In late 2020, Zero Bond became one of the trendiest membership-based social clubs to beckon Manhattan’s social elites.
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Three years after its successful launch, Bond Hospitality Group says it has partnered with Wynn Resorts to open Wynn Las Vegas’ “exclusive private members’ club” in 2025.
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The two hospitality partners have yet to reveal any additional details. But for those of us who can’t afford to run in these social circles, let’s take a closer look at what Zero Bond’s first and only New York City outpost has to offer.
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The club is hush-hush about the identity of its over one thousand members …
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… but since its opening, Zero Bond has been visited by the likes of Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and Eric Schmidt, Google’s former CEO.
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Source: Vanity Fair, Page Six, The New York Times
Lounging and dining around celebrities in an exclusive space isn’t a new concept: There’s a long list of private, members-only social clubs speckled throughout Manhattan with fees that could beckon only the city’s elite.
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Source: Gotham Magazine
But unlike Soho House — which targets members in “creative” industries — Zero Bond doesn’t cater its space to people working in specific trades.
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Instead, it wants its members to be a “mix of everyone, people all over the spectrum of business,” Will Makris, Zero Bond’s managing partner, told Insider in 2021. “It’s a real variety of people from all different backgrounds and nationalities.”
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“The people that meet each other at Zero Bond [are pretty amazing],” Makris said. “It’s incredible to see … [members that] would have never met each other anywhere else.”
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There is, however, one aspect that all Zero Bond-goers have in common: the financial means to pay for a glitzy social club membership.
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The general membership fee is $3,000 per year on top of a $1,000 initiation fee.
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Source: Zero Bond
If you’re younger, you’re in luck. Members who are under 28 years old have reduced payment requirements: a $2,200 annual fee and a $500 initiation fee.
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But if you’re over 45, get ready to cough up more cash. Annual membership fees for this age demographic sit at $4,000 on top of a $5,000 initiation fee.
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If you think this fee is too high to be worth it, “come give it a try and see for yourself,” Makris said.
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“It’s a bit of a family situation where everybody gets to know each other,” he said. “It’s not going to be for everybody, but I do think the sense of community and feeling like you’re a part of something is important, and people really seem to enjoy that.”
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Phone calls aren’t allowed in the main part of the lounge, so implementing a phone booth allows its members who didn’t book a conference room to still take calls, he said.
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