This list of tallest buildings in Rochester ranks high-rise buildings in the U.S. city of Rochester, New York by height. The tallest building in the city is Innovation Square, formerly known as the Xerox Tower, which rises and was completed in 1968.
Tallest buildings
This lists ranks Rochester skyscrapers that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.
Rank Name Image Heightft / m Floors Year Notes 1 Innovation Square 443 / 135 30 1968 Formerly known as Xerox Tower. Third tallest building in New York outside of New York City 2 Legacy Tower 401 / 122 20 1995 Formerly known as Bausch & Lomb Place. Only the spire makes it taller than The Metropolitan 3 The Metropolitan 392 / 119 27 1973 Formerly known as Chase Tower, renamed and partially converted to residential. 4 Kodak Tower 360 / 110 19 1914 Expanded in 1930 from 16 to 19 stories. Tallest building in Upstate New York 1914–1925. 5 First Federal Plaza 309 / 94 21 1976 6 Five Star Bank Plaza 284 / 87 21 1970 Formerly known as One HSBC Plaza 7 Hyatt Regency Hotel 271 / 83 25 1990 8 Andrews Terrace Apartments 269 / 82 24 1975 9 Times Square Building 260 / 79 14 1930 11 Tower 280 251 / 77 18 1962 / 2015 Once part of Midtown Plaza. Refitted into offices and residential units 10 Saint Michael's Church 256 / 78 1 1890 12 Midtown Manor Apartments 236 / 72 (estimated) 21 1973 13 Temple Building 218 / 66 14 1925 14 Crossroads Building 215 / 66 15 1969 15 Eastman School of Music Student Living Center 213 / 65 14 1990 16 Seneca Towers Apartments 212 / 65 22 1968 17 Sibley Center 203 / 62 12 1926 18 Clinton Square Building 200 / 61 14 1990
Tallest proposed, approved, under construction, or cancelled This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in Rochester and are planned to rise at least , but are not yet completed structures. Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.
The demolition of Midtown Plaza was completed in 2011. Paetec was bought by Windstream and they housed their regional offices in a renovated 3 story portion of the former Seneca Building, rather than build a new tower. Name Height*ft / m Floors* Year*(est.) Status Notes Paetec Tower (Estimated) 40 2012 Cancelled Midtown Lofts (Estimated) 13 2018 Cancelled Was going to be connected to the cancelled Golisano Center For Performing Arts.
Timeline of tallest buildings Name Years as tallest Heightft / m Floors Powers Building 1869–1890 165 / 50 9 Saint Michael's Church 1890–1914 246 / 75 1 Kodak Tower 1914–1968 360 / 110 19 Innovation Square 1968- 443 / 135 30
Notes A. New York has 206 existing and under construction buildings over , Chicago has 107, Miami has 37, Houston has 30, Los Angeles has 22, Dallas has 19, Atlanta has 19, San Francisco has 18, Las Vegas has 17, Boston has 16, Seattle has 14, Philadelphia has 10, Pittsburgh has 10, Jersey City has 9, Minneapolis has 9, Denver has 8, Detroit has 7, Charlotte has 6 and Columbus has 5. Cleveland, New Orleans, Tulsa and Tampa are tied, with 4 each. Source of Skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com: New York, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jersey City, Minneapolis, Denver, Detroit, Charlotte, Columbus, Tulsa, Cleveland, New Orleans, and Tampa.
See also List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York
References
External links Diagram of Rochester skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage