It was previously the second tallest, until the 2013 razing of Warren Hall on the Cal State East Bay campus.

The City of Hayward opened the steel reinforced concrete building on October 18, 1969.

It was designed to replace the old Hayward city hall, now located at Alex Giulini Plaza.

Architectural critic Allan Temko nicknamed the building "the toaster" in the 1970s, strongly influencing public opinion against it.

In the 1980s, the PlazaCenter complex of retail and commercial businesses was built next to it, on the former grounds of Hayward High School.

On November 1, 2009, the adjacent Centennial Hall Convention Center closed, and was subsequently demolished.

[6] Plans were announced in early 2008 for remodeling the tower, including seismic retrofitting and conversion to office space.