British Members' Club To Take Over UES Mansion

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A British members' club is heading across the pond to the Upper East Side and has its sights set on a location on East 81st Street.

At a Community Board 8 meeting on Tuesday night, representatives of the club said the new space would encompass all five stories at the historic limestone building at 24 East 81st St. between Madison and Fifth avenues.

The club will be operated by Estelle, the same partners as the Celeste members' club in Notting Hill, London.

"We're clubs with old school values that really promise individualized service and the utmost discretion, but with a bit of a new school spirit where our members have plenty to say but nothing to prove," Sean Coogan, a representative of the brand, told the community board.

The members' club would include a restaurant, private dining, a workspace and lounge areas, Coogan said.

No word yet on when the club will open, or what membership will cost, but at Celeste in Notting Hill, membership is £2,580, which comes out to about $3,880.

The building's ground floor is currently occupied by an Italian restaurant, Sistina, which the club would take over, Coogan said.

"Our concept is to effectively unify the building," Coogan said.

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