194 Smith St

Smith Street Gardens is a mid-century, low-rise cooperative built in 1955 and arranged over three stories with 42 primarily one-bedroom units. The complex presents a modest brick-faced façade and a landscaped entrance leading into a renovated lobby and elevator-served circulation. Interiors of individual units typically feature open living/dining plans, hardwood floors, granite counters, stainless steel kitchen appliances, galley kitchens or breakfast bars, generous closets and some corner/upper-floor orientations that provide abundant natural light. Shared building infrastructure includes assigned storage spaces in the basement, a laundry room, bicycle storage, and a small outdoor lawn. Parking is offered on an assigned basis with a waitlist for outdoor and limited indoor garage stalls; street parking is also common. Building systems have seen incremental updates in recent years—new roof installed in 2019 and window replacements phased through the late 2010s—with ongoing maintenance assessments handled through co-op fees that cover heat, water, hot water and common-area upkeep. Pet rules are restrictive compared with some peers (cats and small birds/rabbits typically allowed; dogs excluded per listings). The property sits in Roosevelt/Freeport area close to the Nautical Mile waterfront, LIRR, bus lines, highways, shopping and restaurants, positioning it for convenient suburban-urban access and everyday neighborhood amenities.