Commerce Place is a high-rise in Baltimore, Maryland

Maryland

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. The building rises 31 floors

Storey

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 and 454 feet (138 m) in height, and stands as the fourth-tallest building in the city. The structure was completed in 1992. Commerce Place was designed by architect G.C. Pontius of RTKL Associates

RTKL

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, a Baltimore-based architectural

Architecture

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 and engineering

Engineering

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 firm; the structure is an example of Postmodern architecture

Postmodern architecture

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. 23 of the building's 31 floors are used for commercial office

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s, while six are used for parking

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. The remaining two floors are used as retail space

Retailing

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