{{Short description|American office sharing company}} {{Infobox company | name = NeueHouse | logo = NeueHouse_Logo.jpg | caption = | former_name = | type = Private | traded_as = | industry = Office sharing | fate = | successor = | founded = New York ({{Start date|2011}}) | founders = {{ubl|Joshua Abram|Alan Murray|James O'Reilly}} | hq_location = | hq_location_city = New York | hq_location_country = United States | area_served = {{ubl|New York|}} | key_people = Ryan Simonetti (CEO and President 2026-current) | products = | production = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | parent = Convene Hospitality Group (CHG) | subsidiaries = | owner = | num_employees = | website = {{URL|http://neuehouse.com/|NeueHouse.com}} | footnotes = }} '''NeueHouse''' (pronounced “noy-ya house,” with “neue” meaning “new” in German) is a private events and workspace collective that curates a community of entrepreneurs and businesses across industries in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=Membership - NeueHouse |url=https://www.neuehouse.com/membership/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=www.neuehouse.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Alex |date=2025-09-04 |title=Joshua Abram Dies at 62; Gave Workspace-Sharing an Upscale Spin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/business/joshua-abram-dead.html |access-date=2026-05-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> NeueHouse operates its headquarters in a 115,000-square-foot building at 110 East 25th St. in Manhattan, New York.<ref name=":4" /> The eight-story building features an 80-seat screening room, a penthouse event space, private and flexible workspaces on multiple floors, a podcast recording room, and a schedule of members-only cultural programming.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Griffith |first=Erin |title=Coworking space Neuehouse blends work and play for jetsetting digital nomads |url=https://fortune.com/2014/03/31/coworking-space-neuehouse-blends-work-and-play-for-jetsetting-digital-nomads/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>
The premium event and workspace became known for its celebrity and elite international members across the film, fashion, tech, music, and other creative industries,<ref name=":5" /> as well as high-profile screenings and premieres for the likes of Disney, Paramount, and CAA, among others, after opening two locations in Los Angeles.
On September 5, 2025, the company ceased operations at all three locations, citing "legacy liabilities."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2025-09-04 |title=NeueHouse, Members Club That Catered to Hollywood Creatives, Says It Will Shut Down |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/real-estate/neuehouse-shuts-down-hollywood-new-york-members-club-1236360948/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The sudden closure occurred one month after co-founder Joshua Abram died, according to an obituary in The New York Times.<ref name=":3" />
The NeueHouse brand reemerged in January 2026 to announce a change in ownership after being acquired by '''Convene Hospitality Group (CHG)''', which resumed operations at the Madison Square flagship in New York.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2026-01-13 |title=Convene Parent Acquires Coworking Brand NeueHouse |url=https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Intelligence/Convene-Parent-Acquires-Coworking-Brand-Neuehouse |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=www.businesstravelnews.com |language=en}}</ref> The parent company CHG owns several brands as part of its portfolio of meeting, event, and workplace venues in the U.S. and UK, including Convene for premium event and flexible work spaces, and etc.venues, a network of venues for small offsite meetings.<ref name=":6" />
==History== NeueHouse was founded in 2011 by Joshua Abram, Alan Murray and James O'Reilly.<ref name="techb">{{cite web | url=http://www.thetechbulletin.com/neuehouse-raises-25-million-in-venture-funding-26895/ | title=Neuehouse raises $25 million in venture funding | publisher=The Tech Bulletin | date=Jul 10, 2015 | accessdate=September 8, 2015 | author=Suresh, Maddy}}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/fashion/solo-workers-bond-at-shared-workspaces.html?_r=0 | title=Working Alone, Together | work=The New York Times | date=May 3, 2013 | accessdate=September 6, 2015 | author=Williams, Alex}}</ref> Its first workspace opened in May 2013 in New York<ref name="fortune" /> alongside a hardcover print publication named NeueJournal. In 2015, the company raised $25 million venture funding by Great Eagle Holdings.<ref name="techb" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/upscale-co-working-firm-aims-for-restart-with-new-ceo-funding-1543320000|title=Upscale Co-Working Firm Aims for Restart With New CEO, Funding|last=Karmin|first=Craig|work=WSJ|access-date=2018-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref> By 2017, the founding trio sold their majority stake in NeueHouse, leaving controlling interest to investors, including the high-profile couple Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller.<ref name=":3" />
