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Preview216 Degraw Street
Brooklyn · built 1899
This address at 216 Degraw Street sits in the heart of South Brooklyn, nestled between the distinctive deep front gardens of Carroll Gardens and the historic waterfront of Red Hook. It’s a neighborhood celebrated for its unique blend of urban charm and maritime heritage.
City property records indicate that this one family home was built in 1899. It occupies block 332, lot 12, a parcel that has been part of the city’s fabric for well over a century.
As a one or two family dwelling, this property reflects a common residential building class for the area. Its long history contributes to the rich tapestry of a community known for its enduring 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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A century of newspaper sightings of this address — births, sales, the times it made the paper.
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