Pinching Pennies in the Hedge-Fund Capital of America

  • Tastes and risk levels have gone through the wringer
  • ‘One doesn’t want to become the next episode of “Billions”’

Former Trump property. Source: Coldwell Banker

Source: Coldwell Banker

The lonely $250,000 S-Class coupe at Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich says it all. For six months, it’s been sitting in the showroom, shimmering in vain while models priced at only $70,000 fly out the door.

“We haven’t had anyone come in and look at it,” says Joey Licari, a sales consultant at the dealership, looking over his shoulder at the silver beauty. “I feel like normally they would, maybe a few years ago.”