GARY â Eric Reaves, head of community investment for Gary, said he hopes real estate investors, building owners and tenants take a closer look at the city s façade improvement program and an initiative aimed at revitalizing the Aetna neighborhood. Â
Under a new pilot program, the department is unloading some of its land inventory â free of charge â to developers. Reaves said experienced and licensed contractors can apply online to participate in the âRehab One, Get Two Freeâ initiative.
Calling it his âbrainchildâ that came to him in the middle of the night, Reaves said the âRehab One, Get Two Freeâ initiative is the type of out-of-the-box thinking Gary needs to put its mass inventory of properties back on the tax rolls.