The company expanded to cater to the creative industries in Los Angeles, one in Hollywood in 2015 and another in Venice Beach in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baum |first=Gary |date=2015-10-08 |title=First Look: NeueHouse, Hollywood’s New Work and Play Space |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/first-look-neuehouse-hollywood-s-829789/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=Martha Elliott last updated in |date=2022-12-11 |title=NeueHouse members’ club opens new location in Venice Beach |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/neuehouse-venice-beach-members-club-opens |url-status=live |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Wallpaper* |language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, the company secured an additional $30 million in funding, said to include additional investment from Diller and Von Furstemberg and from a Hong Kong-based real estate investment firm.<ref name=":2" /> Investors also brought in Josh Wyatt as chief executive officer, a former private equity and hotel executive.<ref name=":2" /> At the time of the announcement, Wyatt told the Wall Street Journal that NeueHouse had 1,500 members with “long waiting lists” across its three locations, and the team was “in talks” for locations in Toronto and San Francisco'''.'''<ref name=":2" /> In 2021, the company hosted several movie premieres in the Hollywood location, including the Netflix remake "He's All That."<ref name=":7" />
NeueHouse faced financial challenges despite the several rounds of venture funding, reaching a reported $83.7 million in debt by March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicoara |first=Adelina |date=2026-02-24 |title=Convene Hospitality Group Acquires Coworking Brand NeueHouse |url=https://www.coworkingcafe.com/blog/convene-hospitality-group-acquires-coworking-brand-neuehouse/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=CoworkingCafe Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> On September 3, 2025, NeueHouse announced it would wind down operations due to "legacy liabilities," with its final day of operations on September 5, 2025.<ref name="TRD-closure">{{cite news |last=TRD Staff |title=Co-working company that catered to Hollywood elite abruptly shuts down |url=https://therealdeal.com/national/2025/09/05/co-working-company-neuehouse-abruptly-shuts-down/ |work=The Real Deal |date=September 5, 2025 |access-date=2025-09-09}}</ref> The company said it planned to file for '''Chapter 7 bankruptcy''' the same month as the closure.<ref name="TRD-closure" />
CHG President and CEO Ryan Simonetti told Business Travel News at the time of the acquisition announcement that the hospitality company plans to expand the reinvigorated NeueHouse brand to “preserve and nurture this existing community and “build upon this legacy.”<ref name=":6" />
The NeueHouse Madison Square location is the only reopened location, and CHG said there are no plans to reopen the former Los Angeles venues.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Sell |first=George |date=2026-01-07 |title=Convene buys NeueHouse out of bankruptcy |url=https://urbanliving.news/workspace/convene-buys-neuehouse-out-of-bankruptcy/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Urban Living News |language=en-US}}</ref> CHG did express plans for the continued development of the NeueHouse brand within its portfolio.<ref name=":6" />
