One of the adornments of 4th Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, which is not rich in architectural monuments, is building No. 5, erected in 1911 for Elena Miroslavovna Kalinovskaya according to the design of the famous Moscow architect Ernst-Richard Karlovich Nirnzee in the style of late Art Nouveau. Nirnzee was one of the most sought-after architects in Moscow at the beginning of the 20th century, renowned for constructing multi-story residential buildings in the city center, including the famous "cloud-cutter" building on Bolshoy Gnizdnikovsky Lane. Unfortunately, not all of his architectural works have survived to this day, but the house on 4th Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street remains one of his most interesting creations.

The side bay windows of Kalinovskaya's income house, with variously shaped and high attics, give the building an elegant asymmetry. Special attention is paid to the upper part of the house. The windows of the fifth floor are adorned with ceramic frames, flanked by columns featuring elements of ancient Russian architecture, such as barrels, croutons, and melons, as well as a floral ornament where exotic firebirds are located. This magnificent work was created by artist A. Y. Golovin, originally conceived as a frame for a washbasin and made at the "Abramtsevo" pottery factory of S. I. Mamontov. In 1900, it was presented at the World Exhibition in Paris, where Golovin received a silver medal for his works, while M. A. Vrubel won the gold award. The attics of the side bay windows are decorated with patterns made of colored tiles, and under the windows of the upper floor of the right bay window, there are preserved majolica squares made of polychrome tiles. Polychrome ceramic inserts are also present in the pilasters of the second floor of the central part of the building. The tiled cladding of the roof cornices and the slopes of the bay window has been preserved.

The head of the Department of Cultural Heritage of Moscow, A. Emelyanov, noted that the study confirmed the value of the main facade, adorned with colored majolica featuring floral motifs, and emphasized that the architectural and artistic solution of the facade has been fully preserved.

In the Soviet years, when an elevator was installed, the windows of the staircase in the central part of the building were closed with a glass elevator shaft. In the late 1990s, an arch leading to the courtyard, located in the left part of the house, was bricked up. The income house of Kalinovskaya has been placed under state protection as a cultural heritage site.