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Preview156 Bergen Street
Brooklyn · built 1861
This property at 156 Bergen Street is located in a charming part of brownstone Brooklyn, nestled between the historic neighborhoods of Park Slope and Boerum Hill. These blocks largely developed in the late 1800s, contributing to the area's enduring character.
City property records date the construction of 156 Bergen Street to 1861. These same records describe it as a multifamily walk-up, containing three residential units.
As block 386, lot 17, this building is a part of the rich architectural tapestry that defines this desirable Brooklyn locale. It stands as a testament to the area's residential growth and evolution over more than a century and a half.
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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