RESTAURANTEUR WILL MAKRIS IS HELPING REVIVE PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP CLUBS

Private membership clubs have been around for decades, the concept surviving on exclusivity and privacy. However, the need for financial stability has often resulted in raising prices or tolerance for expansion. This consequently drives away the original valued members, typically celebrities and high society. What once was a place to escape has become too public. Now, the elites’ only alternative is to move on to the next big thing. Fortunately, New York businessmen Will Makris and Scott Sartiano acknowledged this dilemma years ago and developed Zero Bond, a club dedicated to regulating members, set to open this October. In the heart of New York’s NoHo neighborhood, Makris and Sartiano constructed a place like no other. The new gathering spot takes exclusivity to a new level, with its rigorous vetting process pertaining to character. The meaning behind the word “Zero” speaks life into the concept. It was the last number ever created; it is not even or odd, positive or negative, but holds its own identity. Zero Bond is redefining private hospitality.