List of tallest buildings in Syracuse, New York

Syracuse city skyline

This list ranks buildings in the U.S. city of Syracuse , New York, by height.

Since its construction in 1927, the State Tower Building has been the tallest building in Syracuse. ^[1] Bricks on the facade of the State Tower Building gradually get lighter towards the top of the Art Deco building; this was intended to make the building seem higher than it actually is. ^[2] The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property in the Hanover Square Historic District. ^[3] It was renovated in 2003 ^[4] and 2016. ^{[5] [6]}

St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, one of the top 10, was constructed in the 1800s. Eight tall buildings were constructed in the 1970s, and apparently demand for office space has not required new buildings since.

Rank	Name	Image	Height	Floors	Use	Built
1	State Tower Building		313 ft (95 m) [7]	23	Office	1928
2	Jefferson Tower	Upload image	279 ft (85 m) [7]	23	Residential	1967
3	Equitable Tower I		269 ft (82 m)	19	Commercial office	1966
	Equitable Tower II		269 ft (82 m)	19	Commercial office	1973
4	Toomey Abbott Towers	Upload image	229 ft (70 m)	24	Senior living	1968
5	Bernardine Tower [5]	Upload image	228 ft (69 m)	23	Senior living/Apartment building	1973
6	Chase Tower		225 ft (69 m)	18	Commercial office	1974
7	Lawrinson Hall	Upload image	223 ft (68 m)	21	Dormitory	1965
8	Crowne Plaza	Upload image	249 ft (76 m)	22	Hotel	1970
9	Clinton Plaza		213 ft (65 m)	23	Residential	1976
10	St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral		200 ft (61 m)		Church	1885
11	Harrison House	Upload image	193 ft (59 m)	21	Residential	1974
	Townsend Towers	Upload image	193 ft (59 m)	21	Senior living	1972
12	500 Building		187 ft (57 m)	12	Commercial office	1929
	Hills Building		187 ft (57 m)	13	Commercial office	1928
13	Bank of America Building aka Syracuse Savings Bank	Upload image	171 ft (52 m)	6	Commercial office	1876
14	Onondaga County Courthouse		165 ft (50 m) [8]	4	Courthouse / Government Office building	1907
15	Syracuse City Hall		165 ft (50 m) [8]	12	City Hall / Government Office building	1892
16	One Park Place, Syracuse	Upload image	160 ft (49 m)	10	Commercial office	1974

Cancelled buildings

Proposed construction of the "Primex Building" never got past foundation work being done, in a project planned to be completed in 1964. It was to have a revolving restaurant, and, at 25 stories, would have been the tallest building in New York State outside of New York City. ^[9]

On October 24, 2002, the groundbreaking for a 430-foot (130 m), 47-story Destiny USA Hotel to be named the Grand Destiny Hotel was held. ^[10] On that date a steel beam was driven into the Carousel Center parking lot. Over the next three weeks, over 40 more pilings were driven, but by December 2 construction had stopped. In July 2008 construction had restarted, and by August three stories of steel framework had been erected.

OnCenter Convention Center Marriott Hotel was a planned 12- or 16-floor building, 58.28 metres (191.2 ft)] in 2004 and eventually cancelled. ^[11]

In 2001 Clinton Square North Tower was a planned 16-floor, 74.49-metre (244.4 ft) complex built alongside Chase Tower and eventually cancelled. ^[11]

See also

• List of Syracuse University buildings
• List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York

References

1. "Apartments going into Syracuse's tallest building". syracuse. January 27, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
2. Hardin, Evamaria (February 1, 1993). Syracuse Landmarks: An AIA Guide to Downtown and Historic Neighborhoods. Syracuse University Press. pp. 27–28. ISBN   978-0-8156-2599-5. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
3. Connors, Dennis (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hanover Square Historic District". Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
4. GmbH, Emporis. "State Tower Building, Syracuse - 124510 - EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
5. GmbH, Emporis. "Bernardine Apartments, Syracuse | 133912 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
6. St. Meran, Iris (July 28, 2016). "What's Up With Syracuse's Iconic State Tower Building?". Spectrum News. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
7. "Syracuse". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
8. "Tallest buildings in Syracuse". Emporis. EMPORIS GMBH. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
9. Johnathan Croyle (March 27, 2023). "The Primex Building, with a revolving restaurant on its roof, was going to change downtown Syracuse's skyline". Syracuse.com.
10. "The Grand Destiny Hotel, Syracuse | 159974 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
11. "Marriott Hotel, Syracuse | 219742 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.

Bibliography

• Beauchamp, William Martin (1908). Past and Present of Syracuse and Onondaga County, New York: From Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of 1908. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.