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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>

~~The~~ 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>

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 ~~[[Moulton Properties]]~~the Moultons, who owned two additional acres north of the original property, ~~with~~ and proposed a ~~joint proposition~~partnership combining elements of both plans.

[[Image:HawkshawVillage.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Proposal (since revised) for the new Hawkshaw Village development]]

The resulting plan, named ~~Hakwshaw~~ 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 revised project and partnership was presented before the [[Pensacola City Council]] in July [[2007]] and approved 6-3 on [[September 24]].

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