List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York


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 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.
RankNameImageHeight
ft / m		FloorsYearNotes
1Xerox Tower443 / 135301968Third tallest building in New York outside of New York City
2Legacy Tower401 / 122201995Formerly known as Bausch & Lomb Place. Only the spire makes it taller than The Metropolitan
3The Metropolitan392 / 119271973Formerly known as Chase Tower, renamed and partially converted to residential.
4Kodak Tower360 / 110191914Expanded in 1930 from 16 to 19 stories. Tallest building in Upstate New York 1914-1925.
5First Federal Plaza309 / 94211976
6Five Star Bank Plaza284 / 87211970Formerly known as One HSBC Plaza
7Hyatt Regency Hotel271 / 83251990
8Times Square Building260 / 79141930
9Tower 280251 / 77181962 / 2015Once part of Midtown Plaza. Refitted into offices and residential units
10Saint Michael's Church246 / 7511890
11Temple Building218 / 66141925
12Crossroads Building215 / 66151969
13Eastman School of Music Student Living Center213 / 65141990
14Seneca Towers Apartments212 / 65221968
15Sibley Center203 / 62121926
16Clinton Square Building200 / 61141990

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, 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.
NameHeight*
ft / m		Floors*Year*
StatusNotes
Paetec TowerUnknown402012Cancelled
Midtown LoftsUnknown132018ProposedWill be connected to the proposed Golisano Center For Performing Arts

Timeline of tallest buildings

NameYears as tallestHeight
ft / m		Floors
Powers Building1869–1890165 / 509
Saint Michael's Church1890–1914246 / 751
Kodak Tower1914–1968360 / 11019
Xerox Tower1968-443 / 13530