PARK SLOPE — The 19th century brownstone that sparked Park Slope's transformation from a blighted backwater into one of the city's most coveted neighborhoods is on the market for nearly $5 million.
The longtime home of the late Evelyn and Everett Ortner, dubbed "the couple who saved Park Slope," is being listed by Vandenberg The Townhouse Experts for $4.8 million, Brownstoner first reported.
The property's unique backstory could be a draw for buyers, but it's the painstakingly preserved 1886 details that make the home so special, said Dexter Guerrieri, president of Vandenberg The Townhouse Experts.
In addition to original mahogany door frames and parquet flooring, there's a dumbwaiter, speaking tubes (the 19th century version of an intercom), and an "inclinator" — a lift to help the disabled up the stairs, Guerrieri said.