414 Light Street (Baltimore)
414 Light Street is a building located on Light Street in the Inner Harbor district of Baltimore, Maryland that consists of a 44-story glass and steel structure completed in 2018.[1]
| 414 Light Street | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Business and residential |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Opening | 2018 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 418 ft (127 m) |
| Roof | 500 ft (150 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 44 |
| Floor area | 635,297 sq ft (59,021.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Solomon Cordwell Buenz |
| Structural engineer | VICTAULIC; Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc. |
| Main contractor | Lendlease |
| References | |
| [2] | |
History
Demolition of McCormick Factory
Located at the intersection of Light and Conway streets in Downtown Baltimore, 414 Light Street was built on the original site of the McCormick & Company. The 1921 industrial complex was a fond memory of many Baltimoreans for the spice aromas that wafted down to the streets below.[3] The McCormick building was razed in 1988 after the company had left the city for Hunt Valley.[4] The demolition of the original factory was heartily fought by preservationists, but The Rouse Company, developers of Columbia and Harborplace, won in the Maryland Court of Appeals.[5] The Rouse Company's plans for a replacement structure never came to fruition, leaving the property as a vacant parking lot.
Construction of 414 Light
After 25 years as a parking lot, construction began on 414 Light Street in 2014. Designed by famed Chicago architect Solomon Cordwell Buenz, the building has a contemporary style. The project is notable for being Baltimore's tallest apartment building, and third tallest skyscraper after the 1929 Bank of America Building.[6] Construction finished at the end of 2018.[7]
Tenants
The building is home to 394 apartments as well as retail on the ground floor.[8] Most of the apartments are considered luxury with rental prices at approximately $8,000 per unit.[9]
References
- ^ http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/414-light-street/16570
- ^ http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/414-light-street/16570
- ^ https://www.thebmi.org/portfolio/mccormick-company/
- ^ https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/bs-mccormick-spice-auction-pg-photogallery.html
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/05/25/wreckers-ball-levels-baltimore-spice-factory/e6d130bc-7ed7-4e89-ad44-d6c3e36f8ea2/
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2019/04/01/first-look-inside-the-penthouses-of-414-light.html
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2018/09/28/construction-on-414-light-street-set-to-finish-by.html
- ^ http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/414-light-street/16570
- ^ https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/bs-bz-414-light-street-20180815-story.html