The building was constructed from 1928 to 1929, under the direction of Louisiana architect Moise Goldstein; the general contractor was George J. Glover Company.

[4] In the late 1980s, when the building was assessed for National Register listing, the interior lobby area was marble clad, and the ceiling was described as, "gold and silver leaf pressed metal with a repeating chevron and diamond point pattern".

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, renovation opportunities arose to replace thousands of rental units lost in the storm.

[4] Renovation of the structure was completed in 2008, using public and private investment to convert the building into mixed income residential apartments, under the name "200 Carondelet".

[4] It was included as a contributing building in the National Register listing of the New Orleans Lower Central Business District in 1991.