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This is pure rumor at this point, so take it with a grain of salt, but it’s coming in through credible enough sources that we’re gonna run with it. We’re hearing that the Queen of All Media herself, Oprah, is buying the penthouse in the Williamsburg Bank building, aka One Hanson Place. Everyone associated with the project is saying “no comment” but we hear that the word’s been buzzing around the brokerage community in recent weeks. Can any little birdies out there shed any light onto this one? Update: We just heard from the developer (who was unreachable yesterday) and he’s saying this rumor is news to him, so it looks like The Big O is staying put on Lake Shore Drive for the time being.
A Tweak and a Trim at One Hanson Place [Brownstoner] GMAP
One Hanson Breaks 50 Percent Barrier [Brownstoner]


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  1. 1:39, I think it’s really rude to make fun of Shahn’s disability by saying that he would REALLY walk with a limp if Ed had a shot at him. Make fun of him because he’s a real estate developer or because you don’t like him, not because he’s disabled.

  2. 4:31, all I said is that I’d like to think that she isn’t stupid enough to make such a foolish mistake. If it turns out that she is stupid enough to make such a foolish mistake, I fail to see why *I* should apologize. At most I would simply feel bad for this woman for squandering a chunk of her considerable fortune.

  3. maggie was well known before jake, though he’s gotten more press since brokeback than she does. she’s critically acclaimed, not a fluff celebrity type like brittany spears…

  4. “Somehow, because of her bother’s success, one day she wakes up and she’s a “celebrity” for no reason.”

    Or is it because she stars in movies such as the Batman sequel (The Dark Knight), Adaptation, World Trade Center, Donnie Darko, Riding In Cars With Boys, and Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, to name a few?

    And who’s her “bother” anyway?

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