2019 Multifamily Innovation Digital Magazine

RANKED #37 NATIONALLY IN THE BEST PLACES TO WORK MULTIFAMILY®
Gene B. Glick Company
8801 River Crossing Blvd. | Suite 200 | Indianapolis, IN 46240 | genebglick.com
The Gene B. Glick Company has long
been one of Indiana’s great success
stories. When native Hoosier and Army
veteran Eugene (Gene) Glick returned
home in 1945 from World War II after
liberating Dachau concentration camp,
he went to work in the mortgage loan
business in downtown Indianapolis. An
entrepreneur at heart, he quickly developed
an interest in construction and decided
to help his fellow GIs achieve the
American dream of home ownership.
In 1947, Gene and his wife, Marilyn,
founded what is now known as the Gene
B. Glick Company and began building
single-family homes. Tom Brokaw
prominently featured Gene’s efforts
during this time in his best-selling book,
“The Greatest Generation.” By the early
1960s, Glick was the largest single-family
home builder in Indiana and had built
a reputation for integrity, high-quality
“Being named one of the Best
Places to Work in Multifamily® is
a tremendous accomplishment
that not only reflects the talent and
dedication of our team, but also
how far we have come together.”
construction and excellent service.
Glick built its first apartment community
in 1962, and by the mid-
1970s, the company was exclusively
in the multifamily housing
business.
Glick embraced the philosophy of
“Built to Be Home,” which reflected
not just the company’s industry
leadership, but more importantly,
the company’s desire to change
lives.
DAVID BARRETT,
PRESIDENT & CEO
In the early 1980s,
Gene and Marilyn
established the Glick
Family Foundation,
the first of several
charitable initiatives,
programs and organizations,
which
would later become
known as Glick
Philanthropies.
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