March 17, 2010 – (Above) Seen from Dearborn Street, a “swing stage” scaffold descends the west tower at Marina City on Tuesday afternoon. A $1 million project to repair exterior concrete resumed this week. Workers will visit 16 balconies on each of 44 residential floors in both towers. They are repairing problem areas in the exterior concrete that were identified during inspections in 2006 and 2007. (Click on image to view larger version.)

According to a memo to residents from property manager David Gantt, tents will be installed over the outdoor dining area at Smith & Wollensky to protect diners from potential debris. The general manager of the Marina City restaurant, Regina Arendt, says the tents will be “very nice” and will go up in mid-April.

(Left) Noah Fehrenbacher inspects recent repair work by Quality Restorations, Inc. (Below) Scaffolds are parked each day on the 19th floor of the ramp. (Click on image to view larger version.)

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