The building, which previously functioned as a tenement, has been a popular accommodation of artists, philanthropists and politicians in the past more than hundred years thanks to its central location. The landscaping of Szabadság tér, which is situated in the vicinity of the popular building, started at the end of the 1870s on the initiative of István Széchenyi, hereby providing the house with an attractive environment instead of the previous dusty and sandy park. The tenement has become a real community space over the years, and BDPST Group aims to recall this community space and downtown oasis through the building of Verno House.