This list of tallest buildings in Rochester ranks skyscrapers in the U.S.

United States

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 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

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 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

External links

• Diagram of Rochester skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage