Another feature taken directly from Le Corbusier's work is a rooftop gymnasium housed within a distinctive penthouse structure - often nicknamed the "upturned boat".

The tower was granted Grade B listed status on 14 February 2002 by Historic Scotland on account of its "outstanding importance due to the high calibre of design and construction as well as retention of original features".

Controversially, as part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games the empty tower was used to display a giant pink advertising placard entitled People Make Glasgow (at the time the city's marketing slogan) visible from George Square, which later became a source of much derision from the local press and public.

[7] In 2022, it was revealed that development company Bruntwood SciTech had purchased the campus for £16.2m[8][9] with a plan to repurpose the tower as office space for new technology start-ups.

The new complex was scheduled to open in mid-2025 and soft stripping of the tower began in January 2023, with demolition of the podium block taking place over the summer of 2023.