ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɪntˈɛndᵻd æz ɐn ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt bˈɪldɪŋ, ɪt hˈaʊzd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɛmbəsi ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z, ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪntˈʊɹɹɪst.
Originally intended as an apartment building, it housed the United States Embassy in the 1940s, and later Intourist.