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Element could hold the key to a New York nightlife revival

…this weekend you might want to check out the East Village’s hottest new dance club, element.

... a new home for clubland’s heavy hitters.

...a tenacious sound system.

Now that there’s even somewhere to go out on Saturdays, I only have Mondays for watching sitcom reruns over takeout tacos.

The venue has been exquisitely decorated and the word on the dancefloor is that its 37,000 watt soundsystem sounds great.

...a sensual retro-modern retreat for discerning adults.

Element could be the catalyst needed to get New York’s nightlife scene back on track

Spotlights illuminate the classic building and the club’s quickly moving lines usually wind around the block. Through the door there are two choices: a dense dance pit with domed ceilings or the spacious open mezzanine, where many a famous DJ spins from a catwalk-like podium.

…the new owners took care to preserve its foundation while elegantly renovating the tri-level venue’s 10,000 square feet.

This club could be just what we’ve needed.

In its new incarnation, the space has a large main dance room, and more intimate spaces on the first level that designer Robert Stettner has decorated for an elegant club-going crowd.

the owners have hired a booking guy who really knows the city’s underground dance-music scene…

The dance floor is as large as they come...

Downstairs, banquettes line the walls of a zen-minded Fire lounge, but the clubs best element is the subterranean Vault, a catacomb of brick walls, vaulted ceilings and fantastic custom-made lighting fixtures.