8 Carlisle Street: Rising Skyscraper to Transform Manhattan’s Financial District
Construction is rapidly progressing on 8 Carlisle Street, a 64-story residential skyscraper in Manhattan’s Financial District. Developed by Grubb Properties and Pink Stone Capital, and designed by Handel Architects, the 789-foot-tall tower is poised to become a significant addition to Lower Manhattan’s skyline.
Project Details
Located at the corner of Washington and Carlisle Streets (also addressed as 111 Washington Street), the building will span 326,221 square feet and yield 462 residential units.1 The project will also include 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 60-foot-long rear yard.1
Construction Progress
The reinforced concrete superstructure has risen significantly above street level since construction restarted earlier in the year.1 A tower crane is currently in use to aid in vertical progress, and a safety cocoon surrounds the upper stories.1 Metal clips are being attached to floor plates in preparation for the curtain wall installation, expected to begin in early spring.1
Architectural Design
Handel Architects designed the tower, which features a podium with a cantilevering stepped cutout at the corner.1 Following a fifth-story setback, the tower rises with a largely uniform trapezoidal massing. The uppermost levels incorporate stepped setbacks mirroring the architectural gesture at the base.1 Renderings depict the crown clad in an illuminated metal envelope.1
Residential Features and Amenities
Link Apartments 8 Carlisle will house seven to ten residential units per floor.3 Amenities will include a 63rd-floor lounge, a swimming pool, a fitness center with outdoor terrace access, coworking spaces, a demo kitchen, entertainment rooms, and bike storage.3 The building will also feature a full-time doorman and a live-in superintendent.
Site History and Transportation
The site was previously occupied by a ten-story parking garage demolished in 2007 and remained undeveloped for 16 years before construction began in 2023.3 The property is conveniently located near several subway stations, including the 1 train at Rector Street, the R and W trains at Rector Street, and the 4 and 5 trains at Wall Street.1
An outdated completion date of summer 2026 was previously posted, though, completion is now anticipated sometime in the second half of 2027.1