Erastus Corning Tower

The Erastus Corning Tower, also known as the Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd Tower or simply the Corning Tower, is a skyscraper located in downtown Albany, New York.

Type: Government office
Description: Skyscraper in Albany, New York
Also known as: “Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd Tower” and “Tower Building”
Address: 5 Empire State Plaza, Albany, 12223-1500

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Empire State Plaza and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Empire State Plaza

Photo: Jer21999, Public domain.

The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza is a complex of several state government buildings in downtown Albany, New York. The complex was built between 1965 and 1976 at an estimated total cost of $2 billion. Empire State Plaza is situated 570 feet north of Erastus Corning Tower.

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Church

Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic church near the Mansion District in Albany, New York in the United States. Built in the period of the 1848–1852, it is the mother church of the Diocese of Albany. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is situated 560 feet south of Erastus Corning Tower.

The Egg

Arts center

Photo: Nitant23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Egg is a performing arts venue in Albany, New York. Named for its shape, the building was designed by Harrison & Abramovitz as part of the Empire State Plaza project, and built between 1966 and 1978. The Egg is situated 550 feet northeast of Erastus Corning Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheridan Hollow and Arbor Hill Historic District–Ten Broeck Triangle.

Sheridan Hollow

Neighborhood

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Sheridan Hollow is a neighborhood in Albany, New York located in a ravine north of Downtown Albany. Capitol Hill to the south and Arbor Hill to the north flank the ravine.

Arbor Hill Historic District–Ten Broeck Triangle

Neighborhood

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The Arbor Hill Historic District–Ten Broeck Triangle, originally the Ten Broeck Historic District, is a seven-block area located within the Arbor Hill neighborhood north of what is today downtown Albany, New York, United States.

Arbor Hill

Neighborhood

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Arbor Hill is a neighborhood in Albany, New York, generally defined as the area from Clinton Avenue north to Tivoli Hollow and the Livingston Avenue Railroad Bridge and from Broadway west to Henry Johnson Boulevard.

Erastus Corning Tower

Categories: skyscraper, building, office, and government building
Location: Albany, Albany, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.64915° or 42° 38′ 57″ north

Longitude

-73.75951° or 73° 45′ 34″ west

Elevation

112 feet (34 metres)

Inception

1973

Levels

Open location code

87J8J6XR+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1298617146

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

office=government

GeoNames ID

7180913

Wikidata ID

Q5385008

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Erastus Corning Tower” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “برج ايراستوس كورنينج”
French: “Erastus Corning Tower”
Spanish: “Erastus Corning Tower”
Spanish: “Torre Erastus Corning”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

Explore places such as Logan’s Deli and Cornerstone at the Plaza.

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