632 Hudson St

My husband and I both work in hospitality so when we found 632 Hudson’s Triplex when searching for a wedding venue we were thrilled with the space and all of the possibilities. Karen and her team were the perfect partners for us to pull our party off. We dreamed big with lots of entertainment, dinner and dessert displays, multiple different music acts and a few curveballs and they were right there with us –and just as enthused as we were– every step of the way. 632 Below wasn’t available at the time, so we opted to have the ceremony in the Triplex with our guests wrapped up around the staircase and it was so moving and special to look up at all of them. After the brief ceremony, the party kicked off brilliantly and all of our guests are still raving months later. If you want a truly unique, special, unforgettable party venue, there is truly nothing else in NYC like 632 Hudson. It is a treasure! We can’t wait to throw another party there. — Jacque & Luke, married 6.6.2015 at 632 Hudson

As another reviewer stated, «Life is too short to ever again deal with the owner, Karen…» I would also extend that to Lindsay. While the venue is very beautiful, the management is horrible. They are illogical, emotional, and difficult. They also act as if it they are some exclusive club and you would be blessed to have them take your money (and a lot of it). If you are just going to have a photo shoot there, then it will probably be fine. But do not have a wedding at 632 on Hudson. There are many other wonderful venues in NYC.

I had my wedding at 632 over the summer. It was a smallish affair with an outside catering company. It is true that 632 doesn’t do their own catering, but many venues in the city don’t. They DO however, recommend a handful of the top caterers in the city that don’t work with just anybody.
I experienced the highest level of customer services at 632 from the initial planning stages all the way to the big day. The manager, Lindsay, even set up special gifts for me in the bridal suite, a beautiful French boudoir that me and my lovely bridesmaids could get dressed in — in style. I was so nervous and emotional before walking out in front of all of my friends and family and Lindsay was right there and sent me and my father off personally down the aisle (which is really a gorgeous marble staircase that goes around the entire venue.
I don’t understand why so many people are complaining about contracts and money. If you want a cheap DIY wedding, that’s great but don’t expect to come to a premier event space in the west village and get discounts! 632 provides the services they offer and provides them well and at a fair price. They might look like a house but it’s still a business!!! I wouldn’t trade my wedding day for anything in the world and it couldn’t have been possible without the friendly and accommodating staff at this space.

The one star is only because the space is beautiful. The owner, Karen and her assistant Lindsey are HORRIBLE. Absolutely no business sense, decency or customer service skills. I was actually YELLED at over the phone. It all began when we booked the venue for our wedding. We put a deposit down. (Just note, there is no negotiation on the contract, first warning sign). Due to some unforeseen events we had to cancel our event (with several months notice to Karen). Since the contract stated we would not get our deposit back we were hoping that through graciousness Karen would at least let us reschedule and negotiate on the new date’s rate. We knew we wanted to reschedule, but didn’t know when at that time. We asked if it would be ok to contact her in a month or two and discuss rescheduling. She said, «We’ll see. We are always completely booked.» Cut to about 2 months later, we were ready to reschedule. We emailed, called, even stopped by and rang the bell, no answer. For months this went on. Calling, emailing, almost everyday! No response. We were out a lot of money and still not married and still wanting to get married at 632. What was the problem? It made no sense. We were willing to pay for another date. My husband is a business man, in sales no less, he knows how businesses run. We have $, you have a venue, let’s make it happen. Silence from 632. After about 6 months went by and we finally get an email answered out of the blue. At this point we are looking at other venues and everyone else is jumping over the moon to get us to book! Lindsey emails to say that we can come back to take a look at the place. We go, pick a new date (by the way, every Saturday from May to September was OPEN, another bad sign) … and then she casually mentions that they just got their liquor license so they now have to provide all the alcohol. WHAT?! This is what they were waiting for?! They waited to get back to us until the license went through so they could get another $ 5000 from us for TERRIBLE liquor. The beverage packages were worse then in-​flight alcohol. We originally picked the place so we could do our own alcohol. Our families barely drink and our friends that do are 1 or 2 drink kind of people. My father collects rare liquors and was going to gift it to us for the wedding as a very special taste testing kind of thing. There was no negotiation on this. So we considered still booking and buying their liquor package because we loved the space so much, but I requested that they at least provide better alcohol and we would be willing to pay a fair price for it. They were charging a per person fee for the beverage package so I put a list together of the brands we wanted to serve our guests and the amount of $ we were willing to pay. Since they don’t provide anything but the actual liquor, I did not feel it was fair to pay $ 50 per person to them and another $ 30 per person for the catering rentals. (632 does not provide ice, glasses, bar ware, servers, service of any kind… literally only the alcohol. The catering company charges for all the other stuff additionally). It just seemed so crazy to me to be paying what seemed to be double. (The catering company would only charge $ 45 per person for alcohol AND all the other stuff) I didn’t think I was questioning/​negotiating anything that any other normal person wouldn’t question. Lindsey called to chew me out, yell at me and tell me how they have hated dealing with us for «2 years now» (even though it wasn’t even 1 year since first speaking with them). She told me «don’t tell us how to do our job and what kinds of liquor we should have and how much we should charge» WHAT?! I’m paying for it and I want a certain atmosphere for my guests… why shouldn’t I have the kind of alcohol I want at a fair price and everyone can be happy? I don’t want to pay more than a caterer charges for alcohol PLUS service, servers, bar ware, ice, glasses, etc. That’s just logical! After that phone conversation, there was absolutely no way I would ever give them another dime. We had our wedding at the Dream Downtown Hotel. It was absolutely amazing and the service was impeccable and the food was delicious. Top shelf alcohol until your heart’s content. Not one thing went wrong and not one headache. 632 Hudson is beautiful, but not worth the headache or the cost. They are completely disrespectful and totally illogical. There’s so much more to this story, but I’ve written too much already! Have your special day/​event at a special place with people who deserve your business and are happy to be of service!

