Designed by William Douglas Lee in the Gothic Revival style, the building opened in 1926 as a center for garment manufacturing.

"[4] As part of the grand opening, a fashion show was conducted featuring wearing apparel manufactured in Los Angeles.

[4] A $400,000 bond offering in May 1927 noted that the Textile Center Building had a total floor area of 88,704 square feet (8,240.9 m2) and was completed in January 1926 at a cost of $626,240.68.

The project was part of MJW Investments' $130 million conversion of nine former garment buildings into live/work lofts and retail space.

[8] In 2006, the Los Angeles Business Journal reported that the building was "being filled with modern loft dwellers seeking an urban lifestyle.