8 Spruce
| 8 Spruce Street (New York by Gehry) | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Architectural style | Deconstructivism |
| Address | 8 Spruce Street Manhattan, New York, U.S. 10038 |
| Coordinates | 40°42′39″N 74°00′20″W / 40.71083°N 74.00556°W |
| Construction started | 2006 |
| Completed | 2010 |
| Opening | February 2011 |
| Owner | 8 Spruce (NY) Owner LLC |
| Management | Beam Living |
| Height | |
| Roof | 870 ft (265 m) |
| Top floor | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 76 |
| Floor area | 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Frank Gehry |
| Developer | Forest City Ratner |
| Engineer | Jaros, Baum & Bolles (MEP) |
| Structural engineer | WSP Cantor Seinuk |
| Main contractor | Kreisler Borg Florman |
| Website | |
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8 Spruce previously known as the Beekman Tower and New York by Gehry, is a residential skyscraper on Spruce Street in the Financial District of Manhattan in 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. 8 Spruce Street was the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere at the time of opening in February 2011.
The building includes a school, a hospital, retail stores, and a parking garage on its lower levels. There are 899 apartments on the upper stories.