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February 12, 2008
One Hanson’s Penthouses Tower Units Hit the Market
The crown jewels inside Brooklyn’s most visible landmark have finally been listed. Stribling has started advertising two penthouse units—which are being called the “Clocktower Residences”—at One Hanson Place. The priciest of the pricey is a 4-bedroom, 3 1/2 bath going for $4,775,000; the other pad, a 2,848-square-foot 3-bedroom, is fetching a cool $4,095,000. Stribling notes that both are just “below One Hanson’s gilded dome” and feature “panoramic” views of the Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn as well as fancy appliances and finishes. The speed at which these luxurious spreads sell will certainly say something about how the highest of high-end condos are faring in Brooklyn right now. (As for possible buyers: Brooklyn still welcomes you, Oprah.) Bathroom shot and a floorplan for the $4.775 mil unit on the jump, and there’s an open house tonight if you can’t get enough One Hanson gawking. Update: A reader alerted us to the fact that these aren't the actual penthouse units, though they are in the tower portion of the building. There are three units like this one on the 29th through 31st floors. The actual penthouses are in floors 33 to 36.
One Hanson Units Top Out at $4.775MM [Set Speed]
Clocktower Residences [Stribling] GMAP
Closing Bell: Move-In Day at One Hanson [Brownstoner]
One Hanson Update: Smaller Units Selling Best So Far [Brownstoner]
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Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 9:25 AM
Those bedrooms are TINY! More like a master BR and 3 offices!
Plus "just below the gold dome" are zero windows. just sayin'...
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 9:28 AM
Those bedrooms are TINY! More like a master BR and 3 offices!
Plus "just below the gold dome" are zero windows. just sayin'...
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 9:32 AM
Guess they're aiming for those bonus checks that were just cashed.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 9:32 AM
Pure Porn
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 9:33 AM
the bedrooms are for sleeping in so its ok that they aren't huge. Unlike you, the people living here don't spend much awake time in the bedroom becuase they (1) aren't myspacing X-box-playing teenagers and (2) aren't living in mom's house.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 9:47 AM
This is a gorgeous building and I have been sniffing at some of the apartments for some time. I want to like these...I came ready to be in support of this price but I'm not feeling it.
Always a red flag when most of the photos are not of the apartment. At this price point you are competing with Manhattan and while the views can't be beat, Atlantic Center ain't Chelsea. And while I am not a devotee of DDDB, anyone plunking down that kind of dough has to be aware of what they face for the near future. Madison Square Garden ain't a neighborhood amenity that high end real estate is going to tout in their sales pitch.
Posted by: kuroko at February 12, 2008 9:52 AM
I am sorry but for this amount of money I want my kids to have much bigger bedrooms than mere closets.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 9:53 AM
You people must be living pretty large b/c those don't look like closet sized to me. They may not be huge bedrooms but they are hardly tiny closets either.
Posted by: Mrs. Limestone at February 12, 2008 9:56 AM
I'll bet my last dollar that the buyer of these apartments either doesn't have kids or they have flown the coop. I see a couple with perhaps a home office...don't they call those DINKS?
Posted by: kuroko at February 12, 2008 9:59 AM
If these places were in Carroll Gardens and Corcoran had them, you could get 25 million. C'mon! Its Carroll Gardens!
Fuhgeddaboudit!
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:00 AM
"I'll bet my last dollar that the buyer of these apartments either doesn't have kids or they have flown the coop. I see a couple with perhaps a home office."
Why do you think?
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:00 AM
"Madison Square Garden ain't a neighborhood amenity that high end real estate is going to tout in their sales pitch."
Quite the contrary, AY will be a major sales pitch. Realtors have already touted it as a sign that the area is about to take off in a big way.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:00 AM
These will be knocked down 30% before they sell.....why would anyone pay manhattan prices for a manhattan style apartment in brooklyn.....surely the great charm of brooklyn lies in the streets and houses that can barely be found across the east river....
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:01 AM
"I'll bet my last dollar that the buyer of these apartments either doesn't have kids or they have flown the coop. I see a couple with perhaps a home office"
Are rich people usually barren?
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:01 AM
Worthless once AY.....
