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Welcome to Syracuse, a cool city in New York! This article tells you about the tallest buildings here. It's fun to see how high buildings can go!

The State Tower Building has been the tallest building in Syracuse since it was built in 1927. It's a really interesting building with a style called Art Deco. The bricks on the outside get lighter as you look up. This trick makes the building look even taller than it is! The State Tower Building is also a special historic place. It was updated in 2003 and again in 2016.

One of the other tall buildings, St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, was built a long time ago in the 1800s. Many of Syracuse's tall buildings were built in the 1960s and 1970s. It seems like the city hasn't needed many new super-tall buildings since then.

Syracuse's Tallest Buildings

Here's a list of the tallest buildings in Syracuse. You can see how high they are, how many floors they have, and what they are used for.

Rank Name Height (feet) Floors Use Built
1 State Tower Building 313 23 Office 1928
2 Jefferson Tower 279 23 Homes 1967
3 Equitable Tower I 269 19 Office 1966
Equitable Tower II 269 19 Office 1973
4 Toomey Abbott Towers 229 24 Senior living 1968
5 Bernardine Tower 228 23 Senior living / Homes 1973
6 Chase Tower 225 18 Office 1974
7 Lawrinson Hall 223 21 Dormitory 1965
8 Crowne Plaza 249 22 Hotel 1970
9 Clinton Plaza 213 23 Homes 1976
10 St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral 200 Church 1885
11 Harrison House 193 21 Homes 1974
Townsend Towers 193 21 Senior living 1972
12 500 Building 187 12 Office 1929
Hills Building 187 13 Office 1928
13 Bank of America Building 171 6 Office 1876
14 Onondaga County Courthouse 165 4 Courthouse / Government Office 1907
15 Syracuse City Hall 165 12 City Hall / Government Office 1892
16 One Park Place, Syracuse 160 10 Office 1974

Buildings That Were Planned But Not Built

Sometimes, big building projects are planned but never finished. Here are a few examples from Syracuse:

The Primex Building

A building called the "Primex Building" was planned to be finished in 1964. It was going to be 25 stories tall, which would have made it the tallest building in New York State outside of New York City. It was even supposed to have a spinning restaurant at the top! But only the foundation work was ever done.

Grand Destiny Hotel

In 2002, work started on a huge hotel called the "Grand Destiny Hotel." It was planned to be 47 stories tall and 430 feet high! They even put steel beams into the ground. But after a few weeks, construction stopped. It started again briefly in 2008, but the project was never completed.

Other Cancelled Plans

  • The OnCenter Convention Center Marriott Hotel was planned in 2004. It was going to be 12 or 16 floors tall, but it was cancelled.
  • In 2001, the Clinton Square North Tower was planned. It would have been 16 floors tall and built next to the Chase Tower, but this project was also cancelled.

See also

Images for kids

  • State Tower Building, Syracuse

    The State Tower Building

  • AXA towers, Syracuse, New York

    Equitable Tower I

  • Equitable (Axa) Towers, Syracuse NY (cropped)

    Equitable Tower II

  • SyracuseOneLincolnCenter

    Chase Tower

  • Clinton Plaza Apartments, Syracuse, New York - 20211203

    Clinton Plaza

  • St. Paul's Cathedral in Syracuse NY

    St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral

  • 500 Building, Syracuse, NY

    The 500 Building

  • The Hills Building, Syracuse, New York

    The Hills Building

  • Onondaga County Courthouse, Syracuse, New York

    Onondaga County Courthouse

  • City-hall 1905 syracuse

    Syracuse City Hall

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