After a two-year hunt for a retail tenant, the opulent One Hanson lobby is still unoccupied, a situation that recently prompted the tower’s owners to switch brokers, according to an article in this morning’s Observer. The self-proclaimed “Queen of Retail,” Elliman’s colorful Faith Hope Consolo, has replaced Jeffrey Roseman, a Newmark Knight Frank broker. The Williamsburgh Savings Bank lobby totals 33,000 square feet and is landmarked inside and out, posing branding/structural challenges for would-be tenants (a deal with Borders, for example, feel through). I visualize a big specialty store, says. Consolo. It also could be a very important catering group. … It could also be another great restaurant. Roseman says that while he was the broker for the space, One Hanson’s owners were looking for around $3 million a year in rent.
One Hanson Place Switches Broker [NY Observer]
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