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Soho House (club)

Soho House
Formation 1995
Type Private members' club
Headquarters 72-74 Dean Street, London, England
Location
  • Worldwide
Membership
private persons
Leader Ron Burkle
Website www.sohohouse.com

Soho House is a group of private members' clubs aimed primarily at those in the arts and media. The original location is at 40 Greek Street, Soho, London, England. The group now includes bars, clubs, hotels and venues around the world including Babington House and Electric Cinema, Notting Hill.

Membership is selective and members are drawn mainly from the media, arts and fashion industries.

Soho House's founder and managing director is Nick Jones.

Nick Jones sold 80% of the club to British high-street tycoon Richard Caring in 2008. On 13 January 2012 the Financial Times announced that Soho House Group had been acquired by the US billionaire Ron Burkle, through his investment fund Yucaipa. The acquisition value was not released but Burkle now owns 60% of the group.

Soho House New York was featured in season 6 of the TV Series Sex and the City in an episode titled "Boy Interrupted". In this episode, Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) pretends to be a member by using a stolen membership card.

In 2009, more than 80 residents signed an appeal by a neighborhood association against allowing Soho House to move into the top two floors of Luckman Plaza in West Hollywood, near Los Angeles. The opening of the West Hollywood location also drew opposition from Beverly Hills Mayor Nancy Krasne.


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