Convene Hospitality Group launched in September 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colston |first=Paul |date=2025-09-16 |title=Convene Hospitality Group announced as new parent company for Convene and etc.venues brands |url=https://www.c-mw.net/convene-hospitality-group-announced-as-new-parent-company-for-convene-and-etc-venues-brands/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Conference & Meetings World {{!}} Global MICE Industry News from CMW |language=en-GB}}</ref> the same month it started its acquisition of NeueHouse,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hallum |first=Mark |date=2026-04-03 |title=Convene’s Parent Company Secures $230M in Expansion Financing |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2026/04/convene-hospitality-group-230m-tpg-ares/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Commercial Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> but the parent company’s hospitality portfolio imbues decades of industry experience. CHG united NeueHouse with Convene, a collection of meeting, event, and work space venues co-founded in 2009 by current CEO Ryan Simonetti and Chris Kelly, who left the company in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gangar |first=Sarika |date=2019-11-22 |title=Convene’s Co-Founder Chris Kelly Stepping Down |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2019/11/convenes-co-founder-chris-kelly-stepping-down/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Commercial Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> Convene opened its first international venue in 2022 at 22 Bishopsgate in London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 Years Of Talks Later, Convene Inks 22 Bishopsgate Deal Ahead Of Spring 2022 UK Debut |url=https://www.bisnow.com/london/news/office/covene-ink-22-bishopsgate-deal-ahead-of-spring-2022-uk-debut-109834 |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Bisnow |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, Convene acquired etc.venues for $250 million, a legacy meetings and corporate trainings provider founded in 1992 and based in the UK and New York.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=micebook |date=2023-02-02 |title=Convene acquires etc.venues - micebook. |url=https://micebook.com/blog/2023/02/02/convene-acquires-etc-venues/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Parsons |first=Matthew |date=2023-02-01 |title=Convene Buys UK Conference Provider Etc.venues for Reported $250 Million |url=https://skift.com/2023/02/01/convene-buys-uk-conference-provider-etc-venues-for-reported-250-million/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 8, 2026 |work=Skift}}</ref>
The house of brands continued its expansion by raising $230 million in financial funding in April 2026, led by TPG global asset manager and equity investment from existing shareholders through Ares Management.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Doyle |first=Andrea |date=2026-05-26 |title=Convene Hospitality Group Raises $230 Million for Expansion |url=https://meetings.skift.com/2026/03/25/convene-raises-230-million/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-05-08 |work=Skift Meetings}}</ref>
== Locations == thumb|The library at NeueHouse in Madison Square. NeueHouse Madison Square is located in 110 East 25th Street in Manhattan.<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-07-08/five-broadway-lessons-for-fixing-office-life | title=Five Broadway Lessons for Fixing Office Life | publisher=Bloomberg | date=July 8, 2013 | accessdate=September 6, 2015 | author=Mayo, Keenan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.papermag.com/2015/05/frieze_new_york_2015_art.php | title=Our Mega Guide to all the Fun at Frieze New York | publisher=PaperMag | date=May 11, 2015 | accessdate=September 6, 2015 | author=Pini, Gary}}</ref> The New York building is was designed by architect David Rockwell, known for its global projects such as Nobu restaurants.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baum |first=Gary |date=2015-10-08 |title=First Look: NeueHouse, Hollywood’s New Work and Play Space |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/first-look-neuehouse-hollywood-s-829789/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The Madison Square location is notable for its carefully curated environment in the eight-floor, 50,000-square-foot building with exposed brick and industrial lamps, giving a mix of boutique hotel and eclectic-chic aesthetic.<ref name=":5" />
The modern layout goes beyond concrete floors due to a variety of work and lounge areas: retro library tables, amphitheater-style seating with kilim-covered cushions for meet-ups, and nooks designed for conversation, like leather sofas with coffee tables. <ref name="nytimes" /> The interior is purposeful in its aspirations to foster social moments along with productivity, according to architect David Rockwell, “The design strategy is a typology that looks at accidental encounters, as much as organizational clarity or efficiency.”<ref name="nytimes" />
The ground floor gallery is designed for special gatherings, networking, and receptions, complete with spacious 20-foot ceilings and Spanish-style amphitheater seating in its center for performances and informal meetups.
