“Leticia and Rick Presutti got lucky. They looked at more than 40 apartments over six months last year before deciding to buy a Classic 7 on Madison Avenue for just under the $2.5 million asking price…
“Their broker, Fern Hammond, a senior vice president at Halstead Property, said that the Presuttis’ six-month search for a Classic 7—a three-bedroom apartment with a maid’s room and a living room, dining room and kitchen—would be impossible in the current market.”