ceramicist Elizabeth Fritsch. Originally, the planning permission and the lease restricted the residential accommodation to no more than 50% of the space, with the rest having to be used for business. In the 1990s, as it became progressively more difficult to get mortgages for properties of this type, the majority of the units were changed to allow 100% residential use. Each unit was originally sold as a shell with utilities run at the entrance of the unit (water, drainage, electricity, gas, telephone and fax lines, TV aerial and entry phone cables). It was up to the leaseholder to design and fit out their own unit, including partitions, pipes and wiring. Building regulations required each unit to include a fire lobby. Today The building is now a series of "live/work units" used by artists, designers and architects, and other creative professions. At the top of Limehouse Cut building is a large communal roof garden with views over Canary Wharf. It is private and maintained by volunteering residents. On 8 October 2008, the Langdon Park conservation area was extended to include the Spratt's Complex. Notes References Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Residential buildings in London Gated communities in the United Kingdom Poplar, London