The oldest structure on the property was built as the Kitashirakawa Palace in 1930 as the residence of Yi Un, the last crown prince of Korea.

When its closure was scheduled, Akasaka Prince Hotel tower was relatively new, being expected to last further decades with proper maintenance and renovation, it was one of the buildings that "fell victim to the vagaries of commercial real estate here, where high property values, changing design standards and other factors have conspired to create a bull market for demolition".

[1] It had low ceilings, like many office contemporaries built in the 1970s during the country's economic boom (height standards were increased in the 1990s to accommodate information technology infrastructure).

[5] Regenerative braking was used on the cranes being used to lower disassembled elements down to ground level, which recovered energy and generated electricity for powering aspects of the demolition operation.

[6] The 1982 tower was replaced by the Tokyo Garden Terrace development, but the historic Kitashirakawa Palace was restored and reopened in 2016 as a function center for banquets and weddings, known as Akasaka Prince Classic House.