RDO Building

RDO Building
Alternative names	Block 9
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Mid-Rise Mixed Use
Location	225 Broadway N Fargo, ND 58102
Coordinates	46°52′43″N 96°47′14″W
Construction started	September 18, 2018; 6 years ago (September 18, 2018)
Completed	July 2020
Opening	September 2020
Cost	$117 million
Owner	Kilbourne Group
Height
Roof	235 ft (72 m)
Top floor	18
Technical details
Floor count	18
Lifts/elevators	6
Design and construction
Structural engineer	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Main contractor	McGough Construction Co.
References
[1]

The RDO Building is an 18-story building located in downtown Fargo, North Dakota. It became the city's tallest building in 2020, surpassing the Radisson Blu since 1985, and is the second tallest building in the state behind the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck. The building was formally named Block 9 Tower until the R.D. Offutt corporation purchased the naming rights of the building.^[2][3] The building is owned and operated by the Kilbourne Group, which was founded by North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and is named after his mother, Katherine Kilbourne.^[4] In addition, the RDO Building contains an expansive programmed community plaza known as Broadway Square, spanning over a half acre.^[5]

Occupants

• R.D. Offutt^[6]
• Jasper Hotel (Aparium Hotel Group)^[6]
• Dot's Pretzels^[7]
• Residential Condos

References

1. "Block 9 hits top height as North Dakota's second-tallest building". INFORUM.
2. Tran, Tu-Uyen (September 16, 2018). "With height comes challenges for Fargo's Block 9 project". Bismarck Tribune.(subscription required)
3. Schmidt, Helmut (February 1, 2021). "R.D. Offutt begins moving into downtown Fargo office tower that now bears its name". Block 9.
4. Rodrick, Stephen (July 5, 2024). "Doug Burgum's Rebranding: 'He's Playing the Game Now'". Politico. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
5. "Properties". Kilbourne Group. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
6. "Fargo's Block 9 tower chugging toward completion; R.D. Offutt plans move-in by year's end". INFORUM.
7. Schmidt, Helmut (October 7, 2020). "Dot's Pretzels leasing space in Fargo's Block 9 building; permit for fit-up issued". INFORUM. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

External links

• Official Website of the RDO Building