Brooklyn Typology

• population: «1638»
• population density: «185.8» per acre
• housing density: «41.7» per acre
• main use: residential
• platted: «1839»
• built up: «1860» – «1880»
• neighborhood: Williamsburg

housing types

• primary: two to four flats
• secondary: apartments above retail

field notes

Three-four story brick apartments, probably one-two apartments per story, c. 1880. Retail on Lee. Infill with more recent (and taller) apartments. Additions of terraces frequent. Some houses used for (or converted?) for religious meetings. Population almost 100% Hasidic, many children. Small rear yards, 6-8 ft setbacks.

Visited May 1, 2005.

population data

Total population	1638
White	1597	97.8%
Black or African American	6	0.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	20	1.2%