The tower’s entire top floor is occupied by the war room, a huge, glass-panelled conference room with a spectacular 360 degree view of the city. This high-tech room can generate 3-D holographic computer displays, pick up news feeds from over fifty stations simultaneously, display schematics, or provide live video links to agencies and groups such as S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Fantastic Four. The other two floors include spacious living quarters, a kitchen and presumably other, as yet undisclosed, facilities. The building’s rooftop aero-pad houses the team’s helicopters and Quinjets, and also features a protective dome which can be extended to cover the top of the building, keeping threats either in or out as desired.

The Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane was set up by the government shortly after the success of Dr. Ashley Kafka’s treatment of Vermin. Kafka was selected to run the facility along with Edward Whelan, the recently reformed Vermin, as her assistant. Acting as head of security was John Jameson, who Kafka had briefly dated for a time. The Institute housed many of Spider-Man’s villains including Carnage, Jackal, Shriek, and the second Carrion. On one occasion, Kafka was tricked into trusting the Chameleon and allowed him to flee. She and Jameson were then fired from their duties and replaced by Leonard Samson.