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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]
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 |
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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. |
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 |
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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 | |
Seneca One Tower is a 529-foot (161 m) skyscraper located in downtown Buffalo, New York. The building was formerly known as One HSBC Center (1999–2013) and prior to that, as Marine Midland Center (1972–1999), its name was changed in 1999 shortly after Marine Midland's parent company HSBC re-branded the bank as HSBC Bank USA. The building was constructed at a cost of $50 million between 1969 and 1974, and contains over 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2) of space. Today, the 40 story building still dominates the Buffalo skyline. It is an example of modern architecture. The building's design is similar to that of the 33 South Sixth building in Minneapolis, which was designed by the same architectural firm.
The Erastus Corning Tower, also known as the Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd Tower or simply the Corning Tower, is a skyscraper located in downtown Albany, New York. Completed in 1973 and sided with Vermont Pearl marble and glass, the state office building is part of the Empire State Plaza. At 589 feet and 44 stories in height, it is the tallest skyscraper in the state of New York outside of New York City as well as the tallest building in mainland New York. Erastus Corning 2nd, the building's namesake, was the mayor of Albany for over 40 years from 1941 to 1983. The tower was dedicated to him in March 1983 during his hospitalization. Before that dedication, it was known as the "Tower Building".
Innovation Square, formerly Xerox Tower, is a skyscraper in downtown Rochester, New York, standing at 443 feet (135 m) tall. The tower is the centerpiece of a roughly 2.7 acres (1.1 ha) complex named Xerox Square. When it was built in 1967, it was the tallest building made of poured-in-place exposed aggregate concrete. It is the tallest building in Rochester, as well as the third tallest building in Upstate New York. It was initially used as the headquarters of Xerox Corporation.