8 Spruce Street

8 Spruce Street
(New York by Gehry)
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeMixed-use
Architectural styleDeconstructivism
Address8 Spruce Street
Manhattan, New York, U.S. 10038
Coordinates40°42′39″N 74°00′20″W / 40.71083°N 74.00556°W / 40.71083; -74.00556
Construction started2006
Completed2010
OpeningFebruary 2011
Owner8 Spruce (NY) Owner LLC
ManagementBeam Living
Height
Roof870 ft (265 m)
Top floor827 ft (252 m)
Technical details
Floor count76
Floor area1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frank Gehry
DeveloperForest City Ratner
EngineerJaros, Baum & Bolles (MEP)
Structural engineerWSP Cantor Seinuk
Main contractorKreisler Borg Florman
Website
live8spruce.com
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8 Spruce Street, previously known as the Beekman Tower and New York by Gehry,[1] is a residential skyscraper on Spruce Street in the Financial District of Manhattan is New York City. Designed by architect Frank Gehry + Gehry Partners LLP and developed by Forest City Ratner, the building rises 870 feet (265.2 m) with 76 stories. WSP Cantor Seinuk was the lead structural engineer, Jaros, Baum & Bolles provided MEP engineering, and Kreisler Borg Florman was construction manager.[2][3] 8 Spruce Street was the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere at the time of opening in February 2011.[2]

The building includes a school, a hospital, retail stores, and a parking garage on its lower levels.[4] There are 899 apartments on the upper stories.

  1. ^ Grant, Peter (October 5, 2010). "Gehry on New Gehry Building". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Eight Spruce Street - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "8 Spruce Street -". World-Architects. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "New York by Gehry at 8 Spruce Street" (PDF). Urban Land Institute. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.