Miami s exclusive club The Bath Club has reopened with new owners.
After years of excluding Black people, its current owner Don Peebles is African American.
The new owner talks to Insider about his plans to build an exclusively inclusive club to cater to a new generation of private club-goers.
When R. Donahue Peebles first set foot on the sand of the Beach Club in Miami in 1996, toured its three acres of private beach, two clay tennis courts, and 26,000-square-foot clubhouse, he had no idea he would be the private social club s first African American member. It was a beautiful Mediterranean building, said Peebles, who is the founder of the multi-billion dollar real estate development company Peebles Corporation. He d come to Miami to build the Royal Palm Hotel in South Beach a project that would make him the first African American to develop a major hotel in the US.
He was the first African American member of Miami s most exclusive social club. Today, he owns it - and has a plan to recoup his $8 million investment. ddavis@businessinsider.com (Dominic-Madori Davis)
Miami s exclusive club The Bath Club has reopened with new owners.
After years of excluding Black people, its current owner Don Peebles is African American.
The new owner talks to Insider about his plans to build an exclusively inclusive club to cater to a new generation of private club-goers.
When R. Donahue Peebles first set foot on the sand of the Beach Club in Miami in 1996, toured its three acres of private beach, two clay tennis courts, and 26,000-square-foot clubhouse, he had no idea he would be the private social club s first African American member.
Dec 17, 2020
New York City’s historic ‘21’ Club has closed indefinitely, after initially closing temporarily in March in response to the pandemic. Opened in 1930, the restaurant was not only a landmark of Midtown Manhattan dining but also a
Wine Spectator Grand Award winner since 2003.
“In light of the ongoing global crisis and anticipated extended recovery period for the hospitality industry, it has become clear that it will not be feasible to reopen this business in its current form for the foreseeable future,” read a statement shared with
Wine Spectator by Belmond, the luxury hospitality group that owns ‘21’ Club.
Marked by its iconic jockey statues lining the exterior, ‘21’ Club was known for its world-class wine collection, stored in a Prohibition-era cellar hidden behind a moveable wall. The wine list of nearly 1,500 selections was most recently managed by wine director Philip Pratt, and excelled in Ca