The complex was built in a Corbusian style known as towers in the park, which was popular in European and American cities in the mid-20th century.

Whilst suffering from a lack of sufficient public amenities, several schools served the area (Holy Spirit N.S.

Despite the negative perceptions of many non-residents of Ballymun, many of the residents insist that there is a strong sense of pride and community in the area.

[6] Lynn Connolly, whose 2006 memoir The Mun: Growing Up in Ballymun detailed her raising there in the 1970s and 1980s, readily acknowledged the problems there and wanted to get out at the time.

[7] But she later came to realise that there had been much that was good at the towers – in terms of a collective wit among residents and a helping sense of community – which had been ignored by the media.

A new area called Marewood, consisting of houses and apartments, is now situated where the Sandyhill Avenue flats once stood.

Windows were placed on the balconies and post would be delivered similar to[clarification needed] how an apartment block would receive their mail.