Functioning as one of the city's retail malls, The building is built on the site of the former Capitol Theatre, and is situated at the eastern end of Queen Street near the Dumfries Place bus terminus and Cardiff Queen Street railway station.

It was anchored by a large H&M store, with the front of the centre being dominated by Tesco since Virgin Megastores and Zavvi ceased operations in 2009.

Ceramic tiles from the previous Victorian Dutch Cafe tearooms were incorporated on the eastern exterior.

[4] There were plans to develop 164 apartments, plus retail and commercial space and additional car parking facilities at the corner of North Edward Street and Station Terrace.

[3] In 2022 plans were revealed to create a new 14,500 sq ft food court in attempts to revive the centre's fortunes.