One Hanson Place

Owners of One Hanson Place appear to have lowered by 30 percent the price of the landmarked banking hall at the bottom of Brooklyn's tallest and most glamourous building.  read more »

The unabashedly gorgeous ground floor of Brooklyn’s tallest building, One Hanson Place, remains empty, despite a more than two-year search for a retail tenant, prompting its owners to ditch brokers mid-stream and start from scratch.  read more »

A venture of Acadia Realty Trust, MacFarlane Partners, Rose Associates, P/A Associates and Washington Square Partners seems to be moving forward with the redevelopment of Albee Square into the City Point development, with plans to build a 65-story, Greenberg Farrow-designed mixed-use tower in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle writes today.  read more »

The former Williamsburgh Bank Tower at One Hanson Place, Brooklyn’s tallest building, will see its clock tick once again tomorrow at the stroke of noon, developer Dermot Company spokeswoman Barbara Wagner told The Observer.

Move-ins start tomorrow for the converted tower's condos. As for the clock, Brooklyn has been without a 500-foot-high timepiece for more than a year as it underwent renovations.

Why noon? Perhaps convenience was a factor, as the clock’s arms have been resting at the 12:00 position as they awaited repairs.

Move-ins will start Jan. 16 at One Hanson Place, the 189-unit former Williamsburgh Bank Tower that has been undergoing a conversion to luxury condos, a spokeswoman for developer Dermot Company, Barbara Wagner, told The Observer.  read more »