Mary Ann Azevedo of the Houston Business Journal said that they were "among the most recognizable" buildings in Downtown.

[7] The Niels Esperson Building is the only complete example of Italian Renaissance architecture in Downtown Houston.

They are elaborately detailed with massive columns, great urns, terraces, and a grand tempietto at the top, similar to one built in the courtyard of San Pietro in Rome in 1502.

[2] Mellie Esperson had the first of the two buildings constructed for her husband, Niels, a real estate and oil tycoon.

[9] In 2007 Cameron Management Inc. sold the Esperson buildings to Seligman Western Enterprises Ltd.[7]