I came here for a Lucky Rice event and they absolutely achieve everything they advertise on the website. It does in fact feel like a house and it’s very well decorated to make it feel like some old WASPY lady lives in the building. If you’re looking at hosting a small gathering of 20 – 60 people I think this would be a great venue to have a seated dinner or cocktails. Each floor has its own bathroom and the upper most floor has access to the rooftop. The rooftop is pretty small with seats for maybe 10 people and not much of a view to speak of. They were able to cut down on the wind with the generous use of potted plants and it helped you feel like you were in more of a garden than on top of the roof. Overall, not a bad place to host a small event.

gorgeous top notch event space. don’t know what party but i will throw a party here

Bombay Sapphire East, Marcus Samuelsson and Food Republic threw an amazing event at 632 Hudson– «The House of Imagination». Live Jazz, a Sitarist in the back room, Red Rooster bites, massages, a killer roof deck with a view to-​die-​for, a high-​profile guest list and a never ending flow of delicious libations… who could ask for anything more? I can see why people have their weddings here. The décor is romantic with a Victorian den in the bar area downstairs, which is separated from the ballroom by a walled aquarium. The 40-​foot atrium connects the 3 levels to the fireplace and 1,000 sq. ft. rooftop planted Zen garden, where I spent 20 minutes reflecting on the event beside a statue of seated Buddha, in the heated gazebo created out of an old water tank. The restrooms are pristine and classy, reflective of the thematic design, with a true chef’s kitchen on the 2^nd floor. There is nothing that this venue doesn’t have, but arrive early as the fire codes don’t allow too many inside at one time and no one likes to wait in the cold!

Attended the Manhattan Cocktail Classic’s 360 Vodka «Sustainable Olympics» event at 632 Below, the event space on the lower levels of 632 Hudson Street. It’s a sleek but interesting space — the overall building was built as a townhouse in the 1840’s but has housed a General Store, family business, and a chorizo factory over the years before housing the first cast of MTV’s Real World.
The ground floor is very nice, shiny dark wood flooring, interesting furnishings, and a small garden in the back. In the basement there is a tiny speakeasy bar furnished with various period curios as well as restrooms and a small kitchen. Both floors are fairly long and narrow, maybe 2000 sq feet combined? Convenient and chic location and I think the space would work for a variety of purposes.

Beautiful venue, and a nice staff.
However, please keep in mind (they won’t tell you this) that the contract they offer you for rentals is filled with some pretty scary clauses that they will not negotiate on.
By all means check them out, but be sure to ask for a sample contract.

632 Below was my wedding venue. This is the 1^st and basement floor of the building, not the Italian villa above.
Space is gorgeous and the eclectic furnishings that come with it give it a unique touch. Very downtown chic. There’s even a speakeasy bar set-​up in the basement — so cool!
The owner was very pleasant and made us feel welcome to use her space as we wished.
After much searching, my husband and I were so glad to have found a spot that reflected our tastes and what we were looking for as a wedding site.

A beautiful venue. I was invited to J’s company event here for dinner. The interiors are rustic, romantic and very Italian-​villa inspired. Multiple floors for mingling, attentive waiters and a very cosy looking bathroom.
I heard this was where MTV’s the Real World was filmed.
Awesome place to hold an event.

I catered a party here on Saturday. This space was cool. Was the set for the original MTV Real World and then belonged to Sanda Bullock for a while, Danny DeVito stayed here while he was in NY. The décor is a little ABC home and carpet but works together. The roof deck rocks. Rent it for your very high end soirée.