The building was erected in the years 1898 - 1901 for the General Commandment of the Prussian Garrison in Gdańsk. After World War I and upon the establishment of the Free City of Gdańsk, in the years 1918-1939, the building was the seat of the High Commissioner of the League of Nations for the Free City of Gdańsk. After 1945 the building became the seat of the Municipal Committee of the Polish Worker’s Party. In 1957 it was transferred to the Seaside Students’ Club “Żak” and since 2000 it has become the seat of the Gdańsk City Council and was renamed as the New City Hall.