The 16-story building was designed by the Cincinnati architectural firm Elzner & Anderson and was named for its primary financial investor, Melville E. Ingalls.

Finally, after two years of convincing, city officials issued Ingalls a building permit and the work began.

(Ali) The amount of concrete produced during construction—100 cubic yards (76 m3) in each ten-hour shift—was limited by the rate at which the builders could place it.

In November 2013, Claremont Group CEO Perry Chopra disclosed his intentions to convert the office building into 40 to 50 condos, with ground-floor retail.

[3] However, in April 2015, a real estate broker announced that the building was again for sale, after Claremont Group decided not to execute the condominium project.