After the guild ceased its activities in 1920, the building housed both apartments and government offices. After World War II, it was home to the Institute of Hydrometeorology and the Civil Registry Office.

Since 1997, the building complex has been used by the Tallinn City Theater as a rehearsal and accommodation space. In recent decades, the large hall has been used as a theater venue.

The building is planned to accommodate 40 workstations, two 120-seat halls, and meeting rooms. The state also wishes to partially use the halls for public events such as conferences and theater performances.

"Construction work began in April 2025. Demolition work is underway, work projects are being drafted, and additional heritage protection studies or work needs discovered during demolition are being clarified. The construction must be completed no later than August 2026," RKAS communications manager Annely Jõgeva told ERR.

The cost of the construction work is €4.86 million and will be covered by the chancellery.

The authors of the reconstruction project are Kaja Kõiv (Architecture Bureau Kaja Kõiv) and Marje Karu (interior architecture firm Ilus Õhk).

Toom-Kooli 9 consists of two buildings built in different eras, which have been joined together in an L-shape during a later reconstruction.

The building's condition has been affected by several fires in the 20th century and serious structural subsidence.

In the early 21st century, the building had become dangerously unstable and required emergency repairs. Immediately prior to the construction work, the building was not in use.

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