Comparison · 8 material differences
CORE: vs Spring Place
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Verified September 2026
Private club
Verified September 2026 CORE:
The club describes "a global community of relentlessly curious individuals" whose members "shape the worlds of art and architecture, sports and entertainment, technology and…
Private club
Spring Place
The club describes "creative individuals from diverse backgrounds" and calls itself "a home for creatives"; press coverage describes members drawn from fashion, art…
What the records say
- Annual dues — CORE:: Annual fee reported by Elle in June 2018.; Spring Place: Not publicly disclosed. The membership page describes tiers for individuals and teams without prices and routes enquiries to membership.ny@springplace.com..
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| CORE: | Spring Place | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Private club | Private club |
| Founded | 2005 (Founded by Jennie Enterprise (nee Saunders), previously the founder of Reebok Sports Clubs, with seed money and space from property developer Aby Rosen. One hundred founder members were each asked to contribute US$100,000 and to nominate another person.) | 2016 (Founded by Francesco Costa, Alessandro Cajrati Crivelli and Imad Izemrane as an extension of Spring Studios, the multimedia agency and event space that occupies the same Tribeca building.) |
| Headquarters | New York, United States | New York, United States |
| Geographic footprint | One clubhouse in New York and a Milan community operating from a temporary lounge while a permanent palazzo is restored | One club in Tribeca, New York, within the Spring Studios building |
| Members | 2,000as of September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed |
| Chapters | 2 | 1 |
| Primary audience | The club describes "a global community of relentlessly curious individuals" whose members "shape the worlds of art and architecture, sports and entertainment, technology and science, fashion and design and beauty, investment and finance, culinary and hospitality, industry and biotech" | The club describes "creative individuals from diverse backgrounds" and calls itself "a home for creatives"; press coverage describes members drawn from fashion, art, entertainment, design and adjacent industries |
| Typical member | Members are drawn from the wealthier end of New York business, finance and cultural life. Founder members named in press coverage included J. Christopher Burch, Millard Drexler, Ari Emanuel, Aby Rosen, Steven Roth, Stephen Schwarzman and Terry Semel; the club has said it maintains an equal number of female and male members. | Members are largely creative-industry professionals and the executives who work with them. Named members and founders reported by the company have included the Gucci chief executive Marco Bizzarri, the CFDA president and chief executive Steven Kolb and the Revolve chief executive Michael Mente. |
| Qualification | ||
| Invitation required | Not documented | No |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | Not documented |
| Application process | The club's membership page invites prospective members to submit an enquiry rather than to apply directly, and states only that CORE: curates its community. There is no published sponsorship, committee or interview stage, and no application form is exposed publicly. | The club invites prospective members to book a tour and then to apply for membership through its site, choosing between individual and team coworking options. Reporting indicates that applications are reviewed by the Spring Place membership committee. The club does not publish a sponsorship or nomination requirement. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. The club has never published acceptance figures or waitlist information. | Not publicly disclosed. No acceptance rate, waitlist or member count is published. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Annual fee reported by Elle in June 2018.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. The membership page describes tiers for individuals and teams without prices and routes enquiries to membership.ny@springplace.com. |
| Monthly dues | CORE: publishes no prices on its own site. All figures above come from press reporting, the most recent named source being Elle in 2018. | Business Insider reported in October 2018 that members paid "up to $1,250 a month". Spring Place publishes no prices of its own, and no more recent figure was located.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Individual initiation fee as reported by Elle in June 2018, alongside a US$17,000 annual fee. This is the most recent figure attached to a named publication and is now eight years old.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Could not be independently verified | Could not be independently verified |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | The clubhouse operates daily, with a curated calendar of cultural and social programming | Open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 3pm, with a published member programming schedule |
| Peer forums | Not documented | Not documented |
| Confidentiality | Could not be independently verified | Could not be independently verified |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Clubhouse premises, Event-focused | Clubhouse premises, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | No | No |
| Local chapters | No | No |
| Virtual membership | No | No |
| Online community | Not documented | Not documented |
| Member directory | Not documented | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Partial | Yes |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | Partial | No |
| Family programming | Not documented | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | Not documented |
| Next-generation programming | Not documented | No |
| Investment discussions | Not documented | Not documented |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | Yes | Not documented |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | High | Medium |
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