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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 [[Image:Hawshaw Hawkshaw]] area of [[downtown Pensacola]]. It was a joint venture between Hawkshaw Eastside rendering, Inc.jpg, 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|right|thumb|220px|Artist's rendering of Bob]] and [[Jim Moulton]]. After nearly three years in development, the projectwas abandoned in late [[2008]].

[[Image:Hawshaw Eastside rendering.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Artist'''s rendering of the abandoned Hawkshaw Eastside''' is project]]In [[2006]] the [[Community Redevelopment Agency]] sold a $20 million development that will occupy a two1.92-acre parcel of formerlycity-public owned land near the [[Gulf Powerbuilding]] building at Ninth [[9th Avenue ]].<ref>"Empty lot is hot property." ''Pensacola News Journal'', June 19, 2006.</ref> They received five proposals for private developments and Romana Streeton [[August 31]], [[2006]] selected the $20 million plan by Hawkshaw Eastside, Inc. It will include , which included 94 residential condominiums, ranging in price from affordable to upscale, along with and 16,000 sq . ft . of commercial space in four three-story buildings. The plan was chosen over four competing concepts on <ref>"City to choose tract's future." ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 31, 2006 by .</ref> The members of the [[Pensacola City Council]] in its role as liked the plan for the guaranteed 25 percent of "workforce" housing included, and the land was sold to the [[Community Redevelopment Agency]]developers for $1.8 million.<ref>"City opts for more condos." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 1, 2006.</ref>

The principals of A competing plan submitted by Moulton Properties, called '''Technology Bay at Hawkshaw Eastside''', included 12 [[Wikipedia:Brownstone|Brownstone]]-style houses and 76, Inc000 sq. ft. of commercial space.In the scoring procedure used by the City Council, which will pay the city Moultons' $136.8 5 million for project was a close second to Hawkshaw Eastside, even receiving more first-place votes. After the landHawkshaw Eastside project was selected, are Councilman [[Paul SniderJack 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 [[Jim CronleyJohn Fogg]], [[Bill WhitesellJ. D. Smith]] and [[Jim ReevesP. C. Wu]]. The plan (who said he was developed "confused by the [[Bullock-Tice Associates]scoring]process"), but the motion failed.<ref>"Attempt to overturn downtown project fails." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 12, [[Terhaar-Cronley]] and [[Whitesell-Green]]2006. </ref>

Prices for some units are Soon after site work began, the Hawkshaw Eastside developers found that the soil foundation was softer than expected to start at around $125,000and would require additional support. Reeves told a [[WEAR]] news team, "The idea is to try to get our workforce firemenincreased costs made the initial plan economically unfeasible, policemen, school teachers to move back downtown, where they've moved away from." Howeverso the group approached the Moultons, critics have questioned how many who owned two additional acres north of the 94 units will stay at this price point original property, and many will be targeted to more affluent buyersproposed a partnership combining elements of both plans.

==External Links==*[http[Image://pensacolanewsjournalHawkshawVillage.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060618/NEWS01/606180336/1006 Empty lot is hot propertyjpg|thumb|right|220px|Proposal (since revised) for the new Hawkshaw Village development]]The resulting plan, [[Pensacola News Journal]]named Hawkshaw Village, June 19would stretch across the combined four acres owned by both groups. The amount of commercial space in the new venture quadrupled to 110, 2006*[http://www000 sq.pensacolanewsjournalft.com/apps/pbcs, 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.dll/article?AID<ref name=/20060831/NEWS01/608310345/1006 City to choose tract"details">"For altered Hawkshaw Village plans, the details could be deal-killers." ''s future], [[Pensacola News Journal]]'', August 31October 21, 2006*[http://www2007.pensacolanewsjournal.com</apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/NEWS01/609010327/1006 ref> The revised project and partnership was presented before the [[Pensacola City opts for more condosCouncil]], in July [[Pensacola News Journal2007]], and approved 6-3 on [[September 1, 200624]].

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> 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> ==References=={{Comm-stubreflist}} [[Category:Hawkshaw]] [[Category:Abandoned developments]]