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The Boston power couple, who purchased the Algonquin Club building more than two years ago, have not only given the historic structure a multimillion-dollar makeover, they’re also attempting to completely upend the model of a private social club in Boston. Beginning with changing the name to the ‘Quin House, the Edgerleys are looking to create a new kind of social club where a coterie of civic leaders, heads of business, artists, presidents of nonprofits, and an inevitable social climber or two can gather. “For me, it’s more about spaces that have evolved. In other words, they don’t seem to feel like they just suddenly appeared; they look as if they’ve subtly adapted to a more contemporary landscape without losing its historical roots,” Fulk notes. The idea of a social club that requires an initiation fee, dues, and an approval process may sound arduous and unappealing to some, but across the country, private social clubs are having a moment. Perhaps the best known of this new breed is Soho House.
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When the reimagined and redesigned Algonquin Club opened in 2021, the six-story mansion generated instant buzz for its gorgeously over-the-top design, from a button to summon champagne in the first-floor “speakeasy” to a Sinatra bust that you press to reveal a secret door. But its social capital is more than just aesthetics. The space has quickly replaced the old Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons as the place for a power-rendezvous, except now the CEOs are rubbing elbows with social justice activists, and the membership is legitimately diverse. The other food and drink locales are the Hideaway, a small cocktail-equipped space behind a secret door; the self-explanatory Coffee Bar; and ultra-exclusive Founders Room, reserved for, well, founding members only. There are also nine (yes, nine) bars and lounges inside the ‘Quin. Among the truly standout spaces are the rooftop Sky Deck, where phone calls, a.k.a. loud distractions from lovely sunsets, are banned after 6 p.m.
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Dining Options at the ‘Quin
Under the new ownership of Boston power brokers Sandy and Paul Edgerley, though, the palatial six-floor space—which holds about a dozen distinct restaurants, bars, and lounges for wining and dining—has been newly reimagined as the ‘Quin. It’s minted as an “aesthetically stunning playground” that is “envisioned to convene a varied cross-generational group of the regions’ interesting and interested leaders, creators, innovators and rising stars for mingling and cross-pollination,” per an opening release. When it comes to dining, the options are equally as broad.
Erika Tarantal tours the art collection at the 'Quin House, formerly the exclusive Algonquin Club
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Paul Edgerley, formerly a managing director at Bain Capital, is also part of a group of private partners that owns the Celtics. Sandra Edgerley is owner of the luxury real estate company Hexagon Properties. Both have spent years working on the boards of Boston nonprofits. They often say that even though they’re not from Boston, they feel like the city is their adopted home where they raise their four children. The Algonquin Club of Boston, presently known as The 'Quin House,[1] is a private social club in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1886.
You didn’t really have to make a plan. It was social activity without having to work too hard, and I hope the ’Quin is like that. Otherwise, as a guest of a member (or attendee to a private event inside), you can always ride some coattails through the front door and into one of four restaurants helmed by culinary director Jean-Paul Lourdes, former chef at the Soho House in Malibu and at Joel Robuchon in Bangkok.
At Bondo, for instance, diners sink into sumptuous leather banquettes for modern Japanese-meets-New England cuisine, plus access to a sushi and raw bar, as well as a 34-seat wine vault with over 1,100 best-of-class bottles for uncorking. The Pub, meanwhile, is where to find American gastropub fare, draft beers, a media wall live-streaming every game imaginable, and tabletop activities like billiards, foosball, and shuffleboard for playing your own. Then there’s the cozy Café Q and the garden patio-inspired Terrace, which both offer European-style all-day dining for light bites, baked goods, and bevvies. It’s where the history and glamour of Old Boston mingle with the innovation and vibrance of New Boston. Where cherished traditions mix with the zeitgeist of the day. Where diverse life experiences mingle and motivate.
It’s come as you are because if you’re, let’s say, a tech entrepreneur in your twenties, you’re probably working in something super-casual. I never wanted that to be a barrier or to feel like you had to put on a jacket and tie. Well, when you look at lists of the super wealthy, I don’t think a lot of those fortunes are from real estate. It seems like technology and invention, creativity and innovation, are probably more common sources.
At the ‘Quin, Lourdes has designed very different experiences. After all, that’s the only way to get inside the ‘Quin House, a private club that opens to members and their guests this weekend in the Back Bay. One way the founders hope to give back is through The ‘Quin Impact Fund, a philanthropic arm aiming to support local and national organizations making positive contributions to the Boston community, focusing on arts and culture, equity, youth and education, and other areas. Whether you’re here to work or to play, you’ll dine, drink, and mingle in elegant comfort. Fulk suggests, “The extremely curated art program is an integral part of this big building.” And it’s quite clear upon walking through the stately entrance, where guests are greeted with Rodin’s Penseur, Petit Modèle. That said, the 250-plus-piece art collection is only a piece—albeit a significant piece—of the complex puzzle that connects the old with the new.
Although they don’t like to talk numbers — when asked if she’d like to discuss the cost of the renovation, Sandra Edgerley responded with a firm “no” — there are numbers on the public record. Hexagon Properties bought the Algonquin Club at the end of 2018 for $17.5 million. (At the time the Globe was reporting a purchase price of $25 million.) Hexagon Properties secured a mortgage for just over $30 million the same year for the ‘Quin.
I’ve had the opportunity to stay at the Sacher hotel, right in the center of the city. It’s just this Old World, beautiful hotel. My mother was an artist, so I think I’ve always had an artistic appreciation. Maybe it comes from the fact that I’m an art lover? I can’t draw well or anything like that. But I like to express myself through what I wear, and I do feel like that’s a creative statement.
Annual membership dues begin at $500 a year for those in the nonprofit world. For most everyone else, the annual fees are akin to those of a high-end gym. For younger members, that’s $2,000 a year. As you get older, the annual membership dues are higher, with the idea that the mature, more established club members are essentially subsidizing those in the early stages of their careers. There are so many great, innovative ideas and solutions that develop here and then go national. It’s like the spirit of innovation lives in the nonprofit sector as much as it does in the tech or life sciences, or other sectors in Boston.
It also provides a reduced membership price for select applicants involved in the arts, civic work or with nonprofit organizations. A private social club unlike any other that will create a community of impact. As you have likely guessed, quality, excellence, and beauty do not come cheap. Before we get to the hard numbers, here’s some background on the ‘Quin’s founders.
We have a reputation for being stodgy and not very chic, but the reality is different than that, and it’s just getting more so. I think people, in general, like to dress up and put on something cool. At the ’Quin, we don’t have a dress code.
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