West Village officials are buzzing this week about a large banner hanging on scaffolding outside the Jane Hotel that reads, “San Vicente West Village Coming Soon(ish).”
Since Jeff Klein purchased The Jane in 2022, there has been talk of opening an East Coast outpost of Los Angeles members club San Vicente Bungalows.
A source for the New York edition says: All about San Vicente, construction site signs are shrouded in secrecy. There is no San Vicente West Village website, no Instagram, no way for “regular people” to apply, and no one even knows what San Vicente is. ”
I heard the members are secretly encouraging their friends in the Big Apple to apply to the original West Hollywood club. If accepted, he would have access to clubs in New York.
In any case, I hear the New York club should open this fall. Chic British designer Rose Uniack has created a turret rooftop terrace and cafe overlooking the Hudson River, a former ballroom dining room, sushi bar, living room, event space, screening room, two bars, and nine bedrooms. We are reconfiguring the Jane space with . There is a disco for members and downstairs.
Klein’s private club expansion plans aren’t limited to Manhattan.
The Hollywood Reporter revealed a year ago that San Vicente Bungalows would open a Santa Monica outpost. SVB Santa Monica takes over The third floor and rooftop of the building offer a coveted ocean view.
The Jane – once the seafarers’ home and laboratory for the American Society of Seafarers Friends – Previously redone in 2008 By developers Sean McPherson and Eric Goode.
Its reopening at the time gave this historic spot a chic upgrade and made it a downtown party destination.
Klein, the man behind LA’s famous Sunset Tower, also said: new york magazine San Vicente Bungalows plans for 2022: “Private clubs remind me of the boutique hotels of the early ’90s, when I started learning about the industry.”
He added, “They serve a real purpose…The more connected we become to Instagram and texting and email, the more disconnected we become as humans. , I think they’re really craving a sense of community that they don’t have anymore.”
San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood has hosted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Jennifer Aniston, Leonardo DiCaprio, Miley Cyrus, Justin and Hailey Bieber, Elon Musk, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lopez, and Sydney Sweeney. , known for hosting bold names such as Zoe Kravitz. , Jon Hamm and more.
