Meridian Capital Group

Max Freudenberger

Senior Associate

Mr. Freudenberger joined Meridian in 2024 and currently serves as a Senior Associate in the company’s Midtown office. Max specializes in landlord & tenant representation in New York City. Max has distinguished himself in the retail leasing sector with expansive experience in the leasing of food, fitness, and service-oriented spaces, as well as mixed-use retail and medical office buildings.

He takes a relationship-driven approach to every deal, combining deep market knowledge, strategic negotiation, and detailed execution to deliver strong results for his clients in the city’s fast-paced retail landscape.

Max works closely with institutional owners, private landlords, and developers throughout NYC, helping with leasing strategy, tenant selection, and underwriting. Beyond leasing spaces, he prides himself on being a long-term resource for his clients, providing market insight, leasing comps, and guidance to help maximize the value of their retail properties.

Notable transactions include:

  • “SMA Equities” at 280 East Houston Street (2,349 Square Feet)
  • “Looking Glass Psychology” at 271 Madison Avenue, 17th Floor (4,812 Square Feet)
  • “Pi Capital Partners” at 219 Canal Street (Full Building, 4,445 Square Feet)
  • “Ashkenazy Acquisitions” at 200 Central Park South (Multiple Transactions)
  • “Reforming Pilates” at 233 East 34th Street (2,500 Square Feet), representing the Bauta Family
  • “Le Petit Nissa” at 373 Broome Street (700 Square Feet)
  • “Corgi Cafe” at 121 East 27th Street (1,908 Square Feet)
  • “Charlotte Cafe” at 219 Ninth Avenue (1,500 Square Feet)
  • “Outbox Gym” at 199 Cook Street (6,028 Square Feet)

Max holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication with a Minor in Real Estate from the University of Alabama.

Active listings

188 Ninth Avenue

Chelsea, Manhattan
Ground Floor : 8,570 Square Feet
Basement: 2,310 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $45,000

200 Central Park South

Manhattan, Midtown
Suite #210: 624 Square Feet
Suite #212: 492 Square Feet
Suite #210 Monthly Rent: $4,250
Suite #212 Monthly Rent: $2,995

259 4th Avenue

Brooklyn, Park Slope
Ground Floor: 900 Square Feet + Backyard + Basement
Monthly Rent: $8,500

88-56 162nd Street

Jamaica, Queens
Approximate Size: 1,200 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $5,800

Homestead Market: Journal Square Collection

Jersey City, New Jersey

171 York Street

Brooklyn, DUMBO
Ground Floor: 11,000 Square Feet
Basement: 2,000 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $30,000

43 Murray Street

Manhattan, TriBeCa
Ground Floor: 1,900 Square Feet
Selling Lower Level: 1,900 Square Feet
Sub-Cellar: 1,900 Square Feet
Monthly Rent : $21,500

138-45 Jamaica Avenue

Jamaica, Queens
Approximate Size: 4,042 Square Feet
Asking Rent: 55 PSF

1281 Bedford Avenue

Bed Stuy, Brooklyn
Ground Floor: 2,200 Square Feet
Second Floor: 3,300 Square Feet
Monthly Rent : $19,500

216-19 Merrick Boulevard

Laurelton, Queens
Approximate Size: 1,000 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $6,000

215-16 Northern Boulevard

Bayside, Queens
Approximate Size: 1,150 Square Feet + 8 Dedicated Parking Spots
Monthly Rent : $9,000

98 Graham Avenue

Brooklyn, Williamsburg
Approximate Size: 950 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $5,500

174 Hester Street

Little Italy, Manhattan
Approximate Size: 900 Square Feet + Basement
Monthly Rent: $12,495

38 Avenue C

East Village, Manhattan
Ground Floor: 2,300 Square Feet
Basement: 2,000 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $14,000

336 East 59th Street

Manhattan, Midtown East
Left Side Office: First Floor: 1,500 Square Feet
Left Side Office: Ground Floor : 1,500 Square Feet
Left Side Office: Second Floor: 1,500 Square Feet
Right Side Retail: 600 Square Feet
Asking Rent: Upon Request

1139 Manhattan Avenue

Brooklyn, Greenpoint
Approximate Size: 2,000 Square Feet + Basement
Monthly Rent: $12,000

78-07 41st Avenue

Elmhurst, Queens
Ground Floor: 1,000 Square Feet
Basement : 1,000 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $6,500