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:03 AM
Thats odd. A penthouse without private outdoor space.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:03 AM
I don't get how this unit is supposed to work for the celebrity or mogul who buys it. Say they want to give a soiree or a dinner party, where's the prep room? Do your guests look at the backsides of your caterers? This type of layout is great for Mr. and Ms. normal who cook for their guests and have informal family chow-downs, but for elegant entertaining, where the food and hordouvres come and go magically from some unseen source, this layout would not work. It is typical of the "one size fits all" mentality that fails to account for how the truly wealthy like to entertain and keep house. That's all.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:11 AM
The little bedroom with its own bath is for the help. If you are rich and have so many children you buy a mcmansion in Connecticut.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:19 AM
AY might be a huge sales pitch, but I don't see how it would help move these penthouses. Anyone who's ever tried to catch the 4/5 train into Manhattan from there might understand. Even without AY, the trains couldn't possibly be more crowded.
Maybe they'll sell the penthouses to someone on the NJ/BK Nets. They would be the only ones in the market for a 4mil penthouse next to an arena.
But the neighborhood is on the brink of a major upsurge. They've already put a Buffalo Wild Wings in the mall. Damn those are good wings. Someone tell Oprah.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:19 AM
10 am
"Realtors have already touted it as a sign that the area is about to take off in a big way."
They sure have. "Realtors" also lie, stretch the truth, fabricate stories, pimp the unknown and genrally talk out of their ass and do anything to sell property.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:21 AM
This is a quite ordinary albeit large apt in Brooklyn priced for Chelsea/Soho. Fail to see how this is going to move at this price. What would be the advantage of buying on top of the Atlantic train station of saying owning in a converted warehouse in Soho?
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:24 AM
If the rest of it is as badly designed as the bathroom in the photo, I think they'll be on the market for a while. Five million dollars and the bathtub is crammed in next to the sink cabinets?
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:25 AM
Gorgeous - but too expensive - 1500 a sq ft is just not reasonable at this location. Views are amazing sure, but the apartment isnt all that unique and no outdoor space or private elevator. They have great views in DUMBO too why am I moving here?
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:25 AM
10 AM...Penthouse just doesn't scream family to me. I have one child with one on the way and when I think about a home I want outdoor space, even if it is just a patch.
10:01...Of course not. In fact weren't there a series of articles (NYTimes?) about the new trend amongst the wealthy is having 3 or more children?
Posted by: kuroko at February 12, 2008 10:25 AM
Totally agree, 10:25. And buyers at this level might want an entrance a bit more grand than the tiny hallway the floorplan calls a foyer.
Posted by: tinarina at February 12, 2008 10:32 AM
I wouldn't even pay this much for this space in Manhattan.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:36 AM
If I were wealthy I would have three or more kids, and a couple of dogs, and a big house with lots of private outdoor space. Not to mention a competent staff whom I would treat very well and a couple of cars, one for snow, one for summer, one for evening ocassions. I don't think I would want a penthouse on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:36 AM
Am I the only one who thinks the finishes are really mediocre (looking at the bathrooms specifically)?
For example -- the prices are much higher in this Manhattan "trophy" condo, at 200 Eleventh Avenue, but this is luxury you can ask multiple millions for:
http://www.prudentialelliman.com/MainSite/NHD/NHDInfo.aspx?id=205&loc=0&PageName=amenities
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:39 AM
The bathrooms look really dated - and straight out of home depot.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:40 AM
10:36 am -- I have that life. And it ROCKS!!!!
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:41 AM
10.19 - rich people never by "McMansions", they buy the real thing.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:42 AM
for 4.7 million you could certainly buy the real thing.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 10:58 AM
CORRECTION -- these are *not* the penthouses. These are on the 26th-32nd floor. The penthouses are on the 33rd-36th floor, immediately under the clock. There's a building setback and arched terrace in between.
Posted by: zinka at February 12, 2008 11:02 AM
Also, the bathroom shot is not from this apartment; it's from the sales office (from a layout that wastes an enormous amount of space with a huge bathroom). This apartment has no bathrooms with both shower and tub.
