B

asBlue Detroit is a new 
nonprofit social club 
created specifically for 
women and non-binary indi-
viduals.
Opened this fall, the 
three-story, 8,000-square-foot 
mansion was revamped from 
its former days as the Heritage 
House, a children’s art center 
in Midtown Detroit located on 
Ferry Street.
The mansion, built in the 
1800s, is now serving as a 
networking space for Metro 
Detroit women designed to 

foster connections 
and build relation-
ships. Founded 
by Jewish com-
munity member 
and entertainment 
executive Nancy 
Tellem, alongside 
community entrepreneur 
Natacha Hildebrand, the new 
social club is entirely operated 
by women.
In fact, the term “bas bleu” 
is defined as “a woman hav-
ing intellectual or literary 
interests,” a phrase “rooted 

in generations of trailblazers 
gathering in studios, shops 
and salons.” Pulling from these 
definitions, BasBlue aims to 
achieve that same idea.
Centering on the belief 
that “women are strongest 
when together,” BasBlue 
Detroit will come with a 
host of amenities and pro-
gramming. The mansion will 
include a cafe and bar, meet-
ing and coworking spaces, 
health and wellness areas, 
and private event spaces that 
include multi-sized con-

ference rooms, a screening 
room and cocktail areas.
The health and wellness 
amenities feature Peloton 
bikes, a shower and locker 
area, and special programming 
designed around promoting 
and practicing self-care. The 
cafe and bar, on the other 
hand, will feature a seasonal 
farm-to-table menu, home-
grown coffee and signature 
drinks for its members.
Yet BasBlue isn’t just a safe 
space for women. The man-
sion will also be home to a 

New Midtown Detroit social club BasBlue is made for women, by women.
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50 | DECEMBER 9 • 2021 

David Klein Gallery announced that Robert 
Schefman has been selected as one of the 
finalists in the National Portrait Gallery’s 2022 
Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. His 
work will be presented in “The Outwin 2022: 
American Portraiture Today,” premiering at the 
National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 
2022. The exhibition, featuring the work of the 42 finalists, 
will travel to additional cities in 2023.

Bloomfield Hills-based Michigan Bank 
announced the election of Warren Rose as lead 
director. He is the CEO of Edward Rose Building 
Enterprise, a construction and property manage-
ment company founded in Detroit in 1921. He is 
one of the original organizers of the bank and is 
the first to hold the Lead Director position, a two-year term. 

Nancy 
Tellem

Bas Blue has a café.

BAS BLUE

