Columbus Plaza High-Rise Façade Repairs

Chicago, IL

AltusWorks has been providing ongoing envelope consulting and design services for Columbus Plaza, a 48-story luxury high-rise apartment building designed by Fujikawa Johnson & Associates and managed by The Habitat Company, since 2004.

AltusWorks has performed up-close multiple Critical Examinations and prepared regular Ongoing Reports of the exterior walls in compliance with the City of Chicago’s Facade Ordinance. From the findings of these examinations, two facade restoration programs were undertaken to repair and maintain the post-tension concrete structure, mitigate water infiltration at the rooftop terraces, and repair fenestration and through-wall air conditioning units in the interest of providing a safe and functional structure for years to come.