Posted by: zinka at February 12, 2008 11:12 AM
these are not the penthouses and they are pricing them at 4.7m? good luck with that.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 11:13 AM
Lacking in closet space.
There's only ONE closet as you walk into the apartment....were do you put your guests coats, if you're are already hanging in there, and if I'm rich, I have more than one coat.
They would have faired better to create a two bedroom out of this space.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 11:15 AM
I think most readers of Brownstoner have enough sense to know that this floorplan is of the upper floors before the setback and not of the clock floor.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 11:16 AM
'if you're are already hanging in there'
I meant if yours (as in your coats) are already hanging in there. I didn't mean if YOU ARE hanging in there. Well maybe you will hang in there cause there's no room in your bedrooms.
Ah, forget it.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 11:20 AM
There's an open house tonight. I would go, but I'm going to go look at the Smart car.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 11:22 AM
If you have $4MM+ to drop you gut rennovate the whole place -- create a real entry, separate kitchen, real master suite with walk-in closets et. This becomes a 2bed or 1bed plus office/den. The views better be realllly good tho.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 11:32 AM
11:32 why bother? with $4mm + just buy something that fits your taste in Manhattan.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 11:39 AM
AY is a great sales pitch if you like TGI Fridays and don't live anywhere near it. More attractive yet for those from out-of-state that aren't underwriting the $2 billion handout.
Posted by: Johnny at February 12, 2008 11:44 AM
Does TGIF deliver to the Penthouse?
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 12:01 PM
I hate this building and all new and/or renovated buildings in Brooklyn.
I hate yuppies.
I hope crime returns to 1990 levels.
I wish that the train yards near Atlantic Center would remain there forever.
I was here before anyone else and am therefore better than all of you.
Anyone who disagrees with me is an idiot.
Free Mumia.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 1:04 PM
Free Tibet with every $75 purchase.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 1:11 PM
i love this building, but these prices are too high. maybe strategy is to increase interest among upper-crust by pricing in the uber-expensive tier. outside of that, i just don't see how to justify this pricing.
Posted by: BrooklynLove at February 12, 2008 1:42 PM
It's the location that really puzzles me. Sure, it's on top of the subway and BAM but it's also completely choked with traffic 24-7, with all the noise and pollution that come with that. Plus, it's across the street from a cheesy mall AND it will be across the street from a 15-20 year building site at AY. If this was overlooking Prospect Park or the Brooklyn Promenade, maybe. But not at Flatbush and Atlantic. No way.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 1:54 PM
I hate 1:04.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 2:02 PM
Hideous. It'll go for asking.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 2:04 PM
Completely out of context, too many shadows, will strain the infrastructure- rip it down and build "human scale" buildings!
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 2:18 PM
I love this layout. I would tweak it a bit.
The bedroom without its own bath would become the exercise room and it would open into the master bedroom through French doors. The Kitchen will get partially screened to accomodate dirty dishes and the like, and the entry would get relocated to where the little closet is. The entry hall shown here would become a much larger closet. Bingo! Fantastic! The sweep of space is great and the views must be to die for. You can't get all around views like this in Manhattan. This is the only really tall building for miles around.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 3:00 PM
the powder room is in a weird spot. You actually have to walk past a full bath to get to it.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 4:00 PM
"the powder room is in a weird spot. You actually have to walk past a full bath to get to it."
so? two guests can tinkle at the same time. Now that's lux!
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 4:14 PM
eh. i live in the building on one of the lowest floors with only two windows and the views are still pretty amazing. i bet the views up there are absolutely breathtaking. as for the bedroom size, they look tiny on the floorplan, but if you do the math, the master bed is pretty large and the other bedrooms are ok sized, not huge, but decent. as for the bathrooms, yeah i dunno bout that. based on the floor plan, my bathroom is better than the one in the master, but maybe i'm wrong. might try and sneak up to the open house later to check it out.
Posted by: guest at February 12, 2008 4:49 PM
Is there actually an open house in the unit, or just in the sales office as usual? If anyone goes, please report back.
Posted by: zinka at February 12, 2008 6:38 PM
i (4:49) went, but they said the official launch for those units are on the 21st or 22nd.
Posted by: guest at February 13, 2008 11:50 AM
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