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Preview887 Sterling Place
Brooklyn · built 1897
Nestled in Brooklyn's historic Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, 887 Sterling Place offers a glimpse into the area's rich architectural past. This central Brooklyn locale is well-known for its impressive collection of rowhouses, contributing to the borough's distinctive streetscapes.
City property records date the construction of this building to 1897. These same records classify the property as a one- or two-family dwelling, and it currently contains one residential unit.
Located on block 1241, lot 66, this property is part of a vibrant community that has long defined Brooklyn living. Its origins in the late 19th century place it among the many homes that shaped the character of Bedford-Stuyvesant.
This overview was generated from public records, including NYC property data.
Where it stands
The deed chain
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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
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