[1] The Terrace Flats was renamed in honour of government architect Gordon Wilson who died in its final year of construction.

[4] In January 2014, Wellington MP Grant Robertson sought assurances that it would remain as social housing, and said he was worried it would be sold off rather than redeveloped.

The university bought the building because of its proximity to its Kelburn campus, and the potential for it to provide a link between the Terrace and Wai-te-ata Road.

[10] In July 2015, Urban Perspectives Limited, on behalf of Victoria University, lodged an application with Wellington City Council to rezone the area from "Inner Residential Area" to "Institutional Precinct", remove the Flats from the City District Plan’s heritage list, and amend the Institutional Precinct provisions of the District Plan.

[16] In July 2020, the University revealed plans to rezone the site for institutional use, and to demolish the flats in favour of a development including an 'outdoor entrance plaza and new teaching and research facilities'.

"[18] In February 2021, the flats were listed by Heritage New Zealand as a category 1 historic place, meaning any plans to develop the site would need Environment Court approval.

[20] In March 2024, the Wellington City Council voted to remove the heritage designation from the Gordon Wilson flats in an update of the district plan.

[21] As a result of law changes leading to the National Policy Statement on Urban Development,[22] the council's decisions in updated district plans cannot be appealed to the Environment Court.