Six unsold penthouses at One Hanson Place, the 37-story Fort Greene tower formerly known as the Williamsburgh Savings Bank, are going to be auctioned off on May 15. According to the Wall Street Journal, the sale should net the development team Canyon-Johnson, of which basketball legend “Magic” Johnson is a partner, substantially more than $10 million. One apartment, a four-bedroom duplex unit with a 2,900-square-foot terrace was recently listed for $5.8 million, while the remaining five full-floor units were each listed for at least $3.7 million. Canyon Johnson acquired the building from HSBC Holdings in 2005, and began putting the 179 apartments on the market in 2006, and all but the aforementioned six units sold. [more]

After taking cover at One Hanson Place this winter, the Brooklyn Flea will stay in the Downtown Brooklyn location on Sundays starting in April, according to the New York Times. With the news comes word that several eateries, including dumpling shop the Good Fork, pork sandwich maker Porchetta and Brooklyn Soda Works, will be joining the cast of characters. The flea will still operate its Fort Greene location on Saturdays.

Nearly all remaining unsold units at Downtown Brooklyn’s One Hanson Place saw their prices slashed this week, according to Streeteasy.com. Prices were cut by as much as 23 percent, with one two-bedroom home dropping to $945,000 from $1.22 million. One Hanson Place, located adjacent to Flatbush Avenue, is one of the tallest buildings in Brooklyn.

Condominiums in Brooklyn, including BellTel Lofts, One Hanson Place and Oro, still have empty retail spaces. Two of the buildings have lost out on national retailers — BellTel was in discussions with Starbucks, and One Hanson Place lost Borders as a tenant — and now retail brokers are focusing on attracting local tenants. According to Lawrence Lee, vice president with Prudential Douglas Elliman’s Bracha Group, which represents BellTel, said they are looking for a locally owned lounge, restaurant or small grocer. Paul Rich of TerraCRG, who is marketing Oro’s space, said people have approached the company to open a diner or restaurant in the space. And at One Hanson Place, the 15,000-square-foot ground-floor space is being rented for weddings and special events. According to Caroline Pardo, director of leasing at Two Trees Management, “There are definitely more mom-and-pops looking right now than big national tenants.” [Post] and [Post]

Most
of the 190 units at One Hanson Place have sold, but the remaining units
are now available for rent. On Stribling Marketing Associates’ Web site, 19 units are
listed as rentals, with monthly rents ranging from $3,400 to $4,900.
Three other units have been listed for-rent-by-owner since the
fall. One Hanson Place was converted into a residential building in 2006 by
Dermot Company and the Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds. [more]