New York by Gehry at Eight Spruce Street

8 Spruce Street, originally known as Beekman Tower and currently marketed as New York by Gehry, is a 76-story skyscraper designed by architect Frank Gehry in the New York City borough of Manhattan at 8 Spruce Street, just south of City Hall Plaza and the Brooklyn Bridge. New York by Gehry is the tallest residential tower in the Americas.

The architect’s distinctive glass and stainless steel cladding, flowing lines and organic shapes create an elegant architectural silhouette that has redefined the skyline of Manhattan. His innovative approach to incorporating free-form bay windows results in the building’s dynamic silhouette and exceptional panoramic views from its residences. The undulating folds in the exterior wall make for an unprecedented variety of residential unit layouts—over 350 in all. Frank Gehry has designed all of the interior finishes in the units as well as the amenity and public spaces In addition to its 903 market-rate rental apartments, the mixed-use development includes a 100,000-square-foot public school on the first through fifth floors, the first ever built in New York City on private land, as well as doctors’ offices for physicians associated with New York Downtown Hospital. There is 1,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 26,000 square feet of below-grade parking for 175 cars for hospital use. The development also includes 15,000 square feet of open space in two beautiful landscaped public plazas. The building’s first apartments, located on floors 7 through 38, were introduced to the market in February 2011, to a hugely enthusiastic response. In just five months, 40 percent of the building has already been rented. The upper floors from 40 through 76, featuring large two- and three-bedroom units were released to an eager market in July 2011.