Angel Orensanz Foundation 172 Norfolk Street • New York • NY 10002
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Why You'll Love This Place
A Here Comes The Guide Wedding Venue Review
- This 19th-century Gothic Revival synagogue stuns from the moment you step inside, making your guests feel as thought they've entered a breathtaking palazzo in Venice, perched on the Grand Canal. With soaring ceilings, intricate ironwork, and theatrical uplighting, it's easily transformed into a whimsical wonderland, a forest floor glimmering with starlight, a moody, candlelit grotto, or anything else you can imagine.
- Dance the night away beneath the arched trusses and stained-glass windows, or say “I do” before the dramatic sanctuary, designed to resemble the Sistine Chapel. The flexible open floor plan invites you to go minimalist or all-out maximalist.
- Their team specializes in creative, high-impact events, and the venue's raw beauty needs little more than your personal touch to feel unforgettable. Plus, with a prime location on the Lower East Side, both out-of-town and local guests will find plenty of adventures (and lodging) nearby.
PRICES: What's this going to cost?
Rental Fee
- $19,000–25,000/event
- Rental fee varies depending on:
- Day of week
- Guest count
The rental fee includes:
- Access to the venue from noon–midnight
- Dressing suite
- Foyer and coat check
- Main space with a stage, mezzanine, and two balcony wings
- State-of-the-art LED lighting and sound system
- Security, sound and lighting techs, and bathroom attendant
- Catering space, including items like chafing dishes, coffee makers, trays, and bar tools
- Tables, gold ballroom chairs, and white padded chairs
- Curtains/drapery in multiple colors, patterns, and textures
- Parking facilities and valet referrals
COUPLES ARE ASKING: We've got answers
Your rental at Angel Orensanz Foundation on Manhattan's Lower East Side gives you the building from noon to midnight, including the main space, mezzanine and balcony wings, the foyer with coat check and a dressing suite. It also covers LED lighting and a sound system, security, sound and lighting techs, a bathroom attendant, tables, gold ballroom chairs and white padded chairs, drapery in a range of colors and textures, and a catering space stocked with chafing dishes, coffee makers, trays and bar tools. You'll pay separately for your caterer and bar service, both chosen from the venue's preferred lists.
Yes, your ceremony and reception can both happen at Angel Orensanz Foundation, a Gothic Revival synagogue built in 1849. The 7,000-square-foot main space hosts ceremonies and receptions, seating up to 300 for a ceremony and 250–260 for a sit-down dinner with a dance floor. The 3,500-square-foot balcony works for your cocktail hour and adds room for 200 more guests. If you only need a ceremony, you can book the space from 8am to 11:30am.
Angel Orensanz Foundation works from preferred lists for both catering and alcohol, so your caterer and bar service will come from vendors the venue already knows. Your caterer gets a dedicated food preparation area on the lower level, stocked with chafing dishes, coffee makers, trays and bar tools. Sound and lighting techs and security come with your rental, and the venue also offers valet referrals.
At Angel Orensanz Foundation on Manhattan's Lower East Side, the rental fee runs $19,000–25,000 per event, depending on the day of the week and your guest count. That price covers the building from noon to midnight, with the main space, mezzanine and balcony wings, a dressing suite, LED lighting and sound, security, sound and lighting techs, a bathroom attendant, tables and chairs, drapery and a stocked catering space. Your caterer and bar service are separate costs, chosen from the venue's preferred lists, so your guest count shapes both the rental and your food and drink budget. Any time beyond the standard rental is negotiated separately.
The standard rental at Angel Orensanz Foundation runs from noon to midnight, and music and bar service end at 11:30pm. Amplified music is allowed indoors. If you're only having a ceremony, you get the space from 8am to 11:30am instead. Want more time on either end? Any extension is negotiated with the venue, and smaller events can also be held in the gallery space.
Angel Orensanz Foundation is a Gothic Revival synagogue built in 1849 on Manhattan's Lower East Side, built for the German Reform movement. Its architect borrowed from the Cathedral of Cologne and the Sistine Chapel, so you'll celebrate under soaring ceilings and arched trusses, with stained-glass windows and ironwork lit by theatrical uplighting. Your ceremony and reception both happen in the 7,000-square-foot main space, with a 3,500-square-foot balcony for cocktail hour, and the rental includes sound and lighting techs, security and a dressing suite with its own bathroom.
GUEST COUNT: How many people can we have here? What’s the max capacity?
| Indoors | Outdoors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Seated | 1250 | 0 |
| Cocktails, etc. | Standing | 350 | 0 |
| Reception | Seated | 250 | 0 |
| Meetings | Total meeting capacity for this venue is 350. | ||
Venue Info & FAQs
OPTIONS: What kinds of events can we have here?
- Ceremony
- Wedding Receptions
- LGBTQ+ Friendly
- Small Wedding
- Special Events / Parties
- Business Functions / Meetings
- Late Night
POLICIES: What are the food, alcohol, music, and other rules here?
Price
$$$
Catering
Preferred list
Alcohol
Preferred List
Amplified Music
Indoors
Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair accessible
Availability
Year-round, daily, noon–midnight.
STYLE: What’s the style and overall vibe of this venue?
Buildings & other settings available:
- Banquet Hall / Events Facility
- Historic / Landmark Building
VIEWS: What kind of views does this place have?
Peep the views you’ll enjoy from this venue!
- Cityscape
Angel Orensanz Foundation
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