Restaurants & Bars
Tribeca Nightclub Shuttered After Dozens Of Complaints
The Tribeca hotspot Haus closed its doors after receiving dozens of complaints about noise and disorderly conduct.
TRIBECA, NY — The nightclub Haus shut its doors this month after receiving dozens of complaints from local residents about noise and disorderly conduct from the hotspot.
The club unceremoniously closed its doors in 2018 as it faces a total of 10 charges from the state liquor authority.
Haus, located at 285 W Broadway, has long been a source of community concern. More than a dozen of residents have called police or 311 to complain about noise and other behavior, according to city data. The club marketed itself as NYC's "premier night life experience" where "nothing has been overlooked or spared."
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The state liquor authority has received multiple complaints about the club starting in 2016, according to records from the agency.
"There has existed a sustained and continuing pattern of noise, disturbance, misconduct or disorder on or about the licensed premises, related to the operation of the premises or the conduct of its patrons," a document dated Jan. 29 reads.
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Other complaints registered by the SLA described reports of "disorderly" conduct and noise in and around the club. The club's owner is scheduled to appear in front of an administrative law judge on Feb. 22.
On Wednesday night, a local community board committee discussed the hotspot's closure.
Jeff Ehrlich, the chair of the licensing and permits committee in Community Board 1, said he had received written communication from a lawyer for the club's owner that Haus had closed for good and that its lease would expire at the end of February.
"Starting in March or February of last year, we started to get letters from employees of the place...these were managers, DJs who are experienced at clubs and are not bothered by a whole lot of stuff," Ehrlich said on Wednesday night. "And they had some serious issues."
Ehrlich did not detail the allegations made in the letters but said they had been shared with the NYPD and the state liquor authority. Patch was not immediately able to obtain copies of the letters on Thursday morning.
Emails and phone calls to Haus were not returned. On Wednesday, Haus's doors were closed and its windows covered with black curtains.
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