Comparison · 12 material differences
Detroit Athletic Club vs NeueHouse
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What the records say
- Annual dues: Detroit Athletic Club: Not publicly disclosed; NeueHouse: Prices shown are for the New York location. Salon for Teams group memberships and Executive Floors are quoted on enquiry..
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| Detroit Athletic Club | NeueHouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Private club | Private club |
| Founded | 1887 (The club dates itself to 1887, when it says it was formed by "a group of privileged young men under the spell of amateur athletics"; it treats 4 January 1913, when 109 Detroit citizens signed articles of association at the Ponchartrain Hotel, as a second founding.) | 2011 (Founded in New York in 2011 by Joshua Abram, Alan Murray and James O'Reilly; the first workspace opened in May 2013. The name is pronounced "noy-ya house", from the German for new.) |
| Headquarters | Detroit, United States | New York, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Single seven-storey clubhouse at 241 Madison Avenue in Detroit's theatre and sports district | One location, at 110 East 25th Street in the Flatiron District of Manhattan |
| Members | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed. The most recent published figure is from The Wall Street Journal in 2018, when then chief executive Josh Wyatt said the company had 1,500 members with long waiting lists across its three locations; that predates the 2025 shutdown and the 2026 change of ownership. |
| Chapters | Single clubhouse; no chapters | 1 |
| Primary audience | The club states no eligibility test. It describes its purpose as existing "to enrich people's lives through meaningful connections" and its history page identifies its 1913 refounders as leading Detroit citizens, many of them automobile industry figures. | The company describes "a hand-selected community" of "independent thinkers across industries and ages, connected by shared desire to create and discover off-algorithm" |
| Typical member | Not publicly disclosed. The club publishes no data on member professions, ages or numbers, and its public site has no membership section at all. | Members are drawn from film, fashion, technology, music, publishing, design and other creative businesses, ranging from individual practitioners to small and mid-sized companies taking dedicated desks or private studios. |
| Qualification | ||
| Invitation required | Not documented | No |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | No |
| Application process | No application process is published. The website has no membership section, no membership contact and no application form; a prospective member would have to approach the club directly or through an existing member. | Prospective members apply online through the membership or workspace pages, choosing a tier. The company states that members are accepted on a rolling basis only as space becomes available. There is no published sponsorship, nomination or committee stage. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed. Admission is described as capacity-constrained rather than competitive. The Wall Street Journal reported long waiting lists in 2018, before the company's collapse and change of ownership. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Prices shown are for the New York location. Salon for Teams group memberships and Executive Floors are quoted on enquiry. |
| Monthly dues | The club publishes no fee information and no reliable published reporting of a figure was located. | $300 a monthSalon tier: "Flexible Workspace, 10 Days/Month" at "$300". The company's own page shows the figure without stating a period; Wikipedia, citing PartySlate, describes the tiers as monthly.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. No joining or initiation fee is mentioned on the company's membership or workspace pages.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Not documented | Monthly workspace tiers; term length not published |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | No published meeting programme; the clubhouse operates daily for athletics, dining, accommodation and events | Open weekdays 8am to 10pm and weekends 10am to 6pm, with a year-round programme of NeueHouse-produced member events |
| Peer forums | Not documented | Not documented |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed. The published technology guide allows silent, non-voice use of mobile phones anywhere in the club and restricts device charging to member suites, private rooms, the business centre, the Madison Cafe and the balcony above the Court Center. | 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 | No | Not documented |
| Member directory | Not documented | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Not documented | Yes |
| Leadership development | No | No |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | Partial | No |
| Family programming | Not documented | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | No |
| Next-generation programming | Not documented | No |
| Investment discussions | No | Not documented |
| Investment opportunities | No | No |
| Philanthropic component | Yes | Not documented |
| Networking emphasis | Medium | High |
| Social emphasis | High | Medium |
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