The Tower at Main and Gervais is a high-rise office building in

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. Built in 2009, the tower has light blue glazing and is adorned with

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, giving the building a modern, stylized look. There is also an outdoor dining plaza at the base of the building between its ground and Gervais Street, looking towards the

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. The building's main use is for commercial purposes. However, the building also houses a restaurant, service branches and a parking garage. The tower is the third skyscraper to open on Columbia's Main Street in five years, a development that has reshaped downtown Columbia. Main and Gervais is currently the most recent fully completed office building in Columbia and

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