Update: The brick mural was completely restored and illuminated at night in 2012.
I could have sworn they had begun to fix the giant brick mural on the side of this building, but now it looks like they’re ripping the entire thing off the wall. I know they had problems with brick falling from the bottom, but now the upper tenth has been removed as well. See my original post here from 2.5 years ago.
That's actually the Council Tower (Grand View is the shorter building adjacent to this one). It's a damn shame if they don't restore the brick mural. I am holding out an inkling of hope that they will replace the bricks.
Thanks, you're right.