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Preview171 8 Street
Brooklyn · built 1901
This property at 171 8 Street is nestled in the heart of Park Slope, a Brooklyn neighborhood known for its historic rowhouses that emerged with the development of Prospect Park in the late 1800s.
City property records date the building's construction to 1901. These same records describe the building as a one and two family home, indicating its residential nature from its early days. The lot currently contains two residential units.
Located on block 997, lot 73, this address contributes to the rich architectural and community fabric of Park Slope, reflecting the area's enduring residential character.
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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