New Tallest: PaeTec Tower (Rochester, Albany: fit in, floors, design)

[Rochester-WNY]

How tall do you want it? And how tall do you think it will be.


Xerox right now is in third place for tallest in upstate and second in WNY.


Erastus Corning Tower in Albany is 589 ft.

HSBC Centre is 529 ft.

Xerox Tower is 443 ft.

Albany's tower is 146 feet taller than Xerox.

[Rochester-WNY]

I would like PaeTec Tower to be 600ft though I think it will be 550ft with 40 floors.



Neat little video.



See Toronto from PAETEC Tower

[garmin239]

I think it should be a little bigger than the Xerox tower. 600 would be too big and make the skyline look kinda weird.
When ever I go to Albany and see that larger tower, I feel its very out of place and ugly.

[rochacha]

Originally Posted by garmin239

I think it should be a little bigger than the Xerox tower. 600 would be too big and make the skyline look kinda weird.
When ever I go to Albany and see that larger tower, I feel its very out of place and ugly.

It could be worse...look at Turning Stone!!! Talk about a tower in the middle of nowhere!

[juppiter]

Originally Posted by garmin239

I think it should be a little bigger than the Xerox tower. 600 would be too big and make the skyline look kinda weird.
When ever I go to Albany and see that larger tower, I feel its very out of place and ugly.

lol to me it looks like something you would see in the USSR. Definitely weird architecture.


Corning Tower, Albany NY

[garmin239]

Yea, its just weird looking and doesn't fit into the look of an older city like that.

[juppiter]

To me, good architecture withstands the test of time... For example, the US Capitol's neo-classical style is not en vogue today, but it still looks great and seems to be timelessly good architecture.

Albany's Empire State Plaza was designed to be cutting edge for the 60s. And today it still looks 60s. Whatever Paetec looks like, it should be able to still look good in 30 years.

[garmin239]

I agree. Look at the midtown tower in Rochester. Ugly. The top part of the tower is a gross yellowish color like a life long smoker's teeth.

[cheese9988]

I agree on slightly higher. up to 100ft taller than Xerox would probably be great. Tallest building in Upstate NY does have a nice ring to it.

[Rochester-WNY]

Originally Posted by garmin239

I agree. Look at the midtown tower in Rochester. Ugly. The top part of the tower is a gross yellowish color like a life long smoker's teeth.

Thank god that baby is coming down. Ugliest building in WNY and even upstate. Well that Albany tower is pretty sinful looking.