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548 West
Kate
Exclusively listed by BLACE
Starting at
$20,000 / Per Day
Responds within 2-3 hours M-F
Five Floors
50,000 Sq. Ft.
2,000 Guest Max
Situated between Chelsea and Hudson River Park, 548 West has a rich history as a celebrated arts building. Located in the heart of West Chelsea’s gallery district and just one block from the Highline, the building has been home to prominent arts institutions for decades. Our massive freight elevator opens directly into the space, allowing for easy load in and car activations. This transformative space is perfect for a range of productions and events – ranging from intimate parties of 50, to gallery exhibits, retail pop ups, experiential builds and more!!
Capacity
Standing - up to 2,000
Dining - up to 1,000
Theater - up to 1,000
Amenities
A/V Capabilities
ADA Accessible
Back of House Space
Column-free
Elevator Access
Furnished
Gender Neutral Restrooms
High Ceilings
HVAC
Kitchen
Outdoor Space
Rooftop
Storefront
Views
WIFI
Preferred Vendors
Blace has hand-picked the following vendors due to their exceptional service and experience in this venue. We strongly recommend you use these vendors to ensure you have a smooth and easy production of your event.
Unicorn Graphics
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Event-production
UNICORN GRAPHICS is an undisputed industry leader, We have more than fifty years of extensive experience creating working partnerships with clients and seamless final productions. Currently we are working with iconic international brands like Johnson & Johnson, Bergdorf Goodman, Dunkin Donuts, Audemars Piguet, SL Green, Bryant Park, Chobani, Hudson Yards, Citadel, Prime Video, Uniqlo, Princeton University all companies that have taken their industry by storm. We have made a name for ourselves as one of the most knowledgeable custom print and installation company’s in our field and have a deep understanding of concepts like colors, materials and installation. When it comes to experiential events and branding no matter the client, Scott Goldman, Unicorn Graphics and our team consistently deliver high-quality concepts and exquisite, unforgettable media using state-of-the-art technologies.
Julia Valler Event Staffing
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Staffing
Julia Valler Event Staffing Agency has established itself as the premier event staffing agency with branches in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago! Since 2013, we have provided 15,000 staff members every year, including bartenders, servers, event captains, promotional models, registration attendants, and many more, to top brands and events such as Chanel, Coach, The Met Gala, Museum of Modern Art, Guinness World Record Event, NYC Fashion Week, and Disney Cruises, among many others. The following services are available: WAITSTAFF. Our waitstaff team includes polished and professional event servers. They are trained in a variety of serving styles including cocktail service, sit-down dinner, buffet, family style, and French service. Additionally, we provide bussers, coat check attendants, event captains, and sanitation captains. BARTENDERS. Julia Valler Event Staffing Bartenders are trained hospitality professionals that know their craft and offer personable high-end experience to every guest. Upon request, we also provide barbacks and bar captains. PROMOTIONAL STAFF. Our promotional talent roster features promotional models, brand ambassadors, street teams, event models, promotional staff for trade shows and conventions, event spokesmodels, and model staff for any type of occasion. They have great public speaking skills and know how to present themselves professionally. Our mission is to take the stress from our clients by providing professional & reliable event staff. Build your perfect team with the help of our premier event staffing services!
Sterling Design, Events & Planning Inc
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Decor
Sterling Design, Events & Planning Inc is an Asian & women owned business who specializes in beautifully designed bespoke flower arrangements/centerpieces, event design, venue styling, custom fabrications/installations, weeklies, interior plantscapes, landscaping, gardening and plant maintenance. We offer full or a-la-carte services for corporate events & office decor, product launches, non-profits, restaurant/hotel decor & styling, weddings, social/private events, and fashion week events to name a few. Our company is detail oriented, customer-centric, and logistically driven to provide superior service, highest quality flowers & plants, creative design, and the ultimate customer experience.
Think Box Media
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Event-production
Think Box Media is a large format printing, offset printing, fabrication, and installation company. We are focused on event graphic production. We help our clients create memorable event environments.
