Moses Chaimson, co-owner of a bulk warehouse for manufacturers (fabrics), decided to build a house with his brother and reached Vytautas Landsbergis-Zemkalnis in 1930. The architect had recently graduated from the university in Rome at the time, and he accepted the offer. He designed a very modern apartment block which was built in the city centre. At the time, the structure became the tallest residential building in Kaunas. The architect, who is also responsible for the design of the "Pienocentras" company's palace, expressed the minimalism that was not yet widespread in that period. In fact, the building, which was huge for the time, astonished passers-by and was even nicknamed "skyscraper", which was the name given to buildings of five storeys or more in Kaunas.

The building has a semi-basement/ ground floor, five regular floors and an attic. The first to fifth floors were furnished with luxury apartments. The rooms in the semi-basement and the attic were appointed to the service staff. At that time, the apartments at the top, now considered prestigious, were not nearly as highly valued. As was required, the four-storey building had an elevator in the main staircase. Unfortunately, the elevator can no longer be used since the equipment has been dismantled post-war. The utility staircase, which is hidden behind a glass wall, never had an elevator. On the front façade of the building, the central axis has bay windows, starting from the second floor. Therefore, it is gradually in front of the main surface. It has windows in its corners and three regular windows in the middle. The main entrance is at this central axis as well. The emphasis on the central axis is also continuous at the back façade where the servant's staircase and the entrance are. On both of the façades, there is a prominent cornice between the fifth floor and the attic.

The apartment was not only the home of the owners, the Chaimsons - who lived in an apartment on the third floor - but also of one of the most famous painters of the time, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky. He rented a small flat on the fifth floor. Although it can no longer be called the tallest building today, its modernity and comfort can be compared with modern Kaunas apartment blocks.