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| − | '''Hawkshaw Village''' (previously known as '''Hawkshaw Eastside''') was a $20 million mixed-use development planned to occupy approximately four acres in the [[Hawkshaw]] area of [[downtown Pensacola]]. It was 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]]. After nearly three years in development, the project was abandoned in late [[2008]].
| + | [[Image:Hawshaw Eastside rendering.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Artist's rendering of the project]] |
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| − | [[Image:Hawshaw Eastside rendering.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Artist's rendering of the abandoned Hawkshaw Eastside project]]
| + | '''Hawkshaw Eastside''' is a $20 million development that will occupy a two-acre parcel of formerly-public land near the [[Gulf Power]] building at Ninth Avenue and Romana Street. It will include 94 residential condominiums, ranging in price from affordable to upscale, along with 16,000 sq ft of commercial space in four three-story buildings. The plan was chosen over four competing concepts on August 31, 2006 by the [[Pensacola City Council]] in its role as the [[Community Redevelopment Agency]]. |
| − | In [[2006]] the [[Community Redevelopment Agency]] sold a 1.92-acre parcel of city-owned land near the [[Gulf Power building]] at [[9th Avenue]].<ref>"Empty lot is hot property." ''Pensacola News Journal'', June 19, 2006.</ref> They received five proposals for private developments and on [[August 31]], [[2006]] selected the $20 million plan by Hawkshaw Eastside, Inc., which included 94 residential condominiums and 16,000 sq. ft. of commercial space in four three-story buildings.<ref>"City to choose tract's future." ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 31, 2006.</ref> The members of the [[Pensacola City Council]] liked the plan for the guaranteed 25 percent of "workforce" housing included, and the land was sold to the developers for $1.8 million.<ref>"City opts for more condos." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 1, 2006.</ref>
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| − | A competing plan submitted by Moulton Properties, called '''Technology Bay at Hawkshaw''', included 12 [[Wikipedia:Brownstone|Brownstone]]-style houses and 76,000 sq. ft. of commercial space. In the scoring procedure used by the City Council, the Moultons' $36.5 million project was a close second to Hawkshaw Eastside, even receiving more first-place votes. After the Hawkshaw Eastside project was selected, Councilman [[Jack Nobles]] attempted to overturn the decision. "I feel the one that got the most first-place votes should be the one the project is awarded to," he said. He was supported by [[John Fogg]], [[J. D. Smith]] and [[P. C. Wu]] (who said he was "confused by the [scoring] process"), but the motion failed.<ref>"Attempt to overturn downtown project fails." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 12, 2006.</ref>
| + | The principals of Hawkshaw Eastside, Inc., which will pay the city $1.8 million for the land, are [[Paul Snider]], [[Jim Cronley]], [[Bill Whitesell]] and [[Jim Reeves]]. The plan was developed by [[Bullock-Tice Associates]], [[Terhaar-Cronley]] and [[Whitesell-Green]]. |
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| − | Soon after site work began, the Hawkshaw Eastside developers found that the soil foundation was softer than expected and would require additional support. The increased costs made the initial plan economically unfeasible, so the group approached the Moultons, who owned two additional acres north of the original property, and proposed a partnership combining elements of both plans.
| + | Prices for some units are expected to start at around $125,000. Reeves told a [[WEAR]] news team, "The idea is to try to get our workforce firemen, policemen, school teachers to move back downtown, where they've moved away from." However, critics have questioned how many of the 94 units will stay at this price point and many will be targeted to more affluent buyers. |
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| − | [[Image:HawkshawVillage.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Proposal (since revised) for the new Hawkshaw Village development]] | + | ==External Links== |
| − | The resulting plan, named Hawkshaw Village, would 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 were intended to 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 revised project and partnership was presented before the [[Pensacola City Council]] in July [[2007]] and approved 6-3 on [[September 24]].
| + | *[http://pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060618/NEWS01/606180336/1006 Empty lot is hot property], [[Pensacola News Journal]], June 19, 2006 |
| | + | *[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060831/NEWS01/608310345/1006 City to choose tract's future], [[Pensacola News Journal]], August 31, 2006 |
| | + | *[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/NEWS01/609010327/1006 City opts for more condos], [[Pensacola News Journal]], September 1, 2006 |
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| − | The new plan also called for a water retention pond to alleviate stormwater issues. The developers 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.<ref>"Hawkshaw Village changes OK'd by development panel." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 24, 2007.</ref>
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| − | On [[December 31]], [[2008]], it was revealed that the project had been canceled due to the [[Late 2000s recession|recession economy]], and that the developers would not close on their purchase of the city property. Reeves also laid blame at the [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce|Chamber of Commerce]], which was helping develop a nearby [[technology park]] project, for failing to fund a portion of the retention pond. "The Moultons had put about $500,000 in wet retention there already, but everybody has to participate in that wet retention," he said.<ref>"Hawkshaw East canceled." ''Pensacola News Journal'', January 1, 2009.</ref>
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