It's one of the city's most outdated buildings, and now the date for its demolition has been announced.
St David's House on Wood Street will be demolished as part of the transformation of Cardiff's Central Square.
With the BBC headquarters already built, two new office blocks constructed and filled and a new bus station approved by planners, developers are set to begin their next project in the area - sandwiched between Cardiff Central railway station and the Principality Stadium.
All stores except Tesco Express have now moved from St David's House, with Greggs and Boots moving into new units at the BBC headquarters across the road.
Tesco has confirmed it will close its shop early in December and its new store will open the next morning in a currently vacant unit in the BBC headquarters across the road.
Neighbouring works on the new tax office are also continuing.
The schedule for the demolition of St David's House
November
Drainage works will begin on November 26, lasting until February 21. The eastbound lane will be closed for those works to take place. There may be congestion on Wood Street as lanes are closed.
December
Before Christmas, the inside of the building will be stripped. Asbestos removal works and preparatory works for the demolition will also begin.
January
The current pavement of Wood Street will be lifted on January 7 and pedestrians will then be diverted onto a newly created pavement running alongside the BBC.
Hoardings will go up alongside Wood Street. Scaffolding will also be put in place from Scott Road end of St David's House on January 21.
Over the weekend of January 12 and 13, Havelock Street will be closed for a crane to be removed.
February
Actual demolition of St David's House will begin in February. It will start at the Scott Road end and is due to begin on February 23 and last until March 16.
The second stage of demolition is from the Southgate House end of St David's House and will be finished in mid-September 2019.
There will be some road closures, lasting around three weeks, affecting nearby buildings.
What's being built at Central Square?
1 Central Square - This was the first building to open. Tenants include MotoNovo Finance, Blake Morgan and Hodge Group.
2 Central Square - Hugh James moved its 700 staff into the second office block in October. Cardiff University has also taken space inside the building for its journalism school. Hugh James has taken six floors in the building while the lower levels are occupied by Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Culture.
BBC headquarters - The BBC headquarters is now being fit out inside with the first staff due to move in autumn 2019.
The first of more than 1,000 BBC Cymru Wales staff will start a phased relocation to the new HQ from their current base in Llandaff and is expected to be fully operational by 2020.
Bus station - The long awaited bus station was back before council planners in November 2018. The plans include a 14-bay bus interchange within a concourse, 305 flats in a 22-storey tower block in Wood Street and another nine-storey building fronting Marland Street, a six-storey office block, a 249-space private car park and seven ground floor shops.
The council hopes the bus station will be operational in 2021.
What will happen to buses?
From January 6, changes will be made to bus services in the city centre.
- The number 4 which will depart from the Royal Hotel bus stop on Westgate Street
- Number 18 which will follow the same route as service 17 entering the city centre via Westgate Street, not serving Wood Street, Tudor Street or Clare Street
- Services 54 (to Cyncoed), 95A, 95B and 95C (to set-down) will use bus stop JV on Wood Street which is located outside Southgate House. Services 92/93/94 will start and end at stop JQ, a new bus stop located on the opposite side of the road, outside the new BBC Wales building
- Service 95 to UHW Heath Hospital will move to Westgate Street stop KP
- Services 96 and 96A will enter the city via Westgate Street and set-down at stops KD and KH
- Service X45 from Cardiff Bay Retail Park towards St Mellons will travel straight to Westgate Street (Royal Hotel); and Capital Links service X91 will start from Canal Street instead of Customhouse Street
