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Downtown Buffalo looking down Main Street

This list of the tallest buildings in Buffalo ranks skyscrapers in Buffalo, New York by height. The tallest building in Buffalo is currently the One Seneca Center, which stands 529 feet (161 m) tall. As of 2016, Buffalo has 16 structures taller than 250 ft (76 m).

Buffalo has a rich tradition for architecture. Among the first true skyscrapers built in the city were the Prudential (Guaranty) Building and the Ellicott Square Building, both being built in the 1890s. A number of the tallest municipal buildings in the country were also built in the city, such as Buffalo City Hall, which continues to dominate the skyline. The city is also home to a large collection of large grain elevators, many of which rise above 150 ft (46 m). Construction of high rise buildings has increased in recent years after decades of relative dormancy, in addition to the retro-fitting of many old structures.


Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Buffalo buildings that stand at least 128 feet (39 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.

Skyline of Buffalo from the Niagara River, 2015
Rank Name Image Height
feet / m 		Floors Year Notes
1 One Seneca Tower 529 / 161 40 1972 Tallest building in the city. Tallest building constructed in the 1970s.[1][2] Previously known as "One HSBC Center." Original name: Marine Midland Center.
2 Buffalo City Hall 398 / 121 32 1931 Tallest building constructed in the 1930s.[3][4][5]
3 Rand Building 391 / 119 29 1929 Tallest building constructed in the 1920s.[6][7]
4 Main Place Tower Main Place Tower 350 / 107 26 1969 Tallest building constructed in the 1960s.[8][9]
5 Liberty Building 345 / 105 23 1925 [10][11]
6 One M&T Plaza 317 / 97 21 1966 [12][13]
7 Electric Tower 294 / 90 14 1912 Also known as the "Niagara Mohawk Building." Tallest building constructed in the 1910s.[14][15]
8 Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral 275 / 84 1851 Tallest building constructed in the 1850s
9 Key Center North Tower 275 / 84 17 1990 Tallest building constructed in the 1990s
10 Buffalo Central Terminal 271 / 83 20 1929 Also known as "New York Central Terminal Complex."[16][17]
11 Erie County Hall 270 / 82 1876 Tallest building constructed in the 1870s.[18]
12 Statler Hotel 265 / 81 19 1923 Also known as the "Statler Towers," "Statler City."[19][20]
13 10 Lafayette Square 263 / 80 23 1959 Tallest building constructed in the 1950s.[21][22]
14 Verizon/AT&T Building 258 / 79 16 1913 [21][23]
15 Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse 255 / 77.72 10 2011 [24]
16 Main Seneca Building 250 / 76 17 1913 [25]
17 Genesee Building/Hyatt Regency Hotel 249 / 76 16 1923 / 1984 [26]
18 Saint Louis Roman Catholic Church 246 / 75 1889 Tallest building constructed in the 1880s
19 Old Post Office 244 / 74 1901 Now Erie Community College City Campus [27][28]
20 HarborCenter 240 / 73.2 (est) 20 2015 [29] Connected to First Niagara Center
21 Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church 241 / 72 1891 Now King Urban Life Center
22 The Avant 225 / 69 15 1973 / 2009 Former Thaddeus J. Dulski Federal Building[30]
23 Key Center South Tower 225 / 69 13 1990
24 Edward A. Rath County Office Building 223 / 68 16 1969 [31]
25 Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr (Buffalo, New York) 217 / 66 1886
26 Wheeler Elevator 207 / 63 13 Also known as "Agway/GLF East Work House"[32]
27 Concrete-Central Elevator 207 / 63 7 1915 [33]
28 Delaware North Building 194 / 59m* 12 2015 *Height: 174'/53m to roof level, 194'/59m to top of mechanicals (Source: Developer)
29 Standard Elevator 194 / 59 1928 Also known as "Pillsbury Grain Elevator"[34]
30 Kaleida Health Gates Vascular Institute 190 / 58 10 2011 [35]
31 Marine A Elevator 190 / 58 11 1925 [36]
32 Superior Elevator 189 / 57.6 1925 Also known as Cargill "S" or Cargill Superior elevator[37]
33 Main Court Building 188 / 57 13 1963 [38]
34 Great Northern Elevator 188 / 57 1897 [39]
35 Asbury Delaware Avenue United Methodist Church 184 / 56 1876 [40]
36 Westminster Presbyterian Church 184 / 56 1859 [41]
37 Roswell Park Clinical Sciences Center 182 / 55.5 [42] 11 2015 [43]
38 City Centre Condominiums 180 / 55 14 1993 [44]
39 Buffalo General Hospital 177 / 54 14 1950 [45]
40 Kreiner Malting Grain Elevator 177 / 54 1925 Also known as "Buffalo Malting Elevator" [46]
41 Connecting Terminal 174 / 53 1915 [47]
42 Cargill Pool Elevator 174 / 53 1925 Also known as the "Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator" [48]
43 Prudential/Guaranty Building 167 / 51 13 1896 [49]
44 AM&A Building 166 / 51 12 1948 Tallest building constructed in the 1940s.[50]
45 Ellicott Square Building 164 / 50 10 1896 [51]
46 First Presbyterian Church 164 / 50 1897 [52]
47 Olympic Towers 161 / 49 11 1903 Also known as the "Young Men's Christian Association Central Building" [53]
48 Richardson Olmsted Complex 161 / 49 4 1871 [54]
49 General Mills Plant 161 / 49 12 Also known as "The Frontier Elevator"[55]
50 M&T Center (Buffalo Savings Bank extension) 160.1 / 48.8 1985 (estimated height), The building is a north side addition to the Buffalo Savings Bank [56]
51 Marguerite Hall 160.1 / 48.8 12 (estimated height)[57] D'Youville College dormitory
52 John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital 160 / 48.7 (est) 12 2017
53 KeyBank Center 157 / 48 1996 Previously "Marine Midland Arena", "HSBC Arena" and "First Niagara Center"[58]
54 Buffalo City Court Building 154 / 47 10 1974 (estimated height)[59]
55 St. Mary's Cement Storage Tanks 154 / 47 1910 Also known as "Spencer Kellogg Elevator" [60]
56 American Grain Complex 151 / 46 10 1933 Also known as "Perot Malting Elevator", "Genesee Brewing Elevator" [61]
57 Lake & Rail Grain Elevator 151 / 46 9 1927 [62]
58 Saint Adalbert's Basilica 151 / 46 1886 [63]
59 The Delaware Tower 142 / 43.28 17 1962 (estimated height)[64]
60 Buffalo Athletic Club 141 / 42.98 12 1922 (estimated height)[65]
61 Baptist Manor Apartments 133 / 40.54 16 1976 (estimated height)[66]
62 Convention Tower 128 / 39 12 1924 (estimated height)[67]

