It is located at 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Penn Quarter neighborhood.

It was purchased by the Central National Bank, and the west front was renovated in 1887, to the designs of architect Alfred B. Mullett.

In 1945, the ground floor was leased by the Apex Liquor store.

Height Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In addition, the building is designated as a contributing property to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site and the Downtown Historic District.