The building itself is part of the Golden Lane Estate and contains 159 maisonettes on its 3 upper storeys. The ground floor comprises virtually all the shops within Cripplegate Ward, including the indespensible 'City Hardware' store, a Dry Cleaner, Wine Shop, Chemist, Optician, Dentist, Hairdressers, Newsagent, Fruit and Veg Shop and a couple of Cafés.

At the southern corner of Crescent House is 'The Shakespeare' , the only traditional Pub in the Ward, although the 'Wood Street Bar & Restaurant' at the base of Andrewes House in the Barbican Estate, does come a close second, then there is also 'Cote ' on Beech Street, just opposite Cromwell Tower, and of course all the bars in the Barbican Arts Centre ... okay, so there are quite a few!