TIMELINE
The Koch Brothers Hospitality Timeline. Every opening, every DAY & NIGHT stop and every partner, from 2002 to 2022.
250+Events
62Venues
22Restaurants
21Nightclubs
11Destinations
6Operations
5Festivals
4Countries
2Brothers
1Brand
DAY & NIGHT
Promotions
ARRIVED IN NEW YORK
From Columbus, Ohio
Moved to Manhattan in September 2002 to study film at NYU, and started at the bottom of the city’s restaurant scene.
LE CHARLOT
French Restaurant
19 East 69th Street, Upper East Side
Trained on the Upper East Side under Thierry & Bruno Gelromini, Patrick Cabido and William Abadie.
THE INN AT IRVING PLACE
Restaurant & Hotel
56 Irving Place, Gramercy Park
Trained in Gramercy Park with hotel management at Lady Mendl’s Tea Salon
LE BILBOQUET
French Restaurant
25 East 63rd Street, Upper East Side
Trained on the Upper East Side under Philippe Delgrange and Aymeric Clemente.
IN THE BUZZ
Promotional Company
Times Square
A nightlife marketing & promotions partnership with Remi Laba & Aymeric Clemente
PACHA NEW YORK
Nightclub
618 West 46th Street, Hell’s Kitchen
Opened Pacha with Eddie Dean, Zev Norotsky, Tony Abrams and In The Buzz
NEOGEA
Nightclub
12 East 18th Street
Madison Park
BED
Nightclub
530 West 27th Street
Chelsea
With Dirk Von Stockum
CAIN
Nightclub
544 West 27th Street
Chelsea
With Jamie Mulholland and Jayma Cardoso
PINK ELEPHANT
Nightclub
Eighth Avenue at West 14th Street
Meatpacking District
PINK ELEPHANT
Nightclub
527 West 27th Street, Chelsea
In The Buzz is exclusive in-house promotional team with David Graziano, David Sarner, Bobby Montwaid, Shawn Kolodny and Angelo Peruzzi.
JOUR ET NUIT
French-American Restaurant
8 West 58th Street, Midtown
Opened first restaurant-club. A 5,000 sq ft underground space steps from the Plaza Hotel. With Nicolas Vinsonneau, Frederick & Laurent Lesort and Blake Seo.
DUAL GROUPE HOSPITALITY
9 West 19th Street, Flatiron
Founded with Michael Wainstein and David Rozinov. A boutique hospitality marketing and promotional company. Team: Michelle Rosenblum, Agi Merasz, Pam Sommer, Georgia Reid and John Wasilewski.
MERKATO 55
55 Gansevoort Street, Meatpacking District
Launched the signature St. Tropez-inspired brunch party, with Matt Oliver and Serebe Kironde.
DUNE / KISS & FLY
Nightclub
1181 North Sea Road
Southampton
With Corey Lane
CATCH 22
Lounge
22nd Street
Flatiron
With Bobby Mayhugh
BIJOUX
Nightclub
55 Gansevoort Street
Meatpacking District
CAPRI SOUTHAMPTON
281 County Road 39, Southampton
With Nick Boccio, Blake Seo, Jeremy Strawn and Nicolas Vinsonneau.
REVEL
10 Little West 12th Street, Meatpacking District
With Claudius Raphael, Jean-Baptiste Parvaix and Ian Parms.
MORIMOTO
Japanese Restaurant
88 Tenth Avenue
Chelsea
With Stephen Starr
WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE
VITA – South Beach
With Christophe Caucino & Michael Ridard
LA ZARZA
Nightclub
166 First Avenue
East Village
With Mario Larrea and Tomas Antelo
ART BASEL MIAMI
VITA – South Beach
With Christophe Caucino & Michael Ridard
EAST HAMPTON POINT
Marina & Yacht Club
295 Three Mile Harbor Road, East Hampton
With Ben Krupinski.
THE OAK ROOM
The Plaza Hotel, Fifth Avenue
With Randy Scott, Stephan Seguin, Matt Moncada, Erica Lawrence and Eli Gindi.
MPD
French Restaurant
73 Gansevoort Street, Meatpacking District
Opened second restaurant as partners with Russian Hospitality Group, Ginza Project, and Philippe Bondon. A Michelin recommendation.
CIPRIANI DOWNTOWN
Upstairs
376 West Broadway, SoHo
With Max Burgio
WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE
VITA – South Beach
With Christophe Caucino & Michael Ridard
I TRE MERLI
463 West Broadway, SoHo
With Paolo Secondo
1OAK
Nightclub
453 West 17th Street
Chelsea
With Richie Akiva
ART BASEL MIAMI
VITA – South Beach
With Christophe Caucino & Michael Ridard
ST. BARTH
LE YACHT CLUB – Gustavia
LE GUANAHANI – Grand Cul-de-Sac
With Carole Gruson
KASTEL
Nightclub
Trump SoHo, 246 Spring Street
SoHo
MOËT HENNESSY
Brand partnership
With Nicola Zanatta and Tunch Doker
GURNEY’S MONTAUK
290 Old Montauk Highway, Montauk
With Paul Monte.