350 West 44th Street

Manhattan, Times Square
Space B : 3,029 Square Feet + Basement
Space B Monthly Rent: $24,000

158 Utica Avenue

Brooklyn, Crown Heights
Approximate Size: 1,000 Square Feet + Basement and Backyard
Monthly Rent : $3,500

274 Fifth Avenue

Manhattan, NoMad
Ground Floor: 6,500 Square Feet
Selling Lower Level: 9,000 Square Feet
Asking Rent: Upon Request

1530 York Avenue

Manhattan, Upper East Side
Approximate Size: 1,150 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $12,500

633 Second Avenue

Manhattan, Murray Hill
Approximate Size: 1,700 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $11,500

128 East 28th Street

Manhattan, NoMad
Ground Floor: 3,550 Square Feet
Lower Level: 1,800 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $21,500

797 Eighth Avenue

Manhattan, Midtown West
Fourth Floor: 2,500 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $9,000

669 Eighth Avenue

Manhattan, Times Square
Ground Floor: 2,215 Square Feet
Mezzanine : 1,555 Square Feet
Basement: 573 Square Feet
Asking Rent: Upon Request

148-46 Hillside Avenue

Jamaica, Queens
Lower Level: 1,134 Square Feet
Sixth Floor: 912-1,826 Square Feet (Divisible)
Lower Level Asking Rent: 40 PSF
Sixth Floor Asking Rent: 41 PSF

1604 First Avenue

Manhattan, Upper East Side
Ground Floor : 800 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $7,250

329 Atlantic Avenue

Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
Approximate Size: 1,746 Square Feet + Basement
Monthly Rent : $14,500

134 West 58th Street – Suite #105

Manhattan, Midtown
Suite #105: 1,750 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $9,750

134 West 58th Street – Suite #102

Manhattan, Midtown
Suite #102: 2,100 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $10,500

55 Water Street

Brooklyn, DUMBO
Space A (Bar56): 3,557 Square Feet
Space B (Taste56): 1,308 Square Feet
Space A (Bar56) Asking Rent: 150 PSF
Space B (Taste56) Monthly Rent: $16,500

1191 First Avenue

Manhattan, Upper East Side
Ground Floor : 4,764 Square Feet
Basement: 210 Square Feet
Total: 4,974 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $45,000

801 Lexington Avenue

Manhattan, Upper East Side
Approximate Size : 350 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $7,000

2175 Bergen Street

Brooklyn, Brownsville
Approximate Size : 595 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $2,750

74 Bowery

Chinatown, Manhattan
Approximate Size: 2,750 Square Feet
Asking Rent: Upon Request

1035 Third Avenue – Second Floor

Manhattan, Upper East Side
Second Floor Suite 204: 1,120 Square Feet
Asking Rent : 68 PSF

376 Union Avenue

Brooklyn, Williamsburg
Ground Floor: 1,100 Square Feet
Basement: 850 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $12,500

372 Union Avenue

Brooklyn, Williamsburg
Approximate Size: 700 Square Feet
Monthly Rent : $5,500

61 Fourth Avenue – 3rd Floor

Manhattan, Union Square
Third Floor: 2,047 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $10,000

110 Greenwich Street

Financial District, Manhattan
Approximate Size: 4,500 Square Feet + 900 Square Foot Basement
Monthly Rent: $45,000

601 Lexington Avenue

Manhattan, Midtown East
Approximate Size: 2,000 Square Feet + Non-Contiguous Office/Storage
Asking Rent: Upon Request

30-76 Steinway Street

Astoria, Queens
Ground Floor: 2,500 Square Feet + Basement
Ground Floor Monthly Rent : $10,500

61 Fourth Avenue

Manhattan, Union Square
Ground Floor: 2,450 SF + Full Basement
Monthly Rent: $20,000

120 East 7th Street

East Village, Manhattan
Approximate Size: 850 Square Feet
Asking Rent : $5,500

41-43 Division Street

Chinatown, Lower East Side, Manhattan
Ground Floor: 2,549 Square Feet
Lower Level: 3,719 Square Feet
Ground Floor Monthly Rent: $15,000
Lower Level Monthly Rent: $6,000

1400 Fifth Avenue – Space C

Harlem, Manhattan
Space C: 1,706 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $8,750

1655 First Avenue

Manhattan, Upper East Side
Ground Floor: 2,100 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $36,500

355 East 86th Street

Manhattan, Upper East Side
Ground Floor: 1,575 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $22,500

