 In 1981, developer Bruce Clinton and The Clinton Company bought the property from HUD, as an agreement had been made earlier with HUD to acquire the property after managing, renovating, and improving the property over five years.The renovations and improvements continued to progress after the acquisition, and Clinton eventually won the support of Senator Carol Moseley-Braun, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, Mayor Richard M. Daley, University of Chicago law school dean Douglas Baird, and University of Chicago Vice President of Community Affairs Jonathan Kleinbard.The University had previously advocated the demolition of the slums, but its position had changed as it witnessed Clinton's redevelopment successes.