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Preview165 Congress Street
Brooklyn · built 1850
This multifamily walk-up at 165 Congress Street is nestled in Brooklyn Heights/Downtown Brooklyn, one of the borough's most historic residential districts, known for its harbor views. City property records date the building's construction to 1850.
With five residential units, this property is part of a neighborhood rich in architectural heritage and a significant part of Brooklyn's past. Its location within block 296, lot 38 places it firmly in an area that has evolved over centuries.
As a multifamily walk-up from the mid-19th century, this building contributes to the layered history of Congress Street and the broader Brooklyn Heights area, offering a glimpse into the residential character of the city from that era.
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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