▁owner , ▁Robert ▁G ub ay ▁of ▁C led ro ▁Develop ments , ▁described ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁buildings ▁as ▁" tr uly ▁terrible ". ▁ ▁The ▁sl ums ▁were ▁cleared ▁during ▁re development ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁West way ▁Fly over ▁and ▁T rel lick ▁Tower ▁were ▁built . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁v ibr ant ▁community , ▁mainly ▁Mediter rane an ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Mor oc can , ▁together ▁with ▁Portuguese . ▁ ▁Late ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁gent r ification ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁single - occupation ▁houses ▁began ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁favour ▁with ▁families ▁who ▁could ▁afford ▁to ▁occup y ▁them , ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁open ▁spaces ▁and ▁sty lish ▁architecture ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁is ▁today ▁one ▁of ▁London ' s ▁most ▁des irable ▁areas . ▁Several ▁parts ▁of ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁are ▁character ised ▁by ▁hand some ▁st u cco - front ed ▁pill ar - por ched ▁houses , ▁often ▁with ▁private ▁gard ens , ▁not ably ▁around ▁P em bridge ▁Place ▁and ▁Daw son ▁Place ▁and ▁streets ▁radi ating ▁from ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁Lad bro ke ▁Gro ve , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁lead ▁onto ▁substantial ▁commun al ▁gard ens . ▁There ▁are ▁grand ▁terra ces , ▁such ▁as ▁K ens ington ▁Park ▁Gard ens , ▁and ▁large ▁vill as ▁as ▁in ▁P em bridge ▁Square ▁and ▁around ▁Holland ▁Park . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁new