The first building Max explores seems to be the only old and condemned building in the area, it is several stories tall and has a small courtyard with a guardhouse and delivery area for trucks. It is used primarily as the base of operations for the Cleaners, but during Mona's chapters some Cleaners can be heard saying the condemned building is being blown up and its contents are being moved to a new location. There are several Choir Communications billboards around the building, indicating that it might have been previously owned by the aforementioned company; this theory is further supported by an enemy in the beginning of the chapter Routing Her Synapses, where Mona can overhear a Cleaner refer to it as the “Choir building.” The building also has additional security measures, such as bar