List of tallest buildings in Albany

Skyline of Albany

The city of Albany, in the U.S. state of New York is the site of 56 high-rises, 19 of which stand taller than 150 ft (46 m). The tallest building in the city is the 44-story Erastus Corning Tower, which is 610 ft (186 m) tall. Completed in 1973, it is the tallest building in New York state outside New York City.[1] The second-tallest building is the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building, which stands 387 ft (118 m).[2] Four buildings tie for third-tallest in Albany at 310 ft (94 m), all of which belong to the Empire State Plaza.[3]

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

Tallest buildings

Rank Name Image Height Floors Use Built Notes
1 Erastus Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza 589 feet (180 m) 44 Governmental office 1973 Also the tallest building in Upstate New York.
2 Alfred E. Smith State Office Building 388 feet (118 m) 34 Governmental office 1930 Was the tallest building in Upstate New York until completion of Buffalo City Hall the following year.
3, 4, 5, 6 1, 2, 3, and 4 Empire State Plaza 310 feet (94 m) 23 Governmental office 1973 Also known as the Agency Buildings.
7, 8, 9 Eastman, Livingston, and Stuyvesant Towers, University at Albany, SUNY 286 feet (87 m) 22 Student residence halls 1967 Albany's city line runs directly through the university campus. A fourth residence hall of identical height (Mohawk Tower) also exists but lies within the unincorporated Town of Guilderland.
10 New York State Comptrollers Headquarters 270 feet (82 m) 15 Governmental office 2001
11 Home Savings Bank Building 267 feet (81 m) 19 Commercial office 1927
12 Albany City Savings Bank Building 265 feet (81 m) 11 Commercial office 1903
13 One Commerce Plaza 252 feet (77 m) 20 Commercial office 1971
14 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Headquarters 225 feet (69 m) 13 Governmental office 2001
15 New York State Capitol 220 feet (67 m) 5 Capitol 1899
16 69 State Street 213 feet (65 m) 17 Commercial office 1927
17 90 State Street 212 feet (65 m) 14 Apartment building 1930
18= Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 210 feet (64 m)[4] 1 Church 1853
18= Albany City Hall 210 feet (64 m) 11 City Hall 1883
20 Capitol Green Apartments 207 feet (63 m) 23 Apartment building 1973
21 40 North Pearl Street 204 feet (62 m) 16 Commercial office 1976

See also

References

  1. ^ "Erastus Corning Tower". Emporis GmbH. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Alfred E. Smith State Office Building". Emporis GmbH. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Albany's tallest buildings - Top 20". Emporis GmbH. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Howell, George Rogers; Tenney, Roger (1886). Bi-centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany, N.Y., from 1609 to 1886. Vol. 2. W. W. Munsell & Company. p. 754. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
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