<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=NeueHouse |url=https://www.rockwellgroup.com/projects/neuehouse-madison-square |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Rockwell Group |language=en}}</ref> The Rockwell Group also redesigned the basement cinema with an expanded 80-person capacity and 1960s Italian decor as its influence.<ref name=":10" />
The NeueHouse Madison Square Penthouse is a 6,200 square-foot area with views of the Manhattan skyline and capacity for 240 people. The top-floor venue allows for multi-directional natural light and is equipped with technology like sound equipment, a retractable screen, and truss lighting.
Previous NeueHouse locations in Los Angeles included 93,000 square feet at CBS Columbia Square in Hollywood, a mixed-use project built on the former CBS Los Angeles broadcast studio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Firnhaber |first=Bethany |date=2014-07-28 |title=Upscale Co-Working Space NeueHouse Leases at Columbia Square |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/real-estate/commercial/upscale-co-working-space-neuehouse-leases-columbia/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Los Angeles Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> The company leased the CBS Columbia Square building and opened in October 2015.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Baum|first1=Gary|title=First Look: NeueHouse, Hollywood's New Work and Play Space|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/first-look-neuehouse-hollywood-s-829789|accessdate=17 December 2015|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=8 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2014/jul/28/upscale-co-working-space-neuehouse-leases-columbia/ | title=Upscale Co-Working Space NeueHouse Leases at Columbia Square | publisher=Los Angeles Business Journal | date=July 28, 2014 | accessdate=September 6, 2015 | author=Firnhaber, Bethany}}</ref>
In 2021 NeueHouse opened on the second floor of the Bradbury Building in Downtown Los Angeles. Grappling with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, NeueHouse chose to exit its lease at the Bradbury Building in late 2023 as a strategic move to curb further financial losses.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Kerxhaliu |first=Alketa |date=2025-10-22 |title=NeueHouse’s Sudden Closure: A Coworking Club’s Rise, Fall, and Industry Reckoning |url=https://www.mmcginvest.com/post/neuehouse-s-sudden-closure-a-coworking-club-s-rise-fall-and-industry-reckoning |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=MMCG Invest |language=en}}</ref>
In December 2022, a third Los Angeles location opened in Venice Beach.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Evan Nicole |title=Inside NeueHouse’s New Venice Beach Private Members’ Club |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/inside-neuehouses-venice-beach-private-members-club-1235282858/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Debuting in 2022, the Venice Beach outpost of NeueHouse took up residence in a two-story structure from the 1920s, situated close to Los Angeles' seaside creative hub.<ref name=":11" /> This location served as a key component of the brand's broader plan to grow its “fledgling empire of cool” throughout the city.<ref name=":11" />
All Los Angeles NeueHouse locations permanently closed in September 2025 when the company changed ownership.<ref name=":9" />
==Services== thumb|The gallery at NeueHouse in Madison Square. NeueHouse provides work, social and meeting space to businesses and individual creative entrepreneurs operating in the film, fashion, design, publishing, arts and other various sectors.<ref name="fortune">{{cite web | url=http://fortune.com/2014/03/31/coworking-space-neuehouse-blends-work-and-play-for-jetsetting-digital-nomads/ | title=Coworking space Neuehouse blends work and play for jetsetting digital nomads | publisher=Fortune | date=March 31, 2014 | accessdate=September 6, 2015 | author=Griffith, Erin}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name="evening">{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/have-a-nice-night-nyc-exports-club-to-london-where-you-can-t-be-rude-9909654.html | title=Have a nice night: NYC exports club to London where you can't be rude | publisher=Evening Standard | date=December 9, 2014 | accessdate=September 6, 2015 | author=Chesters, Laura}}</ref>
NeueHouse Madison Square features five meeting and event spaces, including a penthouse for up to 225, conference rooms, an 80-person cinema, a podcast recording studio, and the ground floor gallery accommodating up to 235 people. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-18 |title=Exclusive Private Event Venues in NY at NeueHouse |url=https://www.neuehouse.com/private-events/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=www.neuehouse.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Event services include in-house catering, specialty bars, AV equipment and technicians, and WiFi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Penthouse {{!}} PartySlate |url=https://www.partyslate.com/event-spaces/12464 |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=www.partyslate.com |language=en}}</ref>
