No doubt, but that woefully bleak esthetic which presents blankness toward the street seems to be a requirement for these kinds of developments. The buildings tend to be very prominent, very bleak, and an all-around poor fit for their architectural surroundings. Does anyone remember back in the day when Victorians would plaster the weasel-word "inappropriate" all over any development, regardless of what it looked like? Politics and the dictionary definitions of words have never mixed very well.
Seriously, Balmoral is a frustrating street to walk along. You can easily see how it still coulda/shoulda been a beauty even now, but you can also easily anticipate more blunders to come.