The estate in this part of Zamoskvorechye was formed by the mid-18th century. The Gorikhvostov plan of 1767 marks several small buildings. The two-story building with a mezzanine that interests us was constructed along the red line of Bolshaya Ordynka after the fire of 1812 and became the main house of the urban estate. It is possible that the lower tier with a white stone base was preserved from the previous 18th-century building that stood here before Napoleon's invasion. The decorations of the facade are characteristic of late Moscow classicism: the central part is highlighted by a portico with Ionic half-columns and a triangular pediment of the mezzanine. The division of the house into a stone lower and wooden upper floor is also typical of that era.

After the fire, the estate was owned by the Arsenyev nobles: first, State Councillor Alexei Ivanovich Arsenyev, then his widow Anna Petrovna Arsenyeva. In the 1840s, the house was expanded from the courtyard side, and the facade acquired its modern appearance.

In the 1870s, Moscow merchant Matriona Stepanovna Sorokova bought three neighboring estates, including the former Arsenyev one, and combined them into one large property bounded by Bolshaya Ordynka, Bolshoy Ordynsky Lane, and Malaya Ordynka. The mansion with the mezzanine remained the main house. Sorokova maintained a bakery at the estate. The planning structure of the property, established in the second half of the 19th century, remained until the 1917 revolution.

The house with the mezzanine has survived to this day almost unchanged. The integrity of the original facade and the internal layout have been preserved. Although nothing remains of the pre-revolutionary interior decoration, all rooms are lined with modern materials. In 1999, the Arsenyev house was restored: the stucco elements of the facades and the capitals of the half-columns were restored. The building harmoniously blends with the low neighboring structures, and from a distance, it is hard to notice that it is half wooden. The half-columns seem to rest on the stone first floor, emphasizing its massiveness compared to the rest of the house. The elegant decorations of the facade give the house a lightness. Previously, there were many such two-story Empire-style houses in Zamoskvorechye, but only a few have survived to this day.