List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York facts for kids

Upstate New York, broadly defined as a region of the U.S. state of New York north of New York City and Westchester County, is home to several skyscrapers and high-rises. 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. 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. 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. The second-tallest building in the upstate region is the 529-foot (161 m) Seneca One Tower, which also stands as the tallest building in the city of Buffalo.

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	1966	Albany	Tallest building in Albany
2	Seneca One Tower		529 / 161	40	1972	Buffalo	Tallest building in Buffalo
3	Xerox Tower		443 / 135	30	1968	Rochester	Tallest building in Rochester
4	Legacy Tower		401 / 122	20	1995	Rochester
5	Buffalo City Hall		398 / 121.3	32	1931	Buffalo
6	The Metropolitan		392 / 119	27	1973	Rochester
7	Rand Building		391 / 119	29	1929	Buffalo
8	Alfred E. Smith Building		388 / 118	34	1928	Albany
9	Kodak Tower		360 / 110	19	1914	Rochester	Expanded from 16 to 19 floors in 1930
10	Seneca Niagara Casino Tower		358 / 109	26	2006	Niagara Falls	Tallest building in Niagara Falls, New York
11	Main Place Tower		350 / 107	26	1969	Buffalo
12	Liberty Building		345 / 105	23	1925	Buffalo	333 feet/101.5 meters to the roof
13	One M & T Plaza		317 / 97	21	1966	Buffalo
14	State Tower Building		312 / 95.4	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	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
1966–	Erastus Corning Tower	Albany		589 / 180	44

Buildings in Westchester County ranked by floor count

Due to Westchester County bordering New York City, the following are not included in the main list: