Nevertheless, the suburb maintains a large Housing commission estate shared with Redfern with around 4,000 tenants consisting of numerous walk-up flats (i.e., flats without elevators/lifts), terrace houses and notably 10 high-rise tower blocks (6 in Waterloo), the area still maintains a notorious reputation in Sydney for urban decay, casual violence, residents committing suicide by leaping off their high-rise balconies, and drug and alcohol abuse. The Waterloo estate is set for a facelift, with the older flats/tower blocks getting redeveloped into large luxury apartment blocks mixing social housing with affordable housing alongside the new Waterloo Metro station being developed nearby.