RDO Building

{{Short description|An 18-story mixed use building located in downtown Fargo, North Dakota.}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}

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| name = RDO Building

| image = RDO Building; Fargo, North Dakota; May 8, 2024.jpg

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| alternate_names = Block 9

| location = 225 Broadway N
Fargo, ND 58102

| coordinates = {{coord|46.878723|-96.787191|region:US-ND_type:landmark |format=dms |display=inline,title}}

| status =completed

| start_date = {{Start date and age| September 18, 2018}}

| completion_date = July 2020

| opening = September 2020

| building_type = Mid-Rise Mixed Use

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| roof = {{convert|235|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| top_floor = 18

| floor_count = 18

| elevator_count = 6

| cost = $117 million

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| structural_engineer= Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

| main_contractor = McGough Construction Co.

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| owner = Kilbourne Group

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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.{{r|bt}}{{r|b9}} The building is owned and operated by the Kilbourne Group, which was founded by former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and is named after his mother, Katherine Kilbourne.{{Cite news |last=Rodrick |first=Stephen |date=2024-07-05 |title=Doug Burgum’s Rebranding: ‘He’s Playing the Game Now’ |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/05/doug-burgum-north-dakota-vice-president-candidate-00166496 |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=Politico}} In addition, the RDO Building contains an expansive programmed community plaza known as Broadway Square, spanning over a half acre.{{Cite web |title=Properties |url=https://kilbournegroup.com/properties/block-9/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Kilbourne Group |language=en-US}}