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Preview12 Garden Place
Brooklyn · built 1879
This inviting residence at 12 Garden Place is nestled in Brooklyn Heights / Downtown Brooklyn, a neighborhood celebrated as one of Brooklyn's oldest residential districts, offering picturesque views overlooking the harbor.
City property records date the construction of this one-family home to 1879. These records also describe it as a one- or two-family dwelling, a common classification for properties of its era and design.
Situated on block 261, lot 32, this property contributes to the historic charm and residential character that defines this sought-after Brooklyn community.
This overview was generated from public records, including NYC property data.
Where it stands
The deed chain
No deeds have surfaced for this address yet. Ownership records often live only at the county recorder — when we find a transfer, the full chain will appear here.
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Search Kings (Brooklyn), NY's county recorder →NYC ACRIS Socrata open datasets — fully open bulk + API; Plot uses these natively. Pre-1966 deeds are scanned but not in the structured dataset. Index reaches back to 1966.
Residents across the decades
See the families who called this address home, census by census, 1880–1950.
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