[2] In the 16th century, Bartolomeo d'Alviano lived there, a mercenary leader of the Venetian Republic, who defended of the city against the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian.

The palace is the current headquarters of the Tide Forecast and Reporting Center of the municipality of Venice and the venue for weddings.

The ground floor has two portals on a small foundation overlooking the canal.

Either of two noble floors features a quadrifora with balustrade, flanked by three single-light windows on each side with parapets.

A small penthouse with terrace was added in more recent period and is located on the central part of the top of the building, above the thin notched cornice that runs through the attic.