I found a window when I ripped out the shower...

[Dan Kelley]

I started the remodel on a 6-plex I recently purchased. Last night I began tearing out the bathroom in vacant unit #6. Check out what I found behind the shower surround when I removed it...

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So here's my dilemma... What do I do with this window?

My plans had been to simply install a new fiberglass bath/shower surround, however I don't feel right about just covering up the window like that. Not to mention it looked terrible from the outside. The previous owner had all the insulation covering the window. 

Below are the options I see available to me currently. Keep in mind this is probably a C property. Although, my goal is to make it nicer than you'd expect for this property and hopefully charge on the higher end of acceptable rents for the area. Currently, the property has some less than stellar tenants in place at well below market rents. My plan is to spruce up the property and attempt to attract nicer tenants and get rents up to market.

Option 1: The building is a brick exterior. Leave the window where it is but replace with a vinyl window. Install a corian slanted sill for water drainage and install a tub with tile surround. 

• My concerns with this option are that the window is REALLY low, so it will have more water exposure than a higher window would. To help remedy this, I could maybe move the shower head piping to the right side of the tub to hopefully reduce water on the window? Not sure that would really help though.
• My other concern is cost. I feel like going through all the effort of tiling a surround in a C property might be overkill.

Option 2: Leave window where it is but replace with glass blocks. My concerns are still the same- higher cost and effort to tile the surround.

Option 3: Cover it up again. Install a new shower surround that covers the window again.

• I feel like this is a ghetto way to do it, but maybe it's not as big of a deal as I'm making it? I feel that I would still want to replace the window though while I have the shower out since it would be much easier. I also don't want to have the look of insulation pressed up against the window, so not sure what to do there. Maybe I could install a faux outdoor A/C vent grill to cover up the window??

What do you all think? Any gems of wisdom for me?