The 393 townhouses were originally built by the Workers' Building Society (Danish: Arbejdernes Byggeforening) to provide affordable and healthy housing for working-class families, though latterly they have become very desirable middle-class homes.
The name Kildevæld Quarter refers to Kildevækrd, a country house and inn which had been located at the site since the eighteenth century.
The building society had already created a number of similar developments, including Kartoffelrækkerne while Humleby in Vesterbro was still under construction.
Properties with street-facing gables are mixed with more common houses featuring dormer windows to provide variation along the long, straight streets.
After 190 metres, the street widens into a small square with a central garden complex, which features a memorial to Frederik Ferdinand Ulrik and Moses Melchior, two of the founders of Arbejdernes Byggeforening.