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Preview39 Remsen Street
Brooklyn · built 1899
This building at 39 Remsen Street stands in Brooklyn Heights, a historic neighborhood renowned for its charming residential character and stunning harbor views. The area, nestled between Brooklyn's bustling downtown and the waterfront, is one of the borough's oldest and most picturesque districts.
City property records date the construction of this fifteen-unit multifamily walk-up to 1899. It occupies lot 9 within block 247, a common arrangement for residential buildings in this well-established part of Brooklyn.
For over a century, this property has been a part of the vibrant fabric of Brooklyn Heights, offering homes within a community celebrated for its architectural heritage and tree-lined streets.
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
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