The company organizes live events including content releases and cultural programming.<ref name="cbsnews">{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/co-working-spaces-popping-up-around-the-country/ | title=Co-working spaces popping up around the country | publisher=CBS | date=December 2, 2014 | accessdate=September 6, 2015}}</ref> NeueHouse has also held several movie premieres in the former Los Angeles location.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Malkin |first=Marc |date=2021-08-26 |title=TikTok Star Addison Rae Has Been Emailing With Anna Wintour |url=https://variety.com/2021/scene/news/tiktok-addison-rae-anna-wintour-met-gala-hes-all-that-1235049740/ |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
Memberships include a variety of options, such as flexible seating in the gallery with an open seating floor plan, and build up to private studios with space for multiple people.<ref name="nytimes" /> The ongoing cultural programming for members includes musical performances, lectures, artist talks, and film screenings.<ref name=":5" />
Event information and membership at NeueHouse Madison Square can be requested through the website since the company doesn’t list prices publicly. Varied monthly membership tiers with part-time flexible seating memberships starting at $300 and unlimited access at $600 monthly.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NeueHouse Madison Square {{!}} New York Venue {{!}} 154 photos {{!}} PartySlate |url=https://www.partyslate.com/venues/neuehouse-madison-square |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=www.partyslate.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Bankruptcy and Closure == NeueHouse was teetering on the edge of insolvency even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.<ref name=":11" /> Drained by massive leases and overhead, the company later admitted it was “burdened by legacy liabilities,” leaving it virtually out of cash.<ref name=":8" /> By early 2020, the firm was reportedly scouting for a buyer or an emergency cash infusion to stay afloat.<ref name=":11" />
NeueHouse averted collapse in July 2020 when German real estate heir Yoram Roth stepped in.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Perman |first=Stacy |date=2025-10-20 |title=This private club catered to Hollywood elites. Then it came crashing down |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-10-20/inside-the-meteoric-rise-and-cataclysmic-fall-of-neuehouse |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Roth acquired the struggling brand for $35 million, folding it into his photography museum, Fotografiska, to form a new parent entity called CultureWorks.<ref name=":11" /> This merger was a bid to stabilize operations through Roth’s belief that “community” was the “secret sauce” needed to salvage the business, as reported by The Los Angeles Times.<ref name=":12" />
On September 3, 2025, the company posted a notice stating that "legacy liabilities" left it unable to continue operations and that all three locations would remain open only for members to collect belongings until September 5 at 5:00 p.m. ET.<ref name="fortune" /><ref name="NH-note">{{cite web |title=A Note to Our Community |url=https://www.neuehouse.com/ |website=NeueHouse.com |access-date=2025-09-09}}</ref> Subsequent reporting stated the company intends to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.<ref name="TRD-closure" /> The shutdown affected all three locations in Manhattan, Hollywood and Venice Beach.<ref>{{cite news |last=McPhee |first=Michele |title=NeueHouse Abruptly Closes Doors Citywide |work=Los Angeles Magazine |date=September 5, 2025 |url=https://lamag.com/news/neuehouse-abruptly-closes-doors-citywide/ |access-date=2025-09-09}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite news |last=Long |first=Ciara |title=Entertainment Industry Coworking Club NeueHouse Shutters Abruptly |work=Bisnow |date=September 5, 2025 |url=https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/culture-focused-members-only-clubhouse-shutters-abruptly-130840 |access-date=2025-09-09}}</ref>
Former executives cited high costs of lease, unsuccessful restaurant operations, and excessive spending on expansion as primary factors for the company’s instability.<ref name=":9" /> In early 2025, internal financial documents revealed that NeueHouse’s total debt had reached $83.7 million.<ref name=":9" />
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==External links== *[http://neuehouse.com/ NeueHouse website]
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