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title: "Charlotte Cafe Opening Fourth Manhattan Shop at Chelsea’s 219 Ninth Avenue"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/74211783-5a5d-433b-b537-3f5b40a2e650
source: "Commercial Observer"
original_url: https://commercialobserver.com/2026/10/charlotte-cafe-lease-219-ninth-avenue/
author: "Mark Hallum"
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2026-10-19T18:50:13.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:15:45.692Z
image: https://commercialobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/James-Famularo-Noam-Aziz-Max-Freudenberger-219-9th-Ave-credit-Meridian-Capital.jpg?quality=80&resize=1200%2C630&strip=
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# Charlotte Cafe Opening Fourth Manhattan Shop at Chelsea’s 219 Ninth Avenue

**TL;DR:** Charlotte Cafe is opening its fourth Manhattan location at 219 Ninth Avenue in Chelsea. The cafe chain has signed a 10-year, 1,500-square-foot lease with landlord Willen Feygin.

*By Mark Hallum, originally published in Commercial Observer on 2026-10-19. [Read the original](https://commercialobserver.com/2026/10/charlotte-cafe-lease-219-ninth-avenue/).*

## Story

A cafe chain and catering service is opening a fourth Manhattan location in Chelsea, Commercial Observer has learned.

The European-inspired **Charlotte Cafe** has signed a 10-year, 1,500-square-foot lease with landlord **Willen Feygin** at **219 Ninth Avenue**, where it will take over a space vacated by a bank, according to broker **Meridian Capital Group**.

Asking rent for the space at the base of the roughly 700-unit **London Terrace Towers** on the corner of Ninth Avenue and West 23rd Street was $130 per square foot, Meridian said.

“Charlotte Cafe is exactly the type of tenant we envisioned for this corner,” Meridian’s **Noam Aziz**, who represented the tenant alongside **Max Freudenberger**, said in a statement. “Their concept will activate a highly visible retail space, enhance the pedestrian experience and add to the vibrant mix of businesses that make Chelsea such a desirable neighborhood. We’re thrilled to have played a role in bringing them here.”

**James Famularo**, also from Meridian, represented Feygin in the transaction.

“Transforming a former bank into a beautifully designed cafe will breathe new life into this prominent corner, creating a wonderful amenity for the more than 2,000 residences within the complex and the surrounding Chelsea neighborhood,” Freudenberger said in a statement.

Charlotte Cafe’s other locations are at **2541 Broadway** on the Upper West Side, **605 Second Avenue** in Murray Hill and **1158 2nd Avenue** on the Upper East Side.

## Entities

- QSR (sector)
- Commercial Observer (publication)
- lease agreement (topic)
- Mark Hallum (person)
- cafe expansion (topic)
- retail space (topic)
- Meridian Capital Group (company)
- Noam Aziz (person)
- Max Freudenberger (person)
- James Famularo (person)
- manhattan location (topic)
- Charlotte Cafe (company)

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Originally reported by Mark Hallum, Commercial Observer (https://commercialobserver.com/2026/10/charlotte-cafe-lease-219-ninth-avenue/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/74211783-5a5d-433b-b537-3f5b40a2e650).