Designed by the architectural firm Ellerbe Becket of Kansas City, the total enclosed area of the Rose Garden is over 785,000 SF on eight primary levels. Five levels are open to the public during events. The general public uses two major concourses - the 100 Level (Main Concourse), and the 300 Level (Upper Concourse), along with a portion of the Event Level. Sandwiched between the 100 and 300 Levels are the 200 Level (Club) and the Suite Level.
The Rose Garden is a flexible, multi-purpose facility hosting a variety of events including NBA and college basketball, professional hockey, indoor track & field, gymnastics, major concerts, monster truck rallies, rodeo and bull riding, circuses, ice shows, boxing and convention and trade shows.
Total capacity for NBA Basketball is 19,980 (20,580 with standing room).
Over 650 televisions are used within the Rose Garden's concourses, restaurants, clubs, suites, and network of back-of-house areas.
Thirty-two public restrooms on four arena levels are available in the Rose Garden. In response to demand, the total number of women's water closets outnumber those allocated to men by nearly three to one.
Located on the 200 Level is the Crown Royal Sports Bar, the Rose Room (executive banquet facility), a lounge with a buffet-style restaurant, a concession stand, a grill, and three outdoor terraces (two smoking and one non-smoking).
Seventy luxury suites wrap an entire arena level, midway between the lower and upper seating tiers. Each suite has a capacity of 22 people and includes a wet bar, catered food service, a restroom and changing area, three televisions (two 31" monitors behind the wet bar and a 10" monitor in the restroom), and a stereo system.
Designed by the architectural firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), Memorial Coliseum opened for business on November 1, 1960. A smaller and simpler version of the Rose Garden, the Coliseum has been called home by several Portland-area sports franchises over the years including the Buckaroos of the old Western Hockey League, the Winter Hawks of the current Western Hockey League, and the Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. Following the 1994-95 NBA regular and post-seasons, the Trail Blazers have played 1,093 games in 25 years at the Coliseum, including 71 post-season playoff contests, nine games in the NBA Finals, and one World Championship. Upon leaving the Coliseum, the Trail Blazers had sold out 810 consecutive regular season and playoff games, a record unmatched by any franchise in professional sports. Total capacity for NBA Basketball is 12,888. The Blazers moved into their new home, the Rose Garden, in time for the 1995-96 season.