One North Charles
high-rise building in Baltimore, Maryland
One North Charles, formerly known as The Blaustein Building, is a highrise building located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The building stands at 360 feet (110 m), containing 30 floors. The building was constructed in 1962, and was developed by Vincent Kling & Associates. The Hub Department Store was destroyed in order for this building to be built. The Blaustein Building was constructed for the Blaustein family, to move into a larger headquarters for their growing businesses. The family sold the building in 1997. Corinthian Realty Partners LLC of Bethesda acquired the firm for the building in 2005 for US$10 million.
The building changed hands again in 2017 for $8.725 m to Northern Capital of New England. The building was later re-branded as One North Charles, the technical address of the tower, and remains branded as such as of September 2023.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4925547. Authority coordinates are 39.290, -76.615. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1962, 1997, 2005 and 2017.
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