But despite these shifts, Soho House keeps growing. Here’s how it got started, and everything else you should know about the most famous exclusive club there is.

Now, the shuttered club near the Dirksen Federal Building is being used to house 761 asylum-seekers, a number that could grow to as many as 1,200 in the coming months.

Soho House started its life in London in 1995 as a private members club for the artsy elite. Eight years later, it brought its exclusive formula of gathering designers, musicians and writers in ...

Later on, when I mention it to Soho House Run Club founder Raymond Braun, he bursts into laughter. He’s used to these divisive feelings. “Running is polarizing,” he says.

Ned’s Club, birthed in 2017 by a pair of Soho House bigwigs as “a space for the discerning” in London, went on to expand to NYC and Qatar’s capital of Doha in 2022. The fourth edition in D.C. is its ...