[2][3] It is owned by the United States Federal Government and administered by the General Services Administration.

[1][5][2][6] Buck & Rayner was a Chicago chain of drug stores, and commissioned the construction of the building.

[12] The building has also served as home to the headquarters of the Gideons International,[13][14] Local 66 of the Elevator Operators and Starters Union,[15] the main offices of Sterling Cleaners and Dyers,[16] the Audit Bureau of Circulations,[17][18][19] a Liggett's drug store,[20] Family Loan Corporation,[21] May Jewelers,[22] Romas Restaurant,[23][24] the Illinois Migrant Council,[25][26] the National Alliance of Black Feminists,[27] and the local office of the Guardian Angels.

[34] Under the terms of the agreement, the City of Chicago would purchase the buildings from the federal government and then immediately sell them to CA Ventures.

[35] However, the City of Chicago backed out of the agreement in December 2019, citing security concerns at the nearby Dirksen Federal Building.