[2] As the growth of the city moved toward the waterfront, the development's location drew attention during the condominium conversion craze of the early 1980s.

In 1981, both apartment towers started a two-year process of conversion to over 600 condominiums, with incentives for existing renters to purchase at discounted prices.

[citation needed][4] Over the decades, the towers have undergone major renovations, including complete window replacement in the 1990s following a 70-window fall incident caused by Hurricane Gloria in 1985.

[6] The apartments are organized in a pinwheel fashion around a central core and are made of cast in place reinforced concrete.

[7] The stainless steel sculpture at the base of the buildings is Untitled Landscape by David von Schlegell, created in 1964.