STEFANO FOREVER
St. Tropez
With Stefano Novena and Greg Guillebaut.
BUDDHA BAR (AJNA BAR)
25 Little West 12th Street, Meatpacking District
With Jean-Yves Haouzi and Franck Maucort.
BERTAUD BÉLIEU
Brand partnership
Côtes de Provence, St. Tropez
With Jean-Christophe Sibelya and Charles Moreau
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Park City, Utah
MIAMI MUSIC WEEK
BÂOLI – South Beach
With Christophe Caucino & Michael Ridard
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
GOTHA CLUB – Zanzibar
With Frankie Twister
ART BASEL MIAMI
BÂOLI – South Beach
With Christophe Caucino & Michael Ridard
GURNEY’S MONTAUK
290 Old Montauk Highway, Montauk
TOY
Asian-Fusion Restaurant
Hotel Gansevoort, 18 Ninth Avenue, Meatpacking District
Opened third restaurant. At Hotel Gansevoort, Meatpacking District, with China Grill Management and Patrick Seigel. Interiors by Jeffrey Beers.
CHÂTEAU CHERBULIEZ
French Restaurant
47 West 20th Street, Chelsea
Opened fourth restaurant. Fine dining inside the former Limelight. With Todd English.
HIGHLINE BALLROOM
431 West 16th Street, Chelsea
With Blue Note Group.
MIAMI MUSIC WEEK
BÂOLI – South Beach
WALL Nightclub – W Hotel South Beach
THE SETAI – Miami Beach
ART BASEL MIAMI
RITZ-CARLTON – South Beach
With Christophe Caucino & Michael Ridard
GURNEY’S MONTAUK
290 Old Montauk Highway, Montauk
PLAYING WITH FIRE, E!
Co-produced the nightlife series with Atlas Media, airing after Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Park City, Utah
EMPIRE HOTEL
44 West 63rd Street
Upper West Side
With China Grill Management
MIAMI MUSIC WEEK
BÂOLI – South Beach
With Christophe Caucino & Michael Ridard
PHD
Nightclub
Dream Downtown, Chelsea
With Jon Schwartz, TAO Group
ART BASEL MIAMI
BÂOLI – South Beach
With Christophe Caucino & Michael Ridard
TENDER
Sanctuary Hotel
132 West 47th Street
Midtown
With Brandon and Hank Fried
DAY & NIGHT DUBAI
Cavalli Club
Fairmont Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road
With White Label DXB and Pragma Group.
SPACE IBIZA NEW YORK
Nightclub
637 West 50th Street, Hell’s Kitchen
Creative directors of the city’s largest nightclub opening since Pacha. With Rob Toma.
MIAMI MUSIC WEEK
BÂOLI – South Beach
With Christophe Caucino & Michael Ridard
1OAK SOUTHAMPTON
Nightclub
Southampton
SUMMERBURST FESTIVAL
CAFÉ OPERA – Stockholm
With Patrik Slettman
SANKEYS
Nightclub
Fabric District
With Rob Toma
HARLOW
RISE
111 East 56th Street
Midtown
With Richie Notar
GREENWICH PROJECT
New American Restaurant
Greenwich Village
With Nick Boccio and Carmine Di Giovanni
UP & DOWN
Nightclub
244 West 14th Street
Chelsea
With Butter Group
MULBERRY PROJECT
149 Mulberry Street
Little Italy
With Project Group
MIAMI MUSIC WEEK
1 HOTEL – South Beach
With Starwood
NO. 8
Nightclub
357 West 16th Street
Chelsea
With LDV Hospitality
MONTAUK YACHT CLUB
RISE
32 Star Island Road
Montauk
With Alex Julian
CITYFOX
The Mirage
East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
With Alex Julian
THE AINSWORTH
RISE
New York
With Matt Shendell
MIAMI MUSIC WEEK
BASEMENT – The Edition, South Beach
With Alex Julian
THE GREENWICH
New American Restaurant
Southampton
With Nick Boccio and David Schulman
BISTRO CHAT NOIR
French Restaurant
Upper East Side
With Suzanne Latapie
AUNT JAKE’S
Italian Restaurant
1555 Second Avenue, Upper East Side
Three locations: West Village, Little Italy and the Upper East Side, with Nick Boccio and Carmine Di Giovanni.
HOTEL – RESORT – RESIDENCES VENTURE
In development.