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− | '''Hawkshaw Village''' (previously known as '''Hawkshaw Eastside''') | + | '''Hawkshaw Village''' (previously known as '''Hawkshaw Eastside''') is a mixed-use development slated for construction in the [[Hawkshaw]] area of [[downtown Pensacola]]. It is a joint venture between Hawkshaw Eastside, Inc., comprised of principals [[Jim Reeves]] (who developed the adjacent [[Aragon]] neighborhood), [[Jim Cronley]], [[Bill Whitesell]] and [[Paul Snider]], and [[Moulton Properties]], led by brothers [[Bob Moulton|Bob]] and [[Jim Moulton]]. |
[[Image:Hawshaw Eastside rendering.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Artist's rendering of the abandoned Hawkshaw Eastside project]] | [[Image:Hawshaw Eastside rendering.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Artist's rendering of the abandoned Hawkshaw Eastside project]] | ||
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[[Image:HawkshawVillage.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Proposal (since revised) for the new Hawkshaw Village development]] | [[Image:HawkshawVillage.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Proposal (since revised) for the new Hawkshaw Village development]] | ||
− | The resulting plan, named Hawkshaw Village, | + | The resulting plan, named Hawkshaw Village, will stretch across the combined four acres owned by both groups. The amount of commercial space in the new venture quadrupled to 110,000 sq. ft., but the number of residential units was scaled back from 94 to 30, due to a depressed housing market. However, all 30 units will be priced affordably, up from 24 in the Hawkshaw Eastside proposal.<ref name="details">"For altered Hawkshaw Village plans, the details could be deal-killers." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 21, 2007.</ref> |
− | The | + | The revised project and partnership was presented before the [[Pensacola City Council]] in July [[2007]] and approved 6-3 on [[September 24]]. |
− | + | The new plan also calls for a water retention pond to alleviate stormwater issues. The developers have offered to spend about $1 million to build a landscaped pond (including a water feature similar to Tallahassee's [[Wikipedia:Lake Ella|Lake Ella]]) at [[Admiral Mason Park]], which had previously been considered for such a purpose, in exchange for permission to use the city-owned land. Such a proposal will need to receive approval by the state, not expected until March 2008, before the City Council votes on the issue.<ref>"Hawkshaw Village changes OK'd by development panel." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 24, 2007.</ref> | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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− | [[Category:Hawkshaw]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Hawkshaw]] [[Category:Downtown developments]] |