Capitale hosts galas, conferences, panel discussions, awards ceremonies, product launches, fundraisers and weddings for 20 to 1,500 guests. The Main Ballroom seats 550 or holds 1,500 standing, and the venue offers about 14,000 square feet of event space in total. It occupies the former Bowery Savings Bank at 130 Bowery, in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
Seminars and company events
The venue sells corporate and nonprofit events: executive dinners, conferences, panel discussions, networking receptions, awards ceremonies, charity galas and benefits, product launches, brand activations, fashion presentations, holiday parties and client appreciation events. Meetings, seminars, expos and trade shows also appear on its list of event types.
Capitale hosts only one event at a time, so the group has the whole building. Private suites and green rooms give speakers, performers and hosts a quiet place before they go on stage. The ballroom has an LED lighting system that can wash the columns, alcoves and skylight dome in any color, along with a sound system and wireless internet throughout.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings range from small ceremonies to large receptions, with customizable packages, full bar service, private suites and event coordinators. The venue also hosts bar and bat mitzvahs, engagement parties, rehearsal dinners and anniversaries. For kosher weddings, it welcomes certified glatt-kosher caterers, arranges separate preparation areas and coordinates access for the mashgiach.
Rooms and capacities
The Main Ballroom covers 7,000 square feet and takes 550 seated guests or up to 1,500 standing. Next to it, the Prefunction Room offers 3,400 square feet for cocktail receptions. The Gallery Room, also 3,400 square feet, serves as a second reception space or for breakouts. The building is spread over several levels, with floor plans for the main floor and second floor available on the site. The smallest events listed start at 20 guests.
Catering
The venue offers catering and full bar service in its packages, and the team plans menus with the client. For kosher events, certified outside caterers work under supervision. Capitale also publishes a list of referred vendors who know the building, covering invitations, flowers and decor, linens, photography and video, cakes, photo booths and music.
History and setting
The building was designed by Stanford White, of the firm McKim, Mead & White, for the Bowery Savings Bank. It is a Roman Classical landmark with Corinthian columns, Venetian glass, mosaic marble floors, a coved ceiling and a stained-glass skylight, under 65-foot ceilings. After the bank left, the building was converted into an event venue.
In January 2014, the venue completed a restoration of its neoclassical interiors under New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission guidelines. The work restored the ceiling and skylight, upgraded the sound and lighting, and installed a larger air-conditioning unit. The trade publication BizBash named it Best Ballroom on the East Coast.
The events team reports more than 150 years of combined hospitality experience.
Getting there
Capitale is at 130 Bowery, New York, NY 10013, at the meeting point of the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Nolita and SoHo. Tours of the venue can be booked through the site.
