The compound where the building stood is a block away from the Petronas Twin Towers, owned by a private trustee managed by the Bok family.

It was a masterpiece of classical Palladian architecture, commissioned by Chua Cheng Bok, a wealthy tin tycoon.

For decades, it housed the famous French restaurant Le Coq d’Or, becoming a symbol of sophistication and high society in pre- and post-independence Malaysia.The mansion was designed by Swan & Maclaren in 1926 and it was completed in 1929 for a local millionaire, the Cycle & Carriage owner Chua Cheng Bok.

After demolition of the mansion, on 21 December 2006 Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim challenged dissenters to prove that Bok House is of historic value.

The plot of land where Bok House once stood remain vacant till late 2012, when it was boarded up and construction on a proposed W Hotel commenced.