8 Spruce Street (New York by Gehry)
8 Spruce Street, New York, NY 10038
Financial District
BBL 1001007502 · BIN 1087485
- Year built
- 2011
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 899
- Floors
- 76
8 Spruce Street is Frank Gehry's first skyscraper — and was the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere on opening. The undulating stainless-steel facade has been compared (by Gehry himself) to "laundry caught in the breeze."
Per public records: "It is as majestic as its cross-town rival, the great neo-Gothic Woolworth Building." Nicolai Ouroussoff (NYT): "the finest skyscraper to rise in New York since [Eero Saarinen's] CBS Building."
Status flag: 8 Spruce currently operates as rental. The condominium conversion was abandoned after Blackstone-affiliated entity acquired the retail/residential condo for $930M.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $580,866/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $54
Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available FISP filing classified the facade as Safe — no repairs were required at that inspection. Facade inspections run on a fixed five-year cycle; future inspection, repair, and any assessment decisions remain building-specific.
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — the licensed engineer the city requires to sign the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent). Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library.
See the full facade history →Comparable buildings
- 130 William — Adjaye 2022; nearby FiDi peer
- 50 West Street — Jahn 2017; nearby FiDi peer
- 25 Park Row — CookFox 2021; nearby FiDi peer
- 565 Broome — Piano 2019; nearby downtown trophy peer
- The Flatiron Building (175 Fifth) — Burnham 1902 / Sofield 2026; nearby Flatiron trophy peer
Sources: The Roebling Research Library (offering plans, house rules, financial statements, board minutes, internal transaction records); NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers; publicly recorded NYC building data.
The neighborhood
For the full corridor — architecture, schools, transit, and pricing across Financial District — read The Roebling Team Guide to Financial District.
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