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title: "Friedman’s Restaurant Ownership Buys Upper West Side Retail Space to Open New Spot"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4781de5b-b596-4583-a262-946e6e90c326
source: "Commercial Observer"
original_url: https://commercialobserver.com/2026/09/friedmans-restaurant-buys-upper-west-side-retail-541-amsterdam-avenue/
author: "Amanda Schiavo"
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2026-09-09T21:04:30.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:16:51.677Z
image: https://commercialobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/09/555-Amsterdam-Ave_Peter-Braus-copy.jpg?quality=80&resize=1200%2C630&strip=
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# Friedman’s Restaurant Ownership Buys Upper West Side Retail Space to Open New Spot

**TL;DR:** Friedman's Restaurant ownership group, through Mountain View Acquisition LLC, has acquired a $4.1 million retail co-op on Manhattan's Upper West Side to open a new Friedman's Restaurant location. The site is currently home to Barney Greengrass and Hudson & Charles, which will remain in their current locations.

*By Amanda Schiavo, originally published in Commercial Observer on 2026-09-09. [Read the original](https://commercialobserver.com/2026/09/friedmans-restaurant-buys-upper-west-side-retail-541-amsterdam-avenue/).*

## Story

The ownership group behind famed New York City restaurants **Friedman’s Restaurant** and **Pastrami Queen** has acquired a retail co-op on Manhattan’s Upper West Side to open a new eatery, Commercial Observer has learned.

The restaurant group, using the LLC **Mountain View Acquisition**, bought the 5,000-square-foot retail unit at **541-555 Amsterdam Avenue** for $4.1 million, according to buyer representative **Lee & Associates NYC**.

The site is currently home to **Barney Greengrass**, a longtime Upper West Side restaurant and fish vendor, and **Hudson & Charles**, a butcher shop that also sells sandwiches and groceries. Both businesses will remain in their current locations following the completion of the sale, according to Lee**.**

The new buyer plans to open another Friedman’s Restaurant location in the retail co-op’s existing vacant unit. There are at least seven Friedman’s locations in Manhattan already, including its first-ever location at **Chelsea Market**. The chain offers a variety of eats and spirits, including breakfast classics, sandwiches and burgers.

“The group is expanding its footprint in a top location on the Upper West Side, while also keeping a New York institution intact and operating for years to come,” Lee’s **Peter Braus**, who repped the buyer, said in a statement.

**Brandon Polakoff** from **Avison Young** represented the seller, a family LLC doing business as **176 West 87th Leasehold**. Polakoff did not immediately respond to CO’s request for comment.

## Entities

- QSR (sector)
- multi-unit development (topic)
- restaurant expansion (topic)
- Commercial Observer (publication)
- Amanda Schiavo (person)
- Lee & Associates NYC (company)
- Avison Young (company)
- Friedman's Restaurant (company)
- Mountain View Acquisition LLC (investor)
- Pastrami Queen (company)
- Barney Greengrass (company)
- Hudson & Charles (company)

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Originally reported by Amanda Schiavo, Commercial Observer (https://commercialobserver.com/2026/09/friedmans-restaurant-buys-upper-west-side-retail-541-amsterdam-avenue/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4781de5b-b596-4583-a262-946e6e90c326).