I ended up repairing it myself but I was on the way to get a new faucet aerator (since I broke the cheap plastic aerator trying to clean the pipe thread sealant accumulated from the pipe repair) when I was T-boned by a guy with no insurance. 

Once painted, it’s basically wrapped in plastic which traps that moisture inside the wall making mold much more likely as well as causing damage to the brick over time, which could even compromise the structural integrity.

@Mark Fries Thanks so much Mark!

Either way, it's PVC plastic - it's not going to crumble or start leaking or anything.The pic inside the wall shows wood planks for sheathing.. which is what they used until the mid 1900s (they use plywood now because it's cheaper and goes up faster).

The shower works fine, but I do not think the plastic side wall would be able to take a fall for example.

For instance one deep fryer means fries but not fried fish, etc....

The rents here are high but compared to the cost for places with smaller fry such as myself you're not going to be able to get anywhere near 1%. 

While doing the pre purchase walk some plastic cartridges were found in the cabinets.

Looking for any REI meetings in/around Denver area Fri-Sun.

The old switch plates etc were in a plastic bag in the garage along with our new faucets that she had replaced.