8 Spruce Street in Manhattan's Financial District, also called New York by Gehry, was designed by Frank Gehry of Gehry Partners for the developer Forest City Ratner. Blackstone set up its owner entity in December 2021. Construction began in 2006, the building was completed in 2010 and it opened in February 2011. The article gives no cost and lists the style as deconstructivism.
It rises 870 feet (265 m) over 76 stories and holds 899 rental apartments in about 1,000,000 square feet. It has a reinforced concrete frame, a brick podium and about 10,500 custom stainless steel panels on its undulating facade. Setback terraces sit on floors 7, 24, 40 and 52.
Resident amenities cover about 22,165 square feet, including a pool and fitness center. The lower floors house Spruce Street School, P.S. 397, which serves 440 students. As a residence, it has no visitor hours.
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