At the time of its construction, the eighteen-story, 66m Prudential House was the sixth tallest skyscraper in Europe, after the Telefónica Building, the Boerentoren, the Ullsteinhaus, the Siemensturm and the Bel-Air-Turm.

Designed by Marcin Weinfeld, the Prudential House included office space on the lower stories and luxurious apartments further up.

In 1936, a 27-meter antenna was constructed on the roof by professor Janusz Groszkowski, who started the first television broadcasts in Europe from the facility.

[2] The tower was completely rebuilt after the war as a hotel, and its design style was changed from early modern to socialist realism.

The façade was returned to its pre-war art deco form, while the socialist-realist interior was completely gutted and rebuilt in a contemporary style.