| Tower 280 at Midtown | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed use |
| Location | 280 E Broad St,Rochester, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°09′20″N77°36′16″W / 43.155627°N 77.604378°W /43.155627; -77.604378 |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Renovated | 2014–15 |
| Owner | Buckingham Properties |
| Management | Morgan Management |
| Height | |
| Roof | 251 ft (77 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Lifts/elevators | 8 |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Buckingham Properties (2015 Renovation) |
| References | |
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Tower280 at Midtown, formerly known asMidtown Tower, is a high-rise building in downtownRochester, New York, United States. It contains luxury apartments as well as a top floor penthouse with office space and retail space and a restaurant on the bottom three levels.
Midtown Tower was first constructed in 1962 as part of the now defunctMidtown Plaza shopping center before the mall's closing and subsequent demolition.[2] While part of Midtown Plaza it was home to a seventy eight room hotel, offices and theTop of the Plaza restaurant and nightclub which was known early on for itsjazz scene and notable performing acts such asBuddy Rich,Dizzy Gillespie,Count Basie andSarah Vaughn. As the mall began its decline the hotel closed in 1980 with the restaurant, after a few format changes, closing for good in 2000.[3]
As Midtown Plaza was torn down to make way for the later-cancelledPAETEC Headquarters, the steel structure of Midtown Tower was saved and ultimately retrofitted with a more modern façade. The tower now houses residential units as well as retail and office space on the bottom three levels. By October 2016, the tower's residential spaces were nearly rented out with some retail space still available.[4]
In 2025, the Clock of Nations, designed byGere Kavanaugh and a focal point of Midtown Plaza before the mall's demolition, was moved into the building's lobby from storage.[5]
