Fresh plans have been put forward to redevelop sprawling land surrounding a tower block in Sneinton which residents said looked like a 'prison'.
Developers want to build 20 two and three-bedroom family homes in four locations around Burrows Court, in Windmill Lane.
They also want to build an apartment block, featuring 41 apartments.
Up to 164 parking spaces are expected to serve the development.
Currently, there is fencing along the site boundary and local resident Kath Avell, 67, said the revamp could make a big difference.
"Take the fence down, it looks like a prison," said the 67-year-old pub cleaner, of Anastey Rise.
"Just put some nice houses for people that are going to look after them. Where children can play."
She said the revamp could make "a lot of difference to people when they are walking by" and added there was a need for accommodation to support the elderly and people who are homeless.
"There's that many people that are homeless," Ms Avell added.
"Why do they not built some houses with reasonable rents?
"Why not build a warden-aided place? A lot of warden-aided places have closed down. We used to have one near here.
"They knocked it all down and built houses. There's that many old people living on their own. Some of them can't cope."
Nottinghamshire Live previously reported the initial phase of redevelopment involved refurbishing 130 flats within the existing tower.
Plans for the first phase were given the green light by planners in December 2013.
The area which surrounds the tower is covered by a derelict car park and access points to hardstanding which once served the tower.
According to planning documents lodged to redevelop the surrounding land, "the vacant and unkempt site currently provides cover for antisocial behaviour".
"Redevelopment to provide a further residential use would remove this issue and provide natural surveillance onto the street and public footpath," the plans add.
In April last year, a planning application was submitted for phase two of the project that was not decided upon.
A subsequent application was submitted this month to Nottingham City Council to provide an "overall better quality scheme".
The previous plans involved creating a language centre at the site but this no longer formed part of the project in favour of more housing plots.
Phil Ashley, 58, a window cleaner of Hooton Road, Carlton, previously lived in Walker Street, Sneinton, for 38 years.
He raised concerns with the existing tower block, saying: "My thoughts are they should have knocked it down. It's an absolute eyesore.
"If you came round here about five-six years ago before they started doing that (refurbishment works to the tower) it was terrible."
Asked about the plans to revamp the surrounding area, he said: "It's pointless. You do not want to live in a nice house overlooking that."
"I guess it will make things a bit better. It's a bit of a dodgy area. Houses are definitely needed. It's mainly a good thing having new houses."
He said he had not seen work taking place at the site for about five months, adding: "I moved in over a year ago.
"I guess they kind of just stopped working."