Tapuz Staffing
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Staffing
Tapuz Staffing provides hardworking, friendly, polished, and professional staff, offering Event, Promotional, Customer and Guest Service Staff. Tapuz Staffing and management team has created hiring processes, service training programs and company procedures that ensure Tapuz Staffing exceeds expectations.
Dish Food and Events
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Catering
Dish Food & Events caters and plans exceptional weddings, corporate and social events in NYC, Brooklyn, Queens, The Hamptons and The Hudson Valley. Dish serves seasonally inspired, contemporary food with global influences. From intimate cocktail and dinner parties to elegant weddings and fundraisers, Dish creates creatively catered events where expertise, innovation, and warm hospitality are reflected at every step. In addition to full service catering, Dish offers drop off catering, grab & go catering, licensed bar service and event staffing.
Rhubarb Hospitality Collection
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Catering
Events by RHC (Rhubarb Hospitality Collection) is a boutique off-site caterer, based in New York City, with global headquarters in London. We are inspired by international cuisine, modern dining trends, and genuine, warm hospitality. The foundation of Rhubarb is our knowledgeable and passionate team, who allow us to offer impeccable service and deliciously different menus. Over the past 20 years, Events by RHC has grown from two private chefs to a renowned catering business operating around the globe. With a team of professional event planners, chefs and service staff working in collaboration, you will find Rhubarb as a preferred caterer in New York City's finest cultural institutions, historic landmarks, lofts, galleries, and rooftops. In 2018, Sonnier & Castle was acquired by Rhubarb and has since joined this premium hospitality collection.
JPO Concepts
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Catering
At JPO Concepts, an events and hospitality company based in NYC, no two experiences are the same. We want to get to know you on a personal level so that we can help create a truly unique event that reflects who you are. Our small but mighty team of diverse experts are with you every step of the way, bringing you the best of both worlds: a high level of technicality and personalization. From premium ingredients to one-of-a-kind venues, we believe that all tasks deserve equal attention, no matter your budget or occasion. After all, a big day shouldn’t be a big stress. You should be able to sit back, relax, and enjoy the process and the company you’re with.
Pinch Food Design *a zero waste, carbon-neutral company*
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Catering
As top-tier NYC culinary veterans with extensive experience in event catering, we believe our clients deserve a taste of something new and unpredictable, an experience that leverages the best food with never-before-seen presentation. So we created Pinch Food Design- a bold new brand of catering powered by a state-of-the-art kitchen and design workshop devoted solely to the creation of one-of-a-kind “food furniture.” Our intention? To impress, entertain and inspire with food as delicious as it is daring, and design as inviting as it is innovative.
Thomas Preti Events to Savor
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Catering
Thomas Preti Events to Savor is celebrated for innovative culinary design and event management in the New York tri-state area since 1987. People who know caterers choose Thomas Preti for the events that matter. When we promise grilled grouper, that’s precisely what we serve. Grilled perfectly. Served impeccably. We’ve been delighting our clients and their guests for over 35 years. We’ve seen fads come and go. We don’t follow fads. We focus on what really matters. Real food, prepared in surprising and delicious ways. Preti is famous for delivering what we promise, flawlessly.
Chemistry Creative
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A/V Lighting
Chemistry Creative is an artist-led, multidisciplinary creative production studio that designs transformative, humanity-centered experiences through innovative technology and thoughtful storytelling. Inspired by the profoundness of the mind, we merge technology, ingenuity, and artistic imagination fueled by a fierce curiosity to tell bold stories with exceptional depth and design connected experiences in unexpected ways beyond physical and digital dimensions.
Wizard Studios
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A/V Lighting
Wizard Studios is a live event production company based in New York City. Their unique and award-winning special event visioning, design, and implementation abilities are sought after by Fortune 500, non-profits, marketing, advertising & PR agencies, political campaigns, and venues in New York City and around the nation. Their award-winning team is composed of incredibly creative artisans and technicians who work together to visualize and conceptualize your ideas and make your experience with a live event production company smooth and successful.
