A new light: Behind the redesign of an iconic Maryland tower

In 1817, Baltimore became the first city in America with public gas-fed street lighting – a monumental achievement in infrastructure. Today, the tallest building in the city and state of Maryland, 100 Light Street, is keeping that flame alive with the introduction of 1817: a new sky-high, panoramic amenity space perched on the building’s 18th and 17th floors.