Despite lying in a working class area, the building boasted high specifications and rents. With styling loosely inspired by in the Streamline Moderne style, it was arguably the first workers' housing of the modern movement in the UK, preceding the purer Kensal House in London by a year.
Despite its location in a working-class district, the building boasted advanced features and rental prices. Its design, which was only partially inspired by Streamline Moderne, could be seen as one of the earliest examples of workers' housing during the modern movement in the UK, preceding Kensal House by a year.