List of tallest buildings in Buffalo

Downtown Buffalo, NY 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.

Note: Buffalo City Tower was planned to start construction in late 2008 early 2009. It was to be the tallest building in Buffalo at a proposed 600 feet (182.1m). The project has been canceled due to the financial woes of the developer, BSC Group. The property it was supposed to be built on was sold to local entrepreneur/restaurateur Mark Croce in July 2008.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Buffalo buildings that stand at least 150 feet (46 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		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	250 Delaware Avenue Tower		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	First Niagara Center		157 / 48		1996	Previously "HSBC Arena"[58]
53	Buffalo City Court Building		154 / 47	10	1974	(estimated height)[59]
54	St. Mary's Cement Storage Tanks		154 / 47		1910	Also known as "Spencer Kellogg Elevator" [60]
55	American Grain Complex		151 / 46	10	1933	Also known as "Perot Malting Elevator", "Genesee Brewing Elevator" [61]
56	Lake & Rail Grain Elevator		151 / 46	9	1927	[62]
57	Saint Adalbert's Basilica		151 / 46		1886	[63]
58	The Delaware Tower		142 / 43.28	17	1962	(estimated height)[64]
59	Buffalo Athletic Club		141 / 42.98	12	1922	(estimated height)[65]
60	Baptist Manor Apartments		133 / 40.54	16	1976	(estimated height)[66]
61	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.

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.

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	[70]
St. Joseph's New Cathedral		240 / 73.1		1913	Destroyed in 1976	[71]
D. S. Morgan Building		221 / 67.4	12	1895	Destroyed in 1965, Edward A. Rath County Office Building now occupies the site	[72]
Gerrans Building		166 / 50.6	11	1890	Destroyed in 1940, One M&T Plaza now occupies the site	[73]
Chamber of Commerce Building		161 / 49	13	1897	Destroyed in 1986	[74]
Ford Hotel		151 / 46	13	1922	Destroyed in 2000, Hampton Inn and Suites Hotel now occupies the site	[75]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York

References

General

• Emporis.com - Buffalo

Specific