2337 Bedford Avenue – 2nd Floor

Brooklyn, Flatbush
2nd Floor: 1,000 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $2,000

270 Nostrand Avenue – Community Facility

Bed Stuy, Brooklyn
Approximate Size: 2,464 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $13,000

270 Nostrand Avenue – Retail

Bed Stuy, Brooklyn
Approximate Size: 8,873 Square Feet (Divisible)
Asking Rent: 42 PSF
Asking Rent | Division Space A: 40 PSF
Asking Rent | Division Space B: 50 PSF
Asking Rent | Division Space C: 50 PSF

168 Church Street

Manhattan, TriBeCa
Approximate Size: 950 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $17,000

107 Chambers Street

Manhattan, TriBeCa
Lobby/Street-Level Entry: 1,000 Square Feet
Lower Level: 8,250 Square Feet
Sub-Lower Level : 6,350 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $25,000

314 West 39th Street

Manhattan, Midtown West
Approximate Size: 950 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $8,500

242 West 36th Street – Ground Floor + Mezzanine

Garment District, Manhattan
Ground Floor: 3,000 Square Feet
Mezzanine: 1,500 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $13,000

242 West 36th Street – Multiple Floors

Garment District, Manhattan
Ground Floor + Mezzanine : 4,500 Square Feet
Second Floor : 4,500 Square Feet
Lower Level: 14,000 Square Feet
Asking Rent: Upon Request

499 Evergreen Avenue

Brooklyn, Bushwick
Space A : Ground Floor: 2,175.28 Square Feet | Lower Level: 1,683.51 Square Feet
Space B: Ground Floor: 2,467.28 Square Feet | Lower Level: 1,474.06 Square Feet
Combined: 7,800.13 SF
Space A Monthly Rent : $12,500
Space B Monthly Rent: $11,500
Combined Monthly Rent : $23,000

1400 Fifth Avenue – Space B

Harlem, Manhattan
Space B: 1,446 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $7,500

1400 Fifth Avenue – Space A

Harlem, Manhattan
Space A: 2,477 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: $20,000

1400 Fifth Avenue

Harlem, Manhattan
Ground Floor: 1,446 - 5,599 Square Feet
Asking Rent: Upon Request

172-02 Hillside Avenue

Jamaica, Queens
Approximate Size: 2,000 Square Feet
Asking Rent: 60 PSF

112-45 Springfield Boulevard

Queens, Queens Village
Approximate Size: 9,000 Square Feet
Monthly Rent : $27,500

400 West 42nd Street – Space B

Manhattan, Times Square
Space B Ground Floor: 3,500 Square Feet + Storage Basement
Monthly Rent: $29,950

406 Remsen Avenue

Brooklyn, East Flatbush
Ground Floor: 13,625 Square Feet
Lower Level: 12,606 Square Feet
Ground Floor Asking Rent : 20 PSF
Lower Level Asking Rent: 15 PSF

400 West 42nd Street – Ground + 2nd Floor

Manhattan, Times Square
Space A: Ground Floor: 1,800 Square Feet | 2nd Floor: 12,500 Square Feet
Space B: Ground Floor: 3,500 Square Feet + Storage Basement
Space A Asking Rent: 60 PSF
Space B Monthly Rent: $25,000

400 West 42nd Street – Ground + 3rd Floor

Manhattan, Times Square
Ground Floor: 3,500 Square Feet
3rd Floor Indoor: 4,000 Square Feet
3rd Floor Outdoor: 7,000 Square Feet
Asking Rent: Upon Request

280 East Houston Street

East Village, Manhattan
Space A: 1,965 Square Feet + Basement
Space B : 1,379 Square Feet
Left Side Monthly Rent: $16,500
Right Side Monthly Rent: $16,500

7 Platt Street

Financial District, Manhattan
Approximate Size: 792 Square Feet
Monthly Rent: 9500/Month

153-27 Jamaica Avenue

Jamaica, Queens
Approximate Size: 5,680 Square Feet
Asking Rent: 45 PSF

470 Nepperhan Avenue

New York State, Yonkers
3rd Floor: 16,000 Square Feet
4th Floor: 26,700 Square Feet
Asking Rent: Upon Request

210 East 21st Street

Gramercy, Manhattan
Ground Floor: 241 Square Feet
Monthly Rent : $3,750

102-110 John Street

Financial District, Manhattan
Space B: 1,011 Square Feet
Space B Monthly Rent : $10,500