[4] The site they selected, which faced Union Terrace Gardens, was developed in the late 19th century.

22 Union Terrace which was designed by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie in the neoclassical style, built in granite and was completed in 1896.

[6] The complex was then acquired by a joint venture of GE Capital and Urbina in 2006 and refurbished for use by the main tenant, Lloyd's Register.

[7] After Lloyd's Register vacated the complex, a developer, Mandale Homes, secured planning consent, in April 2022, to convert it into 72 residential units, comprising 58 flats and 14 studio apartments, amidst concerns that the smaller flats would be "barely habitable".

[8][9][10] Between 2022 and 2022, the gardens in front of the complex were extensively landscaped by Balfour Beatty on behalf of Aberdeen City Council.