From 1912 to 1996, the club occupied the first three floors of the Metropolitan Building on West Hastings Street, of which it acquired ownership in 1944.

The building includes residences, offices, and a hotel, while the club occupies quarters built off the back of the tower facing Cordova Street.

[2] The club's first home was the Ferguson Building, located at the corner of Hastings and Richards.

It had been built in 1888 and was owned by Alfred Graham Ferguson, who would become the club's president in 1897.

During the renovations, the club fought the landlord over lost revenues, and began withholding rent payments.

By 1899, the arrears amounted to $1,200, and the landlord threatened to liquidate the club's assets unless the sum was paid.

[4] Following its creation, the Terminal City Club left O'Brien Hall and moved to a new building constructed by Ferguson at the northeast corner of Hastings and Richards, then in 1907 moved to the Clarke and Stuart Building at Cordova and Seymour.

Among the members who joined in the 1900s were Louis D. Taylor, Sir Charles Tupper, Victor Odlum, William Harold Malkin, and Benjamin Tingley Rogers.

During this period, the mortgage holders defaulted on payments and the Metropolitan Building was offered to the club for $10,000, which it did not accept.

By 1917, the club was unable to pay its $10,000 annual rent in the building, and the payment was reduced to $500 monthly.

[10] In 1925, the club purchased a lot further down Hastings Street with the intention of building a new clubhouse.

After the Great Depression began, the club was no longer able to pay its $1,630 monthly rent.