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 . The tallest building in the city is the 44-story Erastus Corning Tower, which is tall. Completed in 1973, it is the tallest building in New York state outside New York City. The second-tallest building is the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building, which stands . Four buildings tie for third-tallest in Albany at , all of which belong to the Empire State Plaza.
Tallest buildings
Rank Name Image Height Floors Use Built Notes1 Erastus Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza 44 Governmental office 1973 Also the tallest building in Upstate New York.2 Alfred E. Smith State Office Building 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 23 Governmental office 1973 Also known as the Agency Buildings.7, 8, 9 Eastman, Livingston, and Stuyvesant Towers, University at Albany 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 Comptroller's Headquarters 15 Governmental office 200111 Home Savings Bank Building 19 Commercial office 192712 Albany City Savings Bank Building 11 Commercial office 190313 One Commerce Plaza 20 Commercial office 197114 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Headquarters 13 Governmental office 200115 New York State Capitol 5 Capitol 189916 69 State Street 17 Commercial office 192717 90 State Street 14 Apartment building 193018= Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 1 Church 185318= Albany City Hall 11 City Hall 188320 Capitol Green Apartments 23 Apartment building 197321 40 North Pearl Street 16 Commercial office 1976
See also List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York
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