DJ Stef Nava
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Entertainment
Professional DJ with over 15 years of experience in private and corporate events. Versatile music selection with the ability to adapt and mold to the brand or client's style. List of clients include, but not limited to, Vogue magazine, Ferarri, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, Saks, Bloomingdales, Prada, Ralph Lauren, LeSportsac, Macy's, Tory Burch and Ted Baker. Stef is also an accomplished music composer for TV and commercials, making her expertise and comprehension of music beyond the average party rocking DJ.
Patricia Koo Photography
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Photo-video
Patricia has a keen sense for anticipating and capturing significant moments and the energy of her subjects. She feels her best skill is her empathy and ability to "read the room", creating a warm and comfortable environment for those she works with. That ease in the ability to be themselves, shows in the resulting images. In addition to documenting the day with a photo journalistic style, she creates breathtaking, high-art portraits and still lives. Her use of available and produced light showcases her expertise gained from many years of experience in the high energy field of concert photography. "It’s integral for my clients to see their authentic selves in my work and to know that each time I put my camera to work, I am sincerely grateful to be given the task of documenting their most momentous life events." Patricia's been published in Bride magazine, Timelife as well as a variety of cookbooks and websites. She's a born and raised New Yorker but frequently travels around the US and internationally for weddings and concert work.
Greg Morris Photography
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Photo-video
Greg Norris is a British photographer, based in New York since 1998. Greg has traveled extensively. He is noted for his ultra-reality and gritty style, and has earned numerous international awards. He works with editorial, advertising, and commercial clients. He has undertaken assignments worldwide within the glamorous world of high fashion. Notably covering Fashion Weeks in New York, London and Paris working with Elle Magazine. Along with his interest in high fashion, he has always been fascinated by imagery of human character and emotion. He continues his career long obsession with documenting mass transit- with all its opportunity to see people in their natural habitat. The excellence of this work was recognized by New York MTA through their Art for Transit awards. They commissioned Morris to produce a permanent Exhibition for their prestigious HQ building at number one Broadway and artwork for prominent display in the subway system itself. He has also recently won a similar contract with the largest government agency in New York. The DEP; The Department of Environmental Protection.
Hechler Photographers
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Photo-video
A small collection of photographers who strive to capture the emotion and energy of life’s significant moments in a sophisticated yet understated light hearted way. Their photographs are a celebration of people and events, and reflect their passion for uniqueness and creativity. Connecting intimately with clients, they become family as they start your day with you, and are the last ones standing with camera in hand when the music stops. Still and moving images.
ONTHEMARC
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Catering
ONTHEMARC is a contemporary, full-service, catering company serving New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and beyond! We have an ever-growing roster of exclusive venues, for which we are the sole caterer (currently over 10 throughout NY and CT, and one in VT). We have extensive experience catering at private residences, and are also a preferred caterer for many venues throughout the tri-state. Visit our website to learn more about our work and the venues we operate in: onthemarcevents.com
Jenny Rocha Creative
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Entertainment
Jenny Rocha Creative provides custom dance and variety entertainment for corporate, private and nightlife events. With over 15 years of experience, Rocha and her team of expert artists and designers can create cutting edge dances, productions, specialty acts, circus variety, ambient performances and themed event entertainment. With a background in producing formal dance & theater shows as well as producing nightlife events, Rocha pays attention to every production detail. This includes choreography, talent, costume design, technical aspects, production staff and management. Rocha works with highly skilled performers and accomplished artists in order to create captivating and seamless entertainment!
CxRA
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Catering
CxRA is a New York City caterer recognized for bold events where every celebration has a story. We believe in the final touch, the last detail, the perfect balance between design and freshness with a cocktail in hand. From corporate to intimate to indulgent, explore the possibilities and make your own rules!
Drawing Booth
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