The building is considered earthquake-prone by the Wellington City Council and was given a yellow notice. The yellow notice requires the building owner to either strengthen the building or demolish all or part of it. In November 2017 Ngā Taonga signaled to the Minister for Culture and Heritage that it would need to exit the earthquake-prone site and further consolidate its property footprint. In early 2018 a newly incorporated company became the owner of the property. Under the terms of sale Ngā Taonga is leasing back the building.