Zero Bond opened in a former Brooks Brothers factory in NoHo in 2020 and quickly became downtown Manhattan’s favorite hiding place. Here is what it costs, who goes, and why the most famous thing about it is what you cannot see.

Zero Bond at a glance

Location 0 Bond Street, NoHo, at Bond Street and Broadway
Opened October 2020
Founder Scott Sartiano, co-founder of the nightclub 1Oak
Building A former Brooks Brothers factory built in 1874, about 20,000 square feet
Inside Restaurants and bars, a screening room, a cafe, a roof deck, private dining rooms and a fingerprint-access founders lounge
Reported cost $750 to $5,000 initiation, $2,750 to $4,400 a year, priced by age
Best for Downtown energy, art and people who would rather not be photographed

Scott Sartiano spent two decades running some of New York’s hottest nightclubs, including 1Oak, the kind of place where the line outside is part of the show. Then, in the fall of 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, he opened the opposite: a club with no line, no sign and, as far as members are concerned, no cameras.

He called it Zero Bond, after its address. “I’m a New York guy doing a New York version of a London social club,” Sartiano told the Robb Report in 2021.

Six years later, it is still one of the hardest doors downtown. Not because it is the most expensive. Because everyone who matters to a certain slice of New York seems to want the same small number of seats.

What is Zero Bond?

Zero Bond is a private members club at 0 Bond Street in NoHo, founded by hospitality entrepreneur Scott Sartiano and opened in October 2020. It occupies about 20,000 square feet across several floors of a former Brooks Brothers factory built in 1874, according to Wikipedia.

The renovation, by designer Bill Sofield, kept the building’s arched windows, exposed red brick and open-beam ceilings. Inside are restaurants and bars run by Sartiano’s Bond Hospitality group, a screening room, a cafe, a roof deck, private dining rooms and a founders lounge that opens with a fingerprint. That last detail tells you most of what you need to know. At Zero Bond, even the doors are selective.

How much does Zero Bond membership cost?

Zero Bond prices membership by age. As of mid-2026, the club’s application lists three tiers: members 30 and under pay a $750 initiation fee and $2,750 a year; members 30 to 45 pay $1,000 and $3,850; and members over 45 pay $5,000 and $4,400, according to Luxe Digital.

That is cheap by Manhattan club standards, and it is cheap on purpose. “It’s not just about a money grab,” Sartiano told the Robb Report. Low dues keep younger, creative members coming back, which keeps the room interesting for the older members paying the top rate. Think of it as a dinner party where the guests in their 20s get a discount for bringing the energy.

Who are Zero Bond’s members?

Zero Bond’s members come largely from fashion, art, media, tech and finance, with a well-reported celebrity contingent. The club has been described as the New York art world’s favorite private club by Artnet News, which reported that members have bought works right off the club’s walls.

Celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Tom Brady have been reported as members, according to Wikipedia’s summary of press coverage. The club itself does not confirm who belongs, which is exactly the point. The Robb Report listed other high-profile names in 2021, and the club has hosted everything from a Late Night with Seth Meyers segment to the closing scene of the final episode of Succession.

Which makes Zero Bond a strange kind of secret: the most private room in New York that you have probably already seen on television.

Why does Zero Bond ban photos?

Zero Bond bans photography inside the club to protect members’ privacy, which is a large part of what they are paying for. For the famous members, it means they can eat dinner without it ending up online. For everyone else, it means they can relax without worrying about how they look in someone else’s story.

The rule also changes the room. When nobody is filming, people talk to each other. Founders talk to artists. Bankers talk to chefs. The no-photos policy is what turns a beautiful restaurant into an actual club. Our story on why private clubs banned phones, and who still sneaks them in, goes deeper.

How hard is it to get into Zero Bond?

Getting into Zero Bond is harder than its prices suggest. Sartiano told the Robb Report in 2021 that more than 5,000 people were on the waiting list, and he has said someone once offered him $250,000 to get in, according to Dan’s Papers, citing the New York Post.

The club says it accepts members who show integrity and can contribute to its community, according to Artnet. In practice, that means a committee choosing a mix of people, and a reference from a current member who knows you well. If you are applying, do not lead with your net worth. Lead with what you would add to the room. Our hub on how to get into a private club in NYC explains how the committees think.

Is Zero Bond expanding?

Yes, carefully. A 15,000-square-foot Zero Bond villa opened at Wynn Las Vegas in March 2026, beside the 18th hole of the resort’s golf course, according to Wikipedia. A plan for a seasonal outpost in East Hampton in 2024 drew strong opposition from some local residents.

Expansion is the hardest test for any club. Every new location brings in more members, and more members can make the original feel less special. Zero Bond’s answer so far has been to grow slowly and keep New York small. That is the same balancing act investors faced when they paid $2.7 billion for Soho House. Our story on Soho House New York shows what happens when a club chooses scale.

The real secret of Zero Bond

For all the talk of celebrities and fingerprint locks, the people who love Zero Bond tend to describe it the same simple way: it is the place where they always run into someone they are glad to see. That is not a design feature. It is what happens when a host is careful about who comes in.

Sartiano built his career on velvet ropes. At Zero Bond he figured out that the best rope is invisible: a room so comfortable that the right people keep coming back without being asked. For how Zero Bond compares with the rest of the field, see our ranking of the best private clubs in NYC, and for the bigger picture, our guide to the velvet rope wars.

Frequently asked questions

Who owns Zero Bond?
Zero Bond was founded by Scott Sartiano, a hospitality entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the New York nightclub 1Oak. His Bond Hospitality group runs the club’s restaurants and also operates Sartiano’s restaurants, including one at The Mercer hotel in SoHo.

Can you visit Zero Bond without being a member?
Generally only as a member’s guest or at a private event. Membership is by application, and the club’s restaurants and lounges are reserved for members and the people they bring. Photography is not allowed inside.

Is there a Zero Bond outside New York?
Yes. A 15,000-square-foot Zero Bond villa opened at Wynn Las Vegas in March 2026, next to the resort’s golf course. The original club remains at 0 Bond Street in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood.

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