Baltimore World Trade Center
| Baltimore World Trade Center | |
|---|---|
The Baltimore World Trade Center as seen from a boat in the Baltimore Inner Harbor.
|
|
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 401 E. Pratt St Baltimore MD 21202 USA |
| Coordinates | 39°17′09.66″N 76°36′34.77″W / 39.2860167°N 76.6096583°WCoordinates: 39°17′09.66″N 76°36′34.77″W / 39.2860167°N 76.6096583°W |
| Construction started | October 1973 |
| Completed | January 1977 |
| Cost | $22 million |
| Owner | Maryland Port Administration |
| Height | |
| Roof | 123.5 m (405 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 30 |
| Floor area | 422,000 sq. ft. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners |
| Structural engineer | Weiskopf & Pickworth, New York, NY |
Located on the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, the Baltimore World Trade Center is the world's tallest regular pentagonal building (the pentagonal JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston is taller, but is not regular). It was designed by the architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, with the principal architects being Henry N. Cobb and Pershing Wong.
Planning and design of the building began in April 1966. Construction started in October 1973. The building was completed in January 1977, and its construction cost was of $22 million.
Rising 405 ft (123 m) above the one-acre plaza where it stands between Pratt Street and the harbor, the building is 30 stories tall when its basement, lobby level and upper utility level are included in the count. Gross floor space covers 422,000 sq ft (39,200 m2). Major building components include 309,000 sq ft (28,700 m2) of office floors, a lobby of 13,000 sq ft (1,200 m2), a basement of 20,800 sq ft (1,930 m2) and 38,000 sq ft (3,500 m2) of ground level plaza.
The building's name identifies its purpose of accommodating "activities and services devoted to the promotion of world trade" as required for licensing of this name by the World Trade Centers Association. Baltimore is one of 16 charter members of the World Trade Centers Association.
The landmark tower houses the headquarters of the Maryland Port Administration, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development and the World Trade Center Institute. The World Trade Center Institute is a member of the World Trade Centers Association and operates as a private, non-profit international business membership organization.
...
Wikipedia