Here’s How & Where To Rent A House For A Day in NYC

If you would like to rent a house for a day in NYC but have no idea where to start, then you’ve come to the right place! Ahead, you’ll learn how Peerspace makes it extraordinarily easy to rent a venue and create a fabulous event. After all, Peerspace is the largest online marketplace for production, meeting, and event spaces, with thousands of venues to rent by the hour in cities and towns across the US and beyond. An event can be entirely planned from the comfort of your laptop.

This is where the Peerspace Concierge Service provides all the support one needs to plan a corporate off-site meeting for 20 or a holiday party for 300. And if you’re planning a private event like a birthday party or a wedding reception, the capable and organized Concierge Team has already negotiated deals with trustworthy vendors like caterers, photographers, and stylists which translates to cost savings for you. Continue reading for several venues in New York City available on Peerspace that would be absolutely perfect for your event.

This Financial District mansion

This Mansion in Lower Manhattan is a stunning former home from the Gilded Age that can accommodate 400 guests. Per the description, the mansion is “available for events, weddings, fashion events, film shoots, dinners etc, Many floors and rooms, very classy. Perfect for all types of occasions. There is a lot of history on the property as it is one of the oldest buildings in all of New York City.”

There aren’t very many large venues like this in Manhattan anymore, so this is a rare jewel available through Peerspace. It would be perfect for a corporate holiday party, a fashion show, or a fundraising gala. A private event in this massive space might be a wedding reception, a spectacular birthday party, or a Bar Mitzvah.

But where to begin planning? Never fear! Remember that the Concierge service will make it incredibly easy for you to throw a fabulous event when you rent a house for a day in NYC. You can simply choose a catering menu while they decide the placement of the bars, set up a stage, microphones, projection screen, dance floor, disco ball – whatever you need to make your event perfect. And you will walk into the mansion at the appointed time and all will be perfect.

A Greenwich Village beauty

This Eclectic House at 45 Downing Street is in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. It can accommodate 75 guests in 2,500 square feet of space. Per the description, it is “super for filming, holding, workshops and social events. Includes Great Room (about 2500 sq ft) plus charming Garden Room. Numerous details for an array of different backgrounds for multiple interviews. Elevator access to the Great Room. Very quiet street. Easy access to public transportation. Roof access can black out sky lights. Have to see it to believe it.”

The expansive great room would be perfect for a corporate off-site or a private birthday party. And the location is also near main thoroughfares as well as the NYC subway, so it is easy to access. If you need to rent a house for a day in NYC, 45 Downing Street could easily accommodate many different events and scenarios.

A historic Brooklyn brownstone

Don’t pass up Brooklyn when searching for NYC homes for rent on Peerspace! And this one in particular is spectacular. 

It is a Historic Landmark Brownstone Mansion in Crown Heights, Brooklyn with all the original architectural details that are so often lost during bad renovations. The “Emerald Suite” is two parlors on the first floor comprising 1,000 square feet which can accommodate 25 guests. It would be perfect for a smaller private gathering such as a bridal shower or a birthday lunch.

A Soho loft stunner

This Soho Showoff in New York can accommodate 30 guests in 2,200 square feet. It is an area in lower Manhattan with renovated industrial buildings that have extremely high ceilings and walls of windows for lots of natural light. This loft is decorated in a comfortable French farmhouse style and would be perfect for any group of 30 guests, whether a corporate or a private event.

A Queens vintage throwback

This Vintage Home with Unique Decor & Patio is in Astoria, Queens. It can accommodate 25 guests in 2,000 square feet of vintage fun. Filled with early 20th century antiques, this is a homey space for a birthday party or a bridal shower. Set back from the street, it has a grassy front yard as well as a backyard and is very quiet.

A Washington Heights modern row house

This 1882 Victorian row house with historic/modern interiors is one of those historic buildings that has been gut renovated and modernized. Conversely, the facade remains unchanged from the 1882 original. This row house is in Washington Heights, the neighborhood farthest north in Manhattan. The space can accommodate 30 guests in 1,500 square feet. When considering whether to rent a house for a day in NYC, this space could accommodate either a corporate off-site or a private event quite stylishly.

A Nolita modern showplace

This Consciously Designed Space in Nolita encompasses 4,100 square feet of space in the Nolita (North of Little Italy) neighborhood of Manhattan. While the industrial buildings with high ceilings and walls of windows are similar to Soho just to the west, this neighborhood has a charm all its own.

The home is described as “a consciously designed space with an open layout, an outpour of natural light offering countless possibilities. Impeccably designed with natural accents and high-quality finishings, it evokes an elevated elegance embodying the epitome of luxury”. It is super modern and could even be described as somewhat Scandinavian in style. It is a showplace that is perfect for any corporate or personal gathering of up to 30 guests.

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