Tallest under construction and proposed

This lists buildings that are under construction and proposed in Buffalo and are planned to rise at least 150 feet (46 m). Buildings under construction that have already been topped out are also included.

Name Height
feet / m 		Floors Year Proposed Projected Completion Status Notes
Apartments at Queen City Landing 324 / 98.8 23 2016 Unknown Approved Project on hold pending litigation [68][69]
201 Ellicott Unknown 18 2016 Proposed
500 Pearl Street 151 / 46 12 2015 2018 Under Construction [70]
33 High Street 11 2016 Proposed

Tallest cancelled and stale proposals

This lists buildings (greater than 12 floors) that have been proposed in Buffalo but are now cancelled or the proposal has sat longer than 2 years.

Name Height
feet / m 		Floors Year Proposed Status Notes
Buffalo City Tower 600 / 183 40 2006 cancelled This project was cancelled due to the financial woes of the developer, BSC Group
33 Gates Circle 297 / 85 23 2006 stale proposal
Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino Hotel Tower 220 / 67 22 2010 cancelled The Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino was completed in 2013 without the hotel tower
Adelphia Tower 220 / 67 15 2004 cancelled The project size and scope was altered several times (40 floors, 38 floors, 22 floors and finally 15 floors) before being cancelled
The Carlo 186 / 56.94 (est) 14 2012 Stale Proposal

Tallest Destroyed Buildings

This lists buildings in the city of Buffalo that once existed and rose at least 150 ft (46 m) but have since been destroyed.

Name Image Height
feet / m 		Floors Year* Status Notes
Electric Tower (Pan-Am) 389 / 119 1901 Destroyed in 1902 after conclusion of Pan-American Exposition [71]
St. Joseph's New Cathedral 240 / 73.1 1913 Destroyed in 1976 [72]
D. S. Morgan Building 221 / 67.4 12 1895 Destroyed in 1965, Edward A. Rath County Office Building now occupies the site [73]
Iroquois Hotel, also known as the Gerrans building 166 / 50.6 11 1890 Destroyed in 1940, One M&T Plaza now occupies the site [74]
Chamber of Commerce Building 161 / 49 13 1897 Destroyed in 1986 [75]
Ford Hotel 151 / 46 13 1922 Destroyed in 2000, Hampton Inn and Suites Hotel now occupies the site [76]

See also

References

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  30. ^ Dulski Federal Building
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  54. ^ "Buffalo Psychiatric Center - Administration Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  55. ^ "General Mills Plant". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  56. ^ "M & T Center". emporis. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  57. ^ "Marguerite Hall". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
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  61. ^ "Perot Malting Elevator". Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress). Retrieved 2010-09-01.
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  63. ^ "SAINT ADALBERT'S BASILICA". Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  64. ^ "The Delaware Tower".
  65. ^ "Buffalo Athletic Club". emporis. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  66. ^ "Baptist Manor Apartments".
  67. ^ "Convention Tower". emporis. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
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  72. ^ "St. Joseph's New Cathedral". Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  73. ^ "D. S. Morgan Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  74. ^ "Gerrans Building". Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  75. ^ "Chamber of Commerce Building". Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  76. ^ "Ford Hotel/Richford Hotel". Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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