The building was constructed in 1922-23 during a period of residential growth in Hyde Park.

Apartment hotels were popular as part-time housing for wealthy workers, as they combined the amenities of in-home service with the affordability of apartments, and the East Park Towers were one of several such apartments built in Hyde Park at the time.

[2] Architect William P. Doerr designed the building in the Georgian Revival style; his design included terra cotta belt courses and quoins and Palladian windows on the first floor.

[3] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1986.

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