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Preview240 Bergen Street
Brooklyn · built 1855
This property, located at 240 Bergen Street, sits in a vibrant area of Brooklyn, nestled between the historic neighborhoods of Park Slope and Boerum Hill. These blocks are well-known for their charming streetscapes that largely developed in the late 1800s.
City property records date the construction of this building to 1855, making it an early fixture in the neighborhood's growth. Records also describe it as a one and two family dwelling, with two residential units currently on the lot.
As part of block 387, lot 34, 240 Bergen Street contributes to the rich tapestry of homes that define this sought-after part of brownstone Brooklyn.
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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