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First Federal Plaza is a high-rise building located in 
The building is known for its circular top, which used to be a
Official websiteRochester Wiki Listing
- photo source. {{City of Rochester, NY Skyscraper office buildings in Rochester, New York Office buildings completed in 1976
Rochester, New York
Rochester () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, and Yonkers, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census. Located in W ...
. It is the fifth tallest building in Rochester, standing at with 21 floors
A floor is the bottom surface of a room or vehicle. Floors vary from simple dirt in a cave to many layered surfaces made with modern technology. Floors may be stone, wood, bamboo, metal or any other material that can support the expected load ...
. It was completed in 1975.
The building is known for its circular top, which used to be a revolving restaurant
A revolving restaurant or rotating restaurant is usually a tower restaurant eating space designed to rest atop a broad circular revolving platform that operates as a large turntable. The building remains stationary and the diners are carried on ...
called Changing Scene. That closed in 1990 and the rotating mechanism was dismantled. The space was rented out by local Rochester attorney Christina Agola until she was disbarred over allegations of deceitful conduct.
The building is located at 28 East Main Street
The building is also home to the studios for the Stephens Media Group radio stations in Rochester. (WFKL
WFKL (93.3 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Fairport, New York, and serving the Rochester metropolitan area. The station, branded as "Fickle 93.3", broadcasts an adult hits radio format, or what the station refers to as "We Play Everyth ...
, WZNE
WZNE (94.1 FM) – branded 94.1 The Zone – is a commercial alternative rock radio station licensed to Brighton, New York, serving the Rochester metro area. WZNE is owned by the Stephens Media Group, and serves as the local affiliate for T ...
, and WRMM-FM
WRMM-FM (101.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Rochester, New York, United States. The station is owned by Stephens Media Group. Its studios are located at the First Federal Plaza building in downtown Rochester, and its transmitter sit ...
). In addition to the studios, WZNE and WRMM-FM both maintain an auxiliary (backup) transmitter facility on the top of the building.
The building has been used as part of 21 Stories for Scouts, an annual fundraiser for the Boy Scouts of America
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.
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York
This list of tallest buildings in Rochester ranks high-rise buildings in the U.S. city of Rochester, New York by height. The tallest building in the city is the Xerox Tower, which rises and was completed in 1968.
Tallest buildings
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References
External links
Official website
- photo source. {{City of Rochester, NY Skyscraper office buildings in Rochester, New York Office buildings completed in 1976