A Brief Overview
BURROUGHS & CHAPIN COMPANY, INC.
Burroughs & Chapin Company, Inc. is a private family-held company headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina whose service to Myrtle Beach and Horry County dates back to 1895. Burroughs & Chapin is a leader in the fields of residential, resort and commercial property development and related operations. The company is comprised of more than 76 businesses that operate in four states and Canada. Burroughs & Chapin welcomes the opportunity to consider partnering with people and companies that have strengths and expertise that complement its own.
Examples of Burroughs & Chapin’s residential and resort developments are Grande Dunes, a 2,200-acre upscale residential and resort community stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to west across the Intracoastal Waterway; South Beach Resort, a timeshare community in Myrtle Beach; Crown Park Resort, a timeshare community in Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Wendell Falls, a joint venture residential community with Mercury Development just outside of Raleigh, North Carolina; and Tall Pines, a joint venture mountain residential community with Silver Companies.
Examples of the company’s many shopping developments are Broadway at the Beach, an award-winning 350-acre festive shopping, entertainment and dining complex centered around a 22-acre lake in the heart of Myrtle Beach; Coastal Grand-Myrtle Beach Mall, a one million square foot regional shopping mall developed with joint venture partner CBL & Associates Properties of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Seaboard Commons, home to brand name “big box” stores; the 501 Power Centers, home to brand name “big box” stores, restaurants and specialty tenants.
Burroughs & Chapin’s solid reputation as an innovative, visionary business leader has drawn to it the best names in retail development. The company has become the preferred choice in the Myrtle Beach area of leading national franchises and commercial investors entering the market, such as, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Dillards, Belk, Sears, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Target, The Gap, Books-A-Million, Tanger Factory Outlets, Victoria’s Secret, Office Depot, Office Max, and many more.
Among the company’s better-known entertainment properties are the world-class Myrtle Waves Water Park, the innovative NASCAR SpeedParks (Myrtle Beach, Charlotte, St. Louis, Sevierville, Toronto). The company also operates six mini-golf courses, two Par 3 golf courses and six championship 18-hole golf courses.
Burroughs & Chapin Company and its employees participate in a wide variety of charitable and other nonprofit fundraising efforts, and the company’s Board of Directors contributes to many educational and other initiatives that result in a stronger community.