Jim Chaffin Forthcoming President of ULI

Visionary developer Jim Chaffin, a leading advocate of environmentally responsible development within the Urban Land Institute, will be the organization’s new president. Chaffin takes the helm for a two-year term beginning on July 1, 1997. The Urban Land Institute is the leading association of real estate developers in the United States with a membership of about 13,000. In developing Spring Island in South Carolina, Chaffin downscaled the project from the permitted 5,500 homes to just 500, established a 1,000-acre wildlife preserve and put in place a variety of provisions to minimize environmental impact.