Rendering of 225 North Calvert, a former bank building that is being converted into apartments.
Architects know there is more than one way to skin a skyscraper. One of the most unusual reskinning exercises is taking place right now in downtown Baltimore, where a former banking center from the 1960s is being converted to apartments.
The former bank building at 225 N. Calvert Street has reached a key stage in its transformation, where much of the old skin has been removed from the building in preparation for the installation of its new façade. One of the best vantage points to observe the change is from the Jones Falls Expressway, where drivers can see that the east side of the building has been completely opened up so its concrete skeleton is visible.
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