Although 44 South Village was partially preserved, it triggered dissatisfaction among some social groups and cultural workers who considered the proportion preserved to be too low, lamenting the loss of the vibrant village atmosphere of days past and its transformation into a dead cultural specimen. As to how to make the most effective use of the buildings in the future, private and public institutions have their disagreements.
四四南村雖被局部保留下來，卻也引發部分社運團體及文化界的不滿，認為保留的比例太少，完全失去了昔日眷村活潑生猛的原味，成了「死」的文化標本；至於日後該如何活化利用才能發揮最大效益，民間與公部門也各有不同看法。