It was best known for housing the Lotus Café, which occupied the ground floor from 1924[1][2] until its closure in August 2016.

[3] Designs for a 10-story office building that proposed to be constructed on the site were approved by the Portland Design Commission, a city-appointed advisory panel, in early July 2016.

[4] The plans called for demolition of the Hotel Albion, and Ankrom Moisan Architects submitted a demolition permit to the city in mid-July 2016.

[4] The Auditorium and Music Hall, located directly adjacent to the former hotel, was not proposed for demolition.

[4] Demolition began on June 28, 2018,[5] and was largely completed by mid-July.