Carroll Gardens row houses are among Brooklyn's most beloved and enduring real estate, and a floor-through apartment in one of these 19th-century beauties offers the neighborhood experience in its purest form. Garden access, a decorative fireplace, and original pine floors create a warmth that no renovation can manufacture. The galley kitchen is genuinely well-equipped. Carroll Gardens' exceptional quality of life — Smith Street, weekend farmers markets, waterfront parks — makes this one of the city's most livable places.