List of tallest buildings in Albany, New York

Skyline of Albany

The city of Albany, 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 589 ft (180 m) tall. Completed in 1966, it is the tallest building in the U.S. state of New York outside of the city of New York.^[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]

Panorama of Albany from across the Hudson River

Tallest buildings

Rank	Name	Image	Height	Floors	Use	Built
1	Erastus Corning Tower	Erastus Corning II Tower	590 ft	44	Governmental office	1966
2	Alfred E. Smith State Office Building	Alfred E Smith Building Albany, NY	388 ft	34	Governmental office	1930
T3	1, 2, 3, and 4 Empire State Plaza	Agency Buildings Albany, NY	310 ft	23	Governmental office	1973
7=	Eastman Tower	Eastman Tower	286 ft	22	Dormitory	1967
7=	Livingston Tower	Livingston Tower	286 ft	22	Dormitory	1965
7=	Stuyvesant Tower		286 ft	22	Dormitory	1964
8	Home Savings Bank Building	Home Savings Bank Albany, NY	276 ft	19	Commercial office	1927
9=	NYS Comptrollers Headquarters	NYS Comptrollers Headquarters	270 ft	15	Governmental office	2001
9=	One Commerce Plaza	One Commerce Plaza	270 ft	20	Commercial office	1971
11	100 State Street	100 State Street	265 ft	11	Commercial office	1903
12	Capitol Green Apartments	Capitol Green Apartments	260 ft	23	Apartment Building	1973
13	40 North Pearl Street	40 North Pearl Street	255 ft	16	Commercial office	1976
14	69 State Street	69 State Street	250 ft	16	Commercial office	1927
15	NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation	NYS DEC Headquarters	225 ft	13	Governmental office	2001
16	New York State Capitol	NYS Capitol	220 ft	5	Capitol	1899
17	90 State Street	90 State Street	212 ft	14	Commercial office	1930
18=	Cathedral of All Saints	Cathedral of All Saints	210 ft	1	Church	1888
18=	Albany City Hall	Albany, NY City Hall	210 ft	11	City Hall	1883

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York

References

1. "Erastus Corning Tower". Emporis GmbH. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
2. "Alfred E. Smith State Office Building". Emporis GmbH. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
3. "Albany's tallest buildings - Top 20". Emporis GmbH. Retrieved 13 March 2012.