New babas location coming to downtown Charleston
June 9, 2025
NAI Charleston announced that Jack Owens, CCIM, and Sarah Shelley represented Edward and Marie Crouse—owners of the popular babas on cannon and babas on meeting—in the purchase of 115 ½ Wentworth Street in downtown Charleston.
babas on cannon and babas on meeting are cafés inspired by the neighborhood cafés and bars of Europe. serving espresso and house made pastries in the morning, sandwiches and salad at lunch, and cocktails and wine in the evenings.
This acquisition marks babas’ third location in the city and their first owner-occupied property. The ±1,910 SF, two-story brick building, complete with a private outdoor patio, is located in the historic Harleston Village and dates back to 1931.
They plan to completely renovate, expand, and reimagine the space to align with babas’ signature aesthetic and hospitality. Construction and renovation efforts began immediately following the recent closing.
For more information on the transaction, contact Sarah Shelley at 843.458.0607/ [email protected] or Jack Owens, CCIM at 843.696.7653/ [email protected].
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NAI Charleston is a full-service commercial real estate firm whose industry experts have over a century of combined experience in the Charleston commercial real estate industry and over $1 billion in total transaction volume. In 2017, local brokers Thomas Boulware, Dexter Rumsey, David Ingle and David Grubbs partnered together to found NAI Charleston as an independent franchise of NAI Global, one of the leading global commercial real estate firms, to strengthen their leadership and footprint in the Lowcountry. An owner-operated firm, NAI Charleston possesses a highly personal and unwavering commitment to excellence that can’t be duplicated. Local ownership and leadership, paired with global resources, enable them to offer clients unparalleled services. As a member of NAI Global, NAI Charleston has independent access to the largest, most powerful network of owner-operated commercial real estate firms in the world. Their affiliates comprise 5,800 professionals in 325 offices and 36 countries. Their brokerage, development, management, and consulting services are tailor-made to meet the specific needs of each assignment – from single transactions to coordinating the delivery of multiple services over broad geographic areas. http://www.naicharleston.com
