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| <periodOfReport> 2020-01-17 </periodOfReport> |
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| | <issuerCik> 0001252849 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> CXP </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001232171 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> FLEMING JAMES A </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
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| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 1170 PEACHTREE STREET </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> SUITE 600 </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> ATLANTA </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> GA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 30309 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle> EVP, Chief Financial Officer </officerTitle> |
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| | </reportingOwner> |
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| <value> Common Stock </value> |
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| <value> 2020-01-17 </value> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Award made in accordance with the Columbia Property Trust Amended and Restated 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). This award is made as a result of the company having met certain performance criteria relative to an office REIT peer group, pursuant to the grant of the performance-based stock unit awards on January 1, 2017. 75% of these shares vested upon issuance, and the remaining 25% will vest one year later. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Balance includes 55,673 shares that have not yet vested. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Wendy W. Gill, Attorney-in-Fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-01-22 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
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