[3] Its integrated mall complex houses a mix of wholesale and retail bazaars and covers only 8.5 hectares (21 acres) of the total 20-hectare development.

The complex will house the interchange station between the proposed North–South Commuter Railway and an extension of the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 according to the masterplan submitted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2015.

In 1988, the Philippine National Railways announced its plan to lease 20 hectares (49 acres) of land surrounding the Tutuban station to private firms to help promote the area as a center of business and trade.

The company, a merger between First Lepanto Corp. and Guoco Group of Hong Kong, has since managed the site and, in 2009, secured another 25-year lease renewal beginning September 2014.

[4] The company was renamed Guoco Holdings Philippines, and the development subsequently expanded with the construction of new wings, buildings and parking facilities until 1998.

[10] In August 2015, Ayala Land acquired a majority stake in Prime Orion Properties, the leaseholder and developer of Tutuban Center.

It underwent a major renovation in 2016 to restore the old terminal's original color palette, brick walls, and wrought iron pillars.

[16] The ₱41 million Orion Hotel and Cafe ceased operation in September 2016 following Ayala Land's takeover of Tutuban Center.