List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York

Upstate New York, broadly defined as part of New York north of New York City and Westchester County, which immediately borders New York City, is home to several skyscrapers and high-rises.[1] The tallest building in New York State is the 104-story One World Trade Center, which was completed in 2014 and rises to 1,776 feet (541 m) in Lower Manhattan, New York City.[2] New York City, the largest city in the United States, is home to the vast majority of the skyscrapers in New York; outside the city, most of the state's skyscrapers are concentrated in Albany, Buffalo and Rochester. The tallest building in Upstate New York is the 44-story Erastus Corning Tower, which rises 589 feet (180 m) in Albany, the state's capital city.[3] Although the building is the tallest in the upstate region by a significant margin, it does not appear in the 100-tallest buildings in New York state when New York City skyscrapers are included in the ranking.[4]

Tallest buildings

Skyline of Buffalo
Skyline of Rochester
Skyline of Albany
Skyline of Niagara Falls
Skyline of Syracuse

This list ranks completed skyscrapers in Upstate New York that stand at least 290 feet (88 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank Name Image Height
ft / m 		Floors Year City Notes
1 Erastus Corning Tower 589 / 180 44 1973 Albany Tallest building in Albany[3] Tallest building in Upstate New York constructed in the 1970s.
2 Seneca One Tower 529 / 161[5] 40 1972 Buffalo Tallest building in Buffalo[6]
3 Xerox Tower 443 / 135[7] 30 1968 Rochester Tallest building in Rochester

Tallest building in Upstate New York constructed in the 1960s.

4 Legacy Tower 401 / 122[8] 20 1995 Rochester Tallest building in Upstate New York constructed in the 1990s.
5 Buffalo City Hall 398 / 121.3 32 1931 Buffalo Tallest building in Upstate New York constructed in the 1930s.
6 The Metropolitan 392 / 119[9] 27 1973 Rochester
7 Rand Building 391 / 119[10] 29 1929 Buffalo Tallest building in Upstate New York constructed in the 1920s.
8 Alfred E. Smith Building 388 / 118[11] 34 1928 Albany
9 Kodak Tower 360 / 110[12] 19 1914 Rochester Expanded from 16 to 19 floors in 1930

Tallest building in Upstate New York constructed in the 1910s.

10 Seneca Niagara Casino Tower 358 / 109[13] 26 2006 Niagara Falls Tallest building in Niagara Falls[14] Tallest building in Upstate New York constructed in the 2000s.
11 Main Place Tower 350 / 107 26 1969 Buffalo
12 Liberty Building 345 / 105 23 1925 Buffalo 333 feet (101 meters) to the roof
13 One M & T Plaza 317 / 97 21 1966 Buffalo [15]
14 State Tower Building 312 / 95.4[16] 23 1927 Syracuse Tallest building in Syracuse
15 1, 2, 3, and 4 Empire State Plaza 310 / 94 23 1966 Albany Also known as the Agency Buildings
19 First Federal Plaza 309 / 94[17] 21 1976 Rochester Top was formerly a revolving restaurant
20 Electric Tower 294 / 90 14 1912 Buffalo Also known as the Niagara Mohawk Building.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This section lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Upstate New York. Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral held the title twice, both before the construction and after the demolition of the original Electric Tower, which was designed as a temporary building that would only last the length of the Pan-American Exposition.

Years as
tallest 		Name City Image Height
ft / m 		Floors Notes
1851–1901 Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral Buffalo 275 / 84 N/A
1901–1902 Electric Tower (Pan-American Exposition) Buffalo 389 / 119 N/A Demolished shortly after the close of the Pan-American Exposition. Not to be confused with the present-day Electric Tower at Washington and East Huron Streets, listed below. Second-tallest building in New York State at the time of its construction, only two feet (61 cm) shorter than the Park Row Building in New York City. Tallest building ever destroyed in Upstate New York.
1902–1912 Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral Buffalo 275 / 84 N/A
1912–1914 Electric Tower Buffalo 294 / 90 14
1914–1925 Kodak Tower Rochester unknown 16 Expanded from 16 to 19 floors in 1930. Exact pre-1930 height unknown.
1925–1928 Liberty Building Buffalo 345 / 105 23
1928–1929 Alfred E. Smith Building Albany 388 / 118 34
1929–1931 Rand Building Buffalo 391 / 119 29 First building to exceed the height of the original Electric Tower, demolished 27 years earlier.
1931–1966 Buffalo City Hall Buffalo 398 / 121 32
1973– Erastus Corning Tower Albany 589 / 180 44

See also

List of tallest buildings by city

References

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