The nine cleared, remediated blocks are selling, or have sold for, a combined $7.67 million in the sought-after street, which sits below Mount Taylor.

Two of the blocks have price tags of least $1 million, each backing on to the reserve.

No. 62  Hawker Street, which has a lot size of almost 1500 square metres, has a sale price of $1.025 million.

No. 50 Hawker Street, which sits high on the street and is almost 1300 square metres, sold for $1 million.

The most expensive Mr Fluffy blocks, however, are in the inner south, with some on the market after being passed in at auction. A more than 2000 square metre block at 3 Northcote Crescent, Deakin, is for sale for $2.75 million.

A block in prestigious Arthur Circle, Forrest, at No. 75, is on the market for $2.6 million.

On Canberra's Golden Mile, at 97 Mugga Way in Red Hill, an almost 1600 square metre block is for sale for $2.35 million.

But Hawker Street looks likely to yield the most of any Mr Fluffy-affected street.

The purchase of asbestos-contaminated homes and their removal was made possible after the ACT government received a $1 billion loan from the Commonwealth. The sale of remediated blocks is set to offset that cost but even considering that, the territory is expected to be in the red by at least $400 million. The resale price for the remediated block is determined by the Suburban Land Agency "based on independent market valuations".

While a resident who very reluctantly sold their asbestos-affected home in Hawker Street remains completely shellshocked by the whole experience (and more on that later), those who remain in the street say they are keeping positive about its rejuvenation.

Genoveva Fletcher, a nurse, has lived in the sunny street winding up towards Mount Taylor with her husband Charles and their two daughters for a decade.

Their home has cleared Mr Fluffy blocks beside it and across the road.

"The clearing of the blocks went really well," she said.

"What we're worried about is the rebuilding. That could be a nightmare."

Mrs Fletcher said the cleared corner block beside her home could become a dual occupancy. They didn't have an issue without that, other than the height.

"We're worried we might lose our sun and [view from] the deck,'' she said.

But Mrs Fletcher said she was not concerned about the changing nature of the street.

"No, I don't think so. Who knows? It might turn out to be a good thing,'' she said.

Mrs Fletcher was not surprised the blocks had such high price tags considering the location. The other blocks are in the high $700,000s and $800,000s.

"It's close to everything and it's close to a very good shopping centre at Mawson,'' she said.

"I love to walk and walk on Mount Taylor all the time. It's close to all the hospitals. It's just very convenient.''

Another Hawker Street resident, who did not wish to be named, said he was also positive about the new homes to be built on the street, where he has lived for more than 30 years, buying his house then for $150,000.

"Personally, I don't mind. It refreshes the area a bit," he said.

"They are big blocks so a dual occupancy wouldn't be a problem. It'll just bring more young people in, I think."

Another Hawker Street resident, who also did not want to be named, had lived on the street for almost 50 years. She was planning to put her home on the market to move into a retirement home.

She said people looking at the blocks "all wanted to talk about dual occupancies, because that's where the money is".

Colliers International ACT won the $654,500 asbestos taskforce contract to sell the 400 former Mr Fluffy suburban blocks for the government.

Colliers residential manager Josh Reid said the blocks were sought-after because they were in established areas.

"It's obviously a fantastic opportunity for people to build their dream home in an area where they would otherwise not get that opportunity," he said.

A former Hawker Street resident said he and his family reluctantly sold their large Mr Fluffy home for $1 million because they were at an age where rebuilding would have been unaffordable. They could not get any comparable home in the area "for under $1.5 million" so had been forced to other, outer suburbs in a smaller house.

The whole experience had put a huge strain on the family.

"I drive past quite often but I don't even like turning my head to look up the street. It's just depressing and it makes me angry,'' the resident said.