(La Porte, IN) - It’s may be viewed as a downtown eyesore now, but that won't be the case much longer.  The building occupied by Mr. Mattress in La Porte’s downtown is receiving a new look.  Façade improvements to the structure are underway and being funded by an incentive program offered by the city.

Mayor Tom Dermody says the changes to the storefront on Lincolnway, a few blocks east of the courthouse, will be a nice change for a downtown looking noticeably better under the program overseen by the city’s Urban Enterprise Association.

The facade program, funding 80-percent of the cost of the improvements, has been put to use on more than 20 downtown buildings since that program was created about five years ago.