State Tower Building
| State Tower Building | |
|---|---|
The State Tower Building in 2018 | |
Interactive map of the State Tower Building area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office building; residential building |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | 109 South Warren Street Syracuse, New York 13202 U.S. |
| Coordinates | 43°03′01″N 76°09′02″W / 43.05028°N 76.15056°W |
| Construction started | 1927 |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Renovated | 2016–2018 (conversion to mixed-use residential) |
| Cost | $1,750,000 (1928; equivalent to $25182339 in 2024) |
| Owner | Pioneer Companies |
| Height | |
| Height | 312 ft (95.1 m) (95 m) |
| Roof | 312 ft (95.1 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 23 |
| Floor area | 172,000 sq ft (15,979 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Thompson & Churchill |
| Developer | Central New York Properties, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | E. W. Clark & Co. |
| Main contractor | Dietrich Construction Co. |
| Website | |
| statetowersyracuse | |
| Designated | 2017 |
| Reference no. | 15000910 |
| Designated | 2017 |
| Reference no. | 06747.000056 |
| References | |
The State Tower Building is a high-rise building located in Syracuse, New York. Completed in 1928 as the city's first skyscraper, the building remains the tallest in Syracuse. It has around 23 floors and is around 312 feet (95 meters) tall.
For several years after the Bastable Theatre burnt down in a 1923 fire, the plot of land it had occupied was considered as the potential site of a new theatre or an office building. Eventually the plot's owners, Central Offices, decided to build an office building. Designed by Thompson & Churchill, work began on the foundation of the State Tower Building in 1927. The tower was completed by late April 1928.
As an office building it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property in the Hanover Square Historic District. In 2016 new owners began work to redevelop the top floors into high-end apartments; retaining the first eight floors as office space.