New York By Gehry at 8 Spruce Street

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Designed by: Frank Gehry Architects, WSP Cantor Seinuk Structural Engineers Developed by: Forest City Ratner Size: 76 stories, 899 apartments Completion: 2012

NEW YORK BY GEHRY AT 8 SPRUCE

Towering over much of a rebuilt Lower Manhattan, this 76-story residential/ mixed-use building was designed by famed deconstructivist architect Frank Gehry, whose notable works include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Ground broke on the project in 2006, and the building opened to residents in 2012. Built on a hotel parking lot, construction financing for the residential portion of the building used New York City Liberty Bonds, a program funded by the federal government after 9/11 that was intended to help revitalize Lower Manhattan.

8 Spruce Street features a striking contemporary design, with a crinkling steel exterior resembling waves or rippling curtains. The interior finishes and fixtures within the 899 residential units have been designed by Gehry himself. It is the largest single residential building by number of units in Lower Manhattan.

In addition to the residential units, 8 Spruce Street is home to a pre-K to 8 public elementary school, two public plazas and some street-level retail. The building is one of the tallest residential skyscrapers in the world. It has been favorably compared to downtown landmarks such as the Woolworth Building, signifying a new era of notable architecture in the neighborhood.