Held by one family for over fifty years, sitting on an active Brooklyn Heights corridor.
An 1855 Brooklyn Heights townhouse with three residential units that has been held by the same family since 1973. Filings logged against the building itself are thin, so the operational picture comes down to long-term trust ownership and the surrounding block activity. Three things to know:
Over 50 years under continuous family trust ownership. The property transferred to the Chittenden family in March 1973 and moved into family trust structures in 2018 and May 2025. Over more than five decades, it has avoided developer turns or institutional flips, remaining in private trust hands.
Nearby commercial kitchens trigger localized odor and air-quality calls. Within three blocks, 11 food establishment calls were logged over the past 12 months, with the most recent filed August 30, 2026. Kitchen exhaust, cooking odors, and ventilation bleed from ground-floor commercial spaces often travel up rear courtyards or open lightwells depending on unit floor height.
Curb space friction and mechanical noise concentrate on surrounding blocks. Within three blocks, nearby addresses saw 187 illegal parking calls and 76 noise complaints over the past year. Posted sign violations account for 92 of the parking calls, while off-hours construction work and commercial ventilation equipment drive the bulk of the noise complaints.
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142 Clinton Street is a 3-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3002640024). Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1855, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
The building last changed hands on May 3, 2025, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 90/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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