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Preview161 Clinton Street
Brooklyn · built 1849
Nestled in Brooklyn Heights, a historic residential district overlooking the harbor, 161 Clinton Street offers a glimpse into Brooklyn's past. City property records date the construction of this building to 1849.
This lot, identified as block 270, lot 25 on the tax map, is described in city records as a one and two family dwelling. It currently contains two residential units.
As part of one of Brooklyn's oldest and most distinguished neighborhoods, this property contributes to the rich architectural and historical tapestry of the area.
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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