Upon its construction it was famously lambasted by the poet John Betjeman, who said that the building blocked all the light out of City Square and was only a testament to money, having no architectural merit.

Kenmore received planning permission in 2008 to extend the building at the back (on the south side) and re-clad it in glazed curtain walling.

[7] In 2010 the building was bought by office property company Bruntwood which plans to redevelop it.

[8] Planning permission for the refurbishment was granted by Leeds City Council on 13 October 2011.

[9] Bruntwood's brochure for the redevelopment claims that: Work commenced in October 2015, with the refurbishment completed in 2017.