List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York
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This list of tallest buildings in Rochester ranks skyscrapers in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 city of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 by height. The tallest building in the city is the Xerox Tower
Xerox Tower
Xerox Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Rochester, New York standing at tall. When it was built in 1967, it was the tallest building made of poured-in-place exposed aggregate concrete. It is the tallest building in Rochester, as well as the third tallest building in New York outside of New York...

, which rises 443 feet (135 m) and was completed in 1968.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Rochester skyscrapers that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) 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 Height
ft / m
Metre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...

Floors Year Notes
1 Xerox Tower
Xerox Tower
Xerox Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Rochester, New York standing at tall. When it was built in 1967, it was the tallest building made of poured-in-place exposed aggregate concrete. It is the tallest building in Rochester, as well as the third tallest building in New York outside of New York...

443 / 135 30 1968 Third tallest building in New York outside of New York City
2 Bausch & Lomb Place
Bausch & Lomb Place
Bausch & Lomb Place is a skyscraper located in Rochester, New York. It is the second tallest building in Rochester, standing at 401 feet with 20 floors. It is used as the world headquarters for the eye-care company Bausch & Lomb....

401 / 122 20 1995 Only the spire makes it taller than the Chase Tower
3 Chase Tower
Chase Tower (Rochester)
The Chase Tower, also known as Lincoln First Bank , is a skyscraper located in Rochester, New York, USA. It is the third tallest skyscraper in Rochester, standing at . It has 27 floors and was constructed in 1973. The architect responsible for designing the building was John Graham & Company. It...

392 / 119 27 1973
4 Kodak Tower
Kodak Tower
Kodak Tower, built in 1914, is a skyscraper in Rochester, New York. It serves as the world headquarters for Eastman Kodak. Originally constructed with 16 stories and a flat roof, it was Rochester's tallest building at the time. However, it lost this status in the 1920s following the addition of a...

360 / 110 19 1914 Expanded in 1930 from 16 to 19 stories and tower
5 First Federal Plaza
First Federal Plaza
First Federal Plaza is a high-rise building located in Rochester, New York. It is the fifth tallest building in Rochester, standing at 309 feet with 21 floors. Architect Corgan, Balestiere and Leaper 1976...

309 / 94 21 1976
6 One HSBC Plaza
One HSBC Plaza
One HSBC Plaza is a high-rise building located in Rochester, New York, United States. It is the sixth tallest building in Rochester, standing at with 21 floors....

284 / 87 21 1970
7 Hyatt Regency Hotel
Hyatt Regency Rochester
The Hyatt Regency Rochester is a Hyatt hotel and skyscraper located in Rochester, New York. Standing at 271 feet tall with 25 floors, it is the seventh tallest building in Rochester....

271 / 83 25 1990
8 Times Square Building
Times Square Building (Rochester)
The Times Square Building is a skyscraper designed by Ralph Thomas Walker of the firm Voorhees, Gmelin, and Walker located in Rochester, New York. At , it is the eighth tallest building in Rochester, with 14 floors...

260 / 79 14 1930
9 Midtown Tower
Midtown Plaza (Rochester)
Midtown Plaza was an indoor shopping mall in downtown Rochester, New York, the first urban indoor mall in the United States.-History:...

251 / 77 18 1962
10 Saint Michael's Church
Saint Michael's Church (Rochester)
Saint Michael's of Rochester is a Christian-Catholic church located in Rochester, New York. Standing at , it is the 10th tallest building in Rochester....

246 / 75 1 1890
11 Temple Building
Temple Building (Rochester)
The Temple Building is the name of a high-rise building located in Rochester, New York. Standing at 218 feet , it is the eleventh tallest building in Rochester....

218 / 66 14 1925
12 Crossroads Building 215 / 66 15 1969
13 Eastman School of Music Student Living Center 213 / 65 14 1990
14 Seneca Towers Apartments 212 / 65 22 1968
15 Sibley Center 203 / 62 12 1926
16 Clinton Square Building 200 / 61 14 1990

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in Rochester and are planned to rise at least 250 feet (76 m), but are not yet completed structures. Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.

The demolition of Midtown Plaza
Midtown Plaza
Midtown Plaza may refer to:*Midtown Plaza , a building in Charlotte, North Carolina *Midtown Plaza , a shopping mall in Rochester, New York...

 to make room for the new Paetec headquarters in downtown has begun, however, the new building will not be a tower. Midtown Plaza is being demolished and the top part of the old Midtown Tower is being removed.
Name Height*
ft / m
Metre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...

Floors* Year*
(est.)
Status Notes
Paetec Tower
PAETEC Tower
PAETEC Headquarters is a building proposed and approved for construction in Rochester, New York. It would serve as the new headquarters for the Rochester-based telecommunications company, PAETEC Holding Corp. Its proposed height is 40 floors with a LEED-certified rooftop garden and proposed year is...

Unknown 40 2012' Proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name Years as tallest Height
ft / m
Metre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...

Floors
Powers Building
Powers Building
Powers Building is a historic office building located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It was built in 1869 and is a nine story, 165 feet by 171 feet building, laid out around a large open stairwell in the center...

1869–1890 165 / 50 9
Saint Michael's Church
Saint Michael's Church (Rochester)
Saint Michael's of Rochester is a Christian-Catholic church located in Rochester, New York. Standing at , it is the 10th tallest building in Rochester....

1890–1914 246 / 75 1
Kodak Tower
Kodak Tower
Kodak Tower, built in 1914, is a skyscraper in Rochester, New York. It serves as the world headquarters for Eastman Kodak. Originally constructed with 16 stories and a flat roof, it was Rochester's tallest building at the time. However, it lost this status in the 1920s following the addition of a...

1914–1968 360 / 110 19
Xerox Tower
Xerox Tower
Xerox Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Rochester, New York standing at tall. When it was built in 1967, it was the tallest building made of poured-in-place exposed aggregate concrete. It is the tallest building in Rochester, as well as the third tallest building in New York outside of New York...

1968- 443 / 135 30

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