What We Are
A private club for actors, comedians, playwrights, screenwriters, novelists, illustrators, DJs, animators, directors, photgraphers, painters, dancers, visual artists, sculptors, designers, musicians, percussionists, singers and otherwise creative people who live together in order to save money on housing and focus their time and energy on their careers. We are a place to network, critique, collaborate, support, inspire, and make friends with other people trying to "make it" - just like you.
How We Operate
Creativity and commitment don't mix. You may be in New York next month if you book that role, or buying a house if you sell that screenplay. To offer complete flexibility, rather than offering a restrictive lease, we offer a monthly membership. The cost of membership per month is $695 - $795 and grants you access to all facilities at the location you live at, as well as the other UP(st)ART houses, including: lounges where you can hang out and socialize, desks, fully furnished kitchens, laundry facilities, a work space, audio recording equipment, video editing bay, musical instruments, Ableton, board games, Wifi, sound studio, a hot tub, as well as reserved bed and lockable storage.
As part of your membership fee, you have access to all the events that we host - most of which are free! Activities can include acting classes, dance classes, music production classes, open mic nights, improv night, beach trips, and family dinners. Just RSVP for them when they're announced so we can get a head count!
Access
Access to facilities is controlled by a keypad code. Membership fee must be paid by the first day of each month in order to ensure uninterrupted access to facilities.
Application
The application lets us get to know a bit more about you, and determine if you are a good match. Please answer all the questions thoroughly and honestly. There is a $25 application fee that covers a criminal background check. If you are not approved for membership for any reason, your application fee is refunded.
Bedding and Move in Fees
In order to maintain the cleanest possible environment, we do not allow any outside bedding, linens, or dishes. When you begin your membership, we charge a one time $95 new bedding fee that buys you sheets, comforter, pillow, towel, plate, bowl, fork, knife, spoon, cup, and coffee mug. They are yours to keep when you end your membership. We also charge a $55 move in fee that covers the other associated costs to intake a new member.
Good Member Deposit
We have a one-month minimum, and bookings are required to extend until the end of a given month. We also require that you be in good standing and give notice by the 15th of the month via a webform that you will not be renewing your membership in order to gain back your full $200 Good Member Deposit.
Cleaning
Co-lliving is awesome and inspiring! You get to live and hang out with a bunch of other creative people pursuing their dream just like you, but in order for it to work, everyone needs to be on their best behavior. A towel left on the bathroom floor...crumbs left on the kitchen counter...laundry not promptly flipped and sitting endlessly in the washer...these sorts of things are simply unacceptable and will not be tolerated. To keep the place clean and in "model home status" at all times, we require that you clean your dishes, pots, and pans immediately after using them, and that you do not leave your personal property outside of the storage spaces in the bedrooms and lockers. Cleanliness is super important!
Dates of Stay
While we can accomodate mid-month move ins when we have spaces available, all end dates for bookings must be the end of a month. We have a minimum one month stay. (For example: If you moved in Feb 15th, the soonest move out date would be March 31st. Of course, you can also stay longer than that if you want).
Move in Times
Once accepted, move in time must be scheduled with a house manager. If you move in on the 1st of a month, we have two main possibilities for move in time: 12pm and 4pm. You will email with the house manager to select one of these times. Please plan accordingly.
Storage
You have the following spots to store items at the house: Kitchen - space in fridge/freezer for food, shelf for dry food, shelf for dishes (we provide you 1 set of dishes) Bedroom - Sleeping pod bedrooms have a built-in closet rod in each pod, shelf for computer and phone next to a plug for charging your devices, and a drawer under the pod for additional items. You will have a locker, but should bring your own lock. You have space in our more permanent storage for one suitcase (or one large suitcase and a smaller suitcase stored inside each other. Bunk bed bedrooms have a standalone wardrobe that has a closet rod towards the top of it, and several shelves below for folded clothes or other personal items. You also will have a spot under the bed for shoes and additional items. You will have a locker, but should bring your own lock. You have space in our more permanent storage for one suitcase (or one large suitcase and a smaller suitcase stored inside each other.
What We Need from You!
UP(st)ART has shared bedrooms in diverse communities with 20+ roommates per location. An UP(st)ART member should be positive, flexible, helpful, responsible, emotional agile, a problem solver, and able to manager stress in a healthy way. UP(st)ART is what you put into it - we highly reccomend that our members forge their own collaborative relationships with roommates and intiate projects and actvities that engage the community.