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Preview517 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn · built 1899
This property at 517 Atlantic Avenue sits in a dynamic part of Brooklyn, bridging the historic neighborhoods of Park Slope and Boerum Hill. These blocks are well known for their late 19th-century development, and city property records date this particular building to 1899.
With two residential units and commercial space, city records describe the building as a mixed residential/commercial property. Its presence reflects the area's enduring mix of homes and businesses, a characteristic that has long defined this vibrant part of 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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