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Skyline of Albany

Albany is a cool city in New York State. It has many tall buildings, called high-rises. There are 56 high-rises in Albany. About 19 of them are taller than 150 feet (46 m).

The tallest building in Albany is the Erastus Corning Tower. It has 44 floors and stands 610 feet (186 m) tall. It was finished in 1966. This tower is the tallest building in New York State outside of New York City.

The second tallest building is the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building. It is 387 feet (118 m) tall. Four other buildings are tied for third tallest. They are all 310 feet (94 m) tall. These four buildings are part of the Empire State Plaza.

A picture of the Albany skyline in the afternoon.
Panorama of Albany from across the Hudson River

Albany's Tallest Buildings

This table shows some of the tallest buildings in Albany. You can see their height, how many floors they have, and what they are used for.

Rank Name Image Height Floors Use Built
1 Erastus Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza CorningTowerPanorama.jpg 589 feet (180 m) 44 Government office 1973
2 Alfred E. Smith State Office Building AlfredESmithBuildingPanorama.jpg 388 feet (118 m) 34 Government office 1930
T3 1, 2, 3, and 4 Empire State Plaza NYSAgencyBuildings.JPG 310 feet (94 m) 23 Government office 1973
7= Mohawk Tower, Indigenous Quadrangle, University at Albany, SUNY Upload image 286 feet (87 m) 24 Dormitory 1964
7= Eastman Tower, State Quadrangle, University at Albany, SUNY Eastman Tower Albany, NY.JPG 286 feet (87 m) 22 Dormitory 1967
7= Livingston Tower (Albany), Colonial Quadrangle, University at Albany, SUNY Livingston Tower Albany, NY.JPG 286 feet (87 m) 22 Dormitory 1965
7= Stuyvesant Tower, Dutch Quadrangle, University at Albany, SUNY Upload image 286 feet (87 m) 22 Dormitory 1964
10 New York State Comptrollers Headquarters NYS Comptrollers Headquarters Albany, NY.jpg 270 feet (82 m) 15 Government office 2001
11 Home Savings Bank Building Home Savings Bank.JPG 267 feet (81 m) 19 Business office 1927
12 100 State Street Albany City Savings Bank Building, 100 State Street.jpg 265 feet (81 m) 11 Business office 1903
13 One Commerce Plaza One Commerce Plaza Albany, NY.JPG 252 feet (77 m) 20 Business office 1971
14 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Headquarters NYS DEC Headquarters.jpg 225 feet (69 m) 13 Government office 2001
15 New York State Capitol NYSCapitolPanorama.jpg 220 feet (67 m) 5 State Capitol 1899
16 69 State Street 69 State Street, Albany, New York.jpg 213 feet (65 m) 17 Business office 1927
17 90 State Street 90 State Street, Albany, New York.jpg 212 feet (65 m) 14 Apartment building 1930
18= Cathedral of All Saints AllSaintsCathedralFront.jpg 210 feet (64 m) 1 Church 1888
18= Albany City Hall AlbanyNYCityHall.jpg 210 feet (64 m) 11 City Hall 1883
20 Capitol Green Apartments CapitolGreenApts.JPG 207 feet (63 m) 23 Apartment building 1973
21 40 North Pearl Street 40NorthPearlStreet.JPG 204 feet (62 m) 16 Business office 1976

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