=March 6, 2014}}</ref> In September 2018, the building was acquired by Unico Properties and American Realty Advisors for a reported $178 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Downtown Portland office tower sells to a familiar name|date=October 1, 2018|last=Bell|first=Jon}}</ref>

==Details==
The main feature of the building's design is a floor plan that allows for six corner offices on each floor. The first four floors are devoted to city-mandated ground-floor retail ([[Nordstrom Rack]], formerly [[Copeland Sports]]) and a parking garage. The parking garage has four levels, while the retail space totals {{convert|32600|ft2}}.<ref name=Emporis/> There is a {{convert|60|ft|adj=on}} atrium on the ground floor at the building's main entrance to the retail areas.<ref name=Emporis/> The curving facade along the eastern end of the building is supposed to follow a curve in the [[Willamette River]]. Moda Tower also has an observation deck on the roof.<ref name=Emporis/> With {{convert|400000|ft2}} of leasable space, it is the tenth largest office building in Portland.<ref name=new/>

==See also==
*[[Architecture of Portland, Oregon]]
*[[List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.zgf.com/ Zimmer Gunsul Frasca]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070701204221/http://www.ashforthpacific.com/odstower.html Ashforth Pacific]

[[Category:1999 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Office buildings completed in 1999]]
[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Portland, Oregon]]

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