HOUSTON STREET CENTER
Houston Street Center is a unique, convenient place to hold your events or meetings. With affordable rates starting at $45 an hour*, our accessible, state-of-the-art facility includes classrooms, conference and meeting rooms, and even a gymnasium and pool, for one-time or ongoing rental.
Conveniently located downtown on the corner of Houston and Bowery, the Houston Street Center is accessible by the F/B/D, 6, N/R/W, J/M/Z trains and M21, M15 or M103 bus.
Plus – when you book space with us, you’re helping underwrite University Settlement’s valuable programs for the Lower East Side and Chinatown communities.
* Full rates are specified below. Nonprofit groups might be eligible for a nonprofit discount.
Houston Street Center (273 Bowery) is open MONDAY - FRIDAY 6:30 AM - 10:00 PM AND SATURDAY 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Our Space Features:
- Mounted dry erase boards in all classrooms and seminar rooms
- Projection screens in all classrooms and seminar rooms
- Natural light and a sink in all classrooms
- Flexible furniture set-ups of chairs and tables
- Sprung wood floors in multi-purpose room and gymnasium
- Wall-to-wall mirrors in multi-purpose room
- Basketball courts and spectator seating in the gymnasium
SINGLE CLASSROOM
Amenities: WIRELESS HIGH-SPEED (T1) INTERNET ACCESS, PULL-DOWN PROJECTOR SCREEN, MOUNTED WHITE BOARD, SINK
- Maximum Capacity: 30 people
- Dimensions: 28 ft. x 20 ft. (560 sq feet)
- Non Profit Rate: $95/hour
- Corporate Rate: $125/hour
DOUBLE CLASSROOM
Amenities: WIRELESS HIGH-SPEED (T1) INTERNET ACCESS, PULL-DOWN PROJECTOR SCREEN, MOUNTED WHITE BOARD, SINK
- Maximum Capacity: 60 people
- Dimensions: 56 ft. x 20 ft. (1120 sq feet)
- Non Profit Rate: $190/hour
- Corporate Rate: $250/hour
Seminar Room 1
- Maximum Capacity (Classroom style): 30 people
- Maximum Capacity (Auditorium style): 40 people
- Dimensions: 28 ft. x 20 ft. (560 sq feet)
- Non Profit Rate: $75/hour
- Corporate Rate: $100/hour
SEMINAR ROOM 2 & 3
- Maximum Capacity (Classroom Style): 27 people
- Maximum Capacity (Auditorium Style): 35 people
- Dimensions: 16 ft. x 28 ft. (448 sq feet)
- Non-Profit Rate: $95/hour
- Corporate Rate: $125/hour
Seminar Room 4
- Maximum Capacity (Classroom Style): 14 people
- Maximum Capacity (Auditorium Style): 18 people
- Dimensions: 20 ft. x 12 ft. (270 sq feet)
- Non-Profit Rate: $60/hour
- Corporate Rate: $80/hour
THE TANK
- Maximum Capacity (Classroom Style): 8 people
- Dimensions: 9 x 15 (140 sq feet)
- Non-Profit Rate: $35/hour
- Corporate Rate: $45/hour
Multipurpose Room
With a sprung-wood floor and mirrored wall, the multipurpose room is an excellent space for any type of rehearsal, fitness or dance class. Tables and chairs can also be arranged, making the space appropriate for meetings, workshops, seminars or special events.
- Maximum Capacity (Classroom Style): 30 people
- Maximum Capacity (Auditorium Style): 50 people
- Dimensions: 72 ft. x 16 ft. (1,115 sq feet)
- Non-Profit Rate: $125/hour
- Corporate Rate: $165/hour
- Special Subsidized Rehearsal Rate for Artists: $10/hour ... Thanks to a generous grant from NYSCA, we are able to extend this subsidized rate
DANCE STUDIO
- Maximum Capacity (Classroom Style): 18 people
- Maximum Capacity (Auditorium Style): 18 people
- Dimensions: 37 ft. x 17.5 ft (647.5 sq feet)
- Non-Profit Rate: $95/hour
- Corporate Rate: $125/hour
GYM
Houston Street Center’s gym is only available for rental TUESDAYS 2-4 PM, THURSDAYS 2-4 PM and 8-10 PM, SATURDAYS 2-5 PM
The gymnasium is high school competition-sized, with sprung wood floors, spectator seating and basketball courts perfect for sporting events and practice.
FULL GYMNASIUM
- Maximum Capacity (Auditorium Style): 400 people
- Dimensions: 6,500 sq feet
- Non-Profit Rate: $350/hour
- Corporate Rate: $450/hour
HALF GYMNASIUM
- Maximum Capacity (Auditorium Style): 200 people
- Dimensions: 3,250 sq feet
- Non-Profit Rate: $230/hour
- Corporate Rate: $325/hour
THE GYMNASIUM @ 184 Eldridge
- Maximum Capacity: 50 people
- Dimensions: 36 x 63 (2,268 sq feet)
- Non Profit Rate: $175/hour
- Corporate Rate: $230/hour