It was made using a somewhat experimental method of construction called the Hennebique System which involves a reinforced concrete as its main material; the technique has fallen out of favour in modern times.

The Glasgow Corporation was known to have somewhat of a soft spot for the innovative club of which Black was a member, and it is thought this may have helped to get the Lion Chambers approved for construction.

The building remains there to this day with no clear indication of its future – the sum needed to restore it back to safe condition is far too great for the multiple co-owners to afford, and no one else has showed enough interest to invest in it.

On 12 April 1995, The Independent reported that the owners of Lion Chambers has been served with a Dangerous Building Notice, after which they submitted a demolition application.

On 29 August 1995 the permission to demolish was refused, giving the owners six more months to deal with the Dangerous Building Notice.

Historic Scotland and Glasgow City Council agreed that more research would be required into the building's mode of construction.

This system involves mainly reinforced concrete offering an alternative to steel frames, making the building fireproof.

This allows the walls to be extremely thin – with a thickness of 100 millimetres (4 inches) – to maximise the amount of space within the rooms and avoid the need to have exterior scaffolding.

[4] However, the Hennebique system is not as popular in the UK as in the 1900s because of its many negative attributes, including the complexity of the framework and moulding in the manufacturing process.

It is reported that Glasgow City Council offered the building to multiple owners for restoration at the price of only £1, however no successful deal were made.

Glasgow City Council and Historic Scotland are still strongly committed to finding a solution to save the building.