Two former tenement houses, symmetrically located relative to each other, have facades facing Bolshoy Afanasevsky and Filippovsky lanes. These buildings historically developed as a single property. The first mentions of the owners of these lands date back to the early 18th century, but nothing from that time has survived. It is known that in 1835-1836, collegiate advisor G. Ya. Vysotsky built a two-story stone building here, which later became the basis for the modern house No. 22 on Afanasevsky Lane.

The income-generating function of this property began to develop in the mid-19th century when residential buildings for rent were constructed here. One of them was home to the writer S. T. Aksakov for about two years starting in late 1849. In memory of this, the lane was named Aksakovsky in the 20th century, but it was later renamed back to Filippovsky. In 1888, the plot passed to lieutenant N. M. Borshchov, under whom an income-generating complex was formed, which has survived to this day.

According to the project of architect I. I. Pozdeyev, a three-story stone house with a central projection from the courtyard side was built along the red line of Afanasevsky Lane, becoming the northern wing of the modern building. In 1890, architect S. E. Ovanesyan completed the house by adding the central part and reconstructing the existing two-story structure, which became the southern wing, as well as adding another floor. The house on the red line of Filippovsky Lane was also built in two stages: first, Ovanesyan designed the three-story northern section, and then architect N. G. Zelinin added the central part with a passage arch and the southern part of the house.

The architectural design of the facades of both buildings is executed in the eclectic style of the second half of the 19th century. The plastered facades are divided by horizontal belts and topped with a cornice. The first floors are decorated with rustication, the windows are framed with architraves, and the wall spaces are accentuated with pilasters. The main facades feature three grand entrances and three service entrances from the courtyard. The floors are divided into several apartments with enfilade-corridor layouts. One of the apartments in the house on Filippovsky Lane was occupied by the owner.

In 1906, the property passed to the "Russian Society for the Insurance of Capital and Income 'Life'." During the Soviet era, communal apartments were organized here.