Manhattan real estate watchers and architecture heads have been watching 8 Spruce Street, in the Financial District, for some time now. After years of anticipation, a host of name changes, and a much-watched construction process, there's at long last something to see at 8 Spruce Street -- a masterpiece of a Manhattan luxury rental, which goes by the name Beekman Tower, and is the first Manhattan rental development by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry. That the amenities on offer and apartments for rent in Beekman Tower rank among the finest apartment listings in the Financial District is inarguable, but also besides the point to a certain extent. Very few New Yorkers have the opportunity to live inside a newly constructed piece of Manhattan architectural history, and The Beekman Tower is that. A game-changing Manhattan rental listing in most every way, the 76-story luxury rental at 8 Spruce Street has proven to be eminently worth the wait.

Beekman Tower has received nearly as much attention for its unique suite of condo-style amenities as it has for its spacious, gracious apartments for rent. While Beekman Tower offers everything New Yorkers expect in a top-tier Financial District luxury rental listing, it also offers several things no Manhattan rental listing can boast. In addition to the expected fitness center, 5,000 square feet of luxuriously landscaped outdoor space and the other amenities NYC dwellers expect from a blue-chip listing of this sort, 8 Spruce Street is also home to 25,000 square feet of space for the New York Downtown Hospital, a pair of public plazas, and below-ground public parking. The first five floors at 8 Spruce Street have also been given over to a 100,000-square-foot public school that will serve kids from pre-kindergarden through eighth grade.

The apartments for rent at 8 Spruce Street are every bit as distinguished on the inside as Gehry's design is on the outside. Characterized by spacious dimensions and a wealth of different looks -- Beekman Tower's 900 apartments will feature over 600 different layouts -- each apartment for rent at Beekman Tower features stunning city views, a wealth of natural light, and state-of-the-art fixtures and finishes. Most impressively, Beekman Tower offers a wealth of three-bedroom rental apartments, which are one of the most sought-after prizes in Manhattan real estate. With a school just an elevator ride away and apartments for rent seemingly custom-made for growing families, Beekman Tower may be the most family-friendly rental listing in lower Manhattan. Factor in stunning architecture, a prime Financial District location and a chance to live in one of Manhattan's hottest new rental listings in a generation, and it's easy to see why Beekman Tower was so hotly anticipated -- and why so many believe the big building at 8 Spruce Street was well worth the wait.