 Around April 2010, the building was home to Ström and Ström Consulting, providing legal and marketing services to mental health professionals.Around March 2011, the building was also home to Root Integrative Health, a holistic wellness center.The area around Market Street in Ballard, where the library building is located, is one of the areas of Seattle that is quickly rising in land value, and has been compared to Belltown, a growing Seattle neighborhood that is affected by gentrification.