The Tenement has about 700 studio units, with a typical studio being big. The building's first tenants in 1967 which occupied the building are minimum wage earners and previously resided in other parts of the area which would later comprise Metro Manila. The monthly rental fee for each tenant costed during the early years of the building's occupancy and has gradually grew to by the 2000s. The government cancelled all leases in 2010, and since then has made numerous attempts to evict the building's residents. In October 2014, around 1,000 families live in the Tenement.
