Birmingham's forgotten council estate Druids Heath is finally set to be redeveloped in a £43m scheme.
City council bosses are due to approve the first phase of 'regeneration' which would consign five high-rises and the former Baverstock School to the bulldozer to make way for 250 new properties.
Three other tower blocks will be retained and refurbished.
Druids Heath is a purpose-built council estate in the south of the city which was largely developed in the 1960s, inspired by the Radburn estate in New Jersey heavily featuring cul-de-sacs.
It is also notable for the 15 high-rises which punctuate the skyline.
The area has remained largely unchanged for more than half a century and is the only large council estate in Birmingham that has not been subject to major regeneration.
That is due to change on Tuesday (October 9) when the business case for the first part of its overhaul will be the first item on the agenda for cabinet approval.
It concerns 18 acres of land predominantly to the north of Druids Lane.
Hillcroft, Kingswood, Barratts and Saxelby houses will be demolished along with the Brookpiece tower on the south side of the road.
Heath House is also to be cleared following cabinet consent earlier this year.
The scheme will also see the former Baverstock School, which closed last year after years of failures, bulldozed.
While Parker House, Middlefield House and Harrison House, will be spruced up benefiting from re-roofing, structural strengthening, new windows, balcony enclosures, external wall insulation as well as a review of the heating system.
Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust is to deliver the new homes, with 150 of the new properties allocated for affordable and social rent and the remaining 100 made available for sale on the open market.
Including the loss of Heath House there will be a reduction of 50 homes overall but the council has argued the new housing will be better quality.
It is anticipated that a planning application will be submitted within 12 months with work on the new homes starting in 2021.
The six tower blocks in the south of Druids Heath will be subject to further plans for the second phase of development which will not come forward until the first phase is completed.
The community is divided on the project.
Cllr Julien Pritchard, who was elected to represent the Druids Heath and Monyhull ward in May becoming the council's first Green member, has raised a raft of concerns on behalf of residents.
While he welcomed the long overdue investment saying Druids Heath 'had not been touched' since it was built, he stressed that it needed to be delivered in the right way.
He claimed residents had not been consulted properly and that the new homes will not replicate what is to be removed, particularly a reduction in flats.
Cllr Pritchard also stated there would be a 'significant' population change in Druids Heath due to the overall reduction in properties and the fact current tenants, who are to be rehoused, had no 'right to return' to the new-builds.
In response Clive Skidmore, assistant director of housing development, has argued that around 1,800 households were consulted and a number of different options put forward at the time were the only ones viable.
It is understood that 45 per cent of resident have backed the proposals.
Addressing the loss of 50 homes he stated that the new properties would be be better quality, many with gardens, and more energy efficient.
He vowed that residents to be rehoused would be supported and some would have the opportunity to move directly into the new homes or into properties in neighbouring Kings Norton.
A 'right to return' policy is also under consideration.
The cabinet report added: "Clearance of these properties will improve the development potential of land that can be developed for new, higher quality family homes that better meet the current and future housing needs of the citizens of Birmingham and contribute to the creation of sustainable communities.
"The construction of new homes facilitates local employment opportunities and will inject much needed stimulus into the local economy and improves the lives for citizens of Birmingham."
