Shawntana Development Co

Shawntana Sales: Auction Marketing Services of Irvine gaveled away 53 condominiums for Shawntana Development Co. of Newport Beach in an event that Shawntana principal Bart Hansen called a big success. It was Shawntana's first try at an auction and Hansen said he was pleased both with the crowd--more than 600 people--and the result. "We achieved what we wanted to," he said.

Shawntana Sales: Auction Marketing Services of Irvine gaveled away 53 condominiums for Shawntana Development Co. of Newport Beach in an event that Shawntana principal Bart Hansen called a big success. It was Shawntana's first try at an auction and Hansen said he was pleased both with the crowd--more than 600 people--and the result. "We achieved what we wanted to," he said.

A public housing project for the elderly was recognized Thursday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for its innovative design. The Midway Meadows Senior Apartments, a 95-unit complex for low-income senior citizens, was built in 1986 on county-owned land by the Shawntana Development Co., which leased the land from the city to build the apartments exclusively for low-income seniors.

A home builder is eyeing county-owned land in downtown Santa Ana as a potential site for apartments that would cater to the homeless and the working poor. Bart Hansen, a partner in Shawntana Development Co., said his firm has held preliminary discussions with the county, which is considering a proposal to develop a small portion of county-owned land on Fruit Street in Santa Ana as a site for low-income housing.

Wowing them with opulence in a recession proved to be a winning formula for Bramalea California Inc. Its tract of $1-million-plus homes near Newport Beach captured three top awards and a slew of honorable mentions Thursday in the building industry's major design competition.