8 Spruce Street

8 Spruce Street, originally known as Beekman Tower, 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.

8 Spruce Street is the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere. The building was developed by Forest City Ratner, designed by Frank Gehry, and constructed by Kreisler Borg Florman. It contains a public elementary school, which the Department of Education owns. There will be public plazas on both the east and west sides of the building, one 11,000 square feet and the other somewhat smaller. Street-level retail, totaling approximately 1,300-2,500 square feet, is included as part of the project.

Public elementary school
The school is sheathed reddish-tan brick, and covers 100,000 square feet of the first five floors of the building. It will host over 600 students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade classes. A fourth floor roof deck will hold 5,000 square feet of outdoor play space.

Luxury rentals
Above the elementary school is a 903-unit luxury residential tower clad in stainless steel. The apartments range from 500 to 1,600 square feet, and consist of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units.

Hospital
The building also includes space for New York Downtown Hospital. The hospital will take up 25,000 square feet, and will have public parking below ground.