The 1921 industrial complex was a fond memory of many Baltimoreans for the spice aromas that wafted down to the streets below.

[2] The McCormick building was razed in 1988 after the company had left the city for Hunt Valley.

[3] 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.

[4] The Rouse Company's plans for a replacement structure never came to fruition, leaving the property as a vacant parking lot.

Designed by Chicago architecture firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz, the building has a contemporary style.