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Preview174 Court Street
Brooklyn · built 1855
This property at 174 Court Street is nestled in Brooklyn Heights / Downtown Brooklyn, one of Brooklyn's oldest residential districts, known for its historic charm and views of the harbor. City property records date its construction to 1855.
The building is described in city records as a mixed residential and commercial property. It currently contains two residential units.
Located on block 297, lot 30, this address contributes to the rich history of a neighborhood that has long been a vibrant part of Brooklyn's story.
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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