[16] It was built on athletic fields next to San Ignacio Jesuit College[17][18] from early 1993 to late 1998,[19] and is managed by the Fondo de Valores Inmobiliarios.

[23] It was recognized with a Mies van der Rohe Award for contemporary Latin American architecture[24][25][26] because of its influence on the city skyline,[27][28] and is among the most valuable real estate in Caracas and Venezuela.

[34] The interior has a central open square known as Avila, overlooking the Ávila national park,[35] which hosts a variety of events.

[38] Centro San Ignacio opens to the south for the road from the village of Chacao, allowing entry to the building from that area.

[51] The Las Vegas, Hollywood and Broadway sections of the Jardín level combine commercial and local craft vendors.

[57] The business area has 23,596 square feet (2,192.1 m2) of offices[58] in the Copernicus and Kepler towers, occupied primarily by corporations with a staff of approximately 3,000 (including technicians and executives).

The office towers and parking levels accommodate people with disabilities[59] with ramps, escalators and authorized support staff.