Mies arrived in Brno in September 1928 and was impressed by the exclusive plot of land which provided a marvellous view of the historical panorama of Brno, finally accepting the commission. Surprised by the high level of Brno architecture and construction work he did not hesitate to entrust the realization into the hands of a local construction company. The locality in the Brno residential neighbourhood of Černá Pole was given ahead of time as the property was part of Grete's parents', so-called Löw-Beer, Villa. Her father gave the plot to Grete in March 1929 and also financed the construction of the new house. In April 1929 Grete Tugendhat officially requested building permission which was granted in October of that same year. The construction company of Artur and Mořic Eisler began with the construction of the house in the summer of the year 1929 and completed it in fourteen months. After completion of the interior, the family could move into the house in December 1930. The Tugendhats lived in the house with their three children, Hana (Grete's daughter from her first marriage), Ernst and Herbert up until May 1938. They left for Switzerland in order to escape the threat of the outbreak of the War and in January 1941 consequently to Venezuela where their daughters Ruth and Marie-Daniela were born in Caracas.