Up until the early 1990's there was adjacent to this tower a deck-access complex of around 800 flats in various 6-8 storey blocks. Many of the blocks were connected by walkways, and this 'streets in the sky' development, called the Divis Flats, was of a similar design to Park Hill in Sheffield. Due to poor construction methods and their unpopularity this estate was demolished in the late 1980's and early 1990's, and replaced with terraced housing. Divis Tower was saved from demolition as it was popular with the mainly elderly residents. The point block received new external cladding and a new rooftop hut in 2008. The army had vacated the tower in 2005 and the top two floors were eventually brought back into civilian use and converted into flats. Unlike most tower blocks in Belfast, Divis T