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First Federal Plaza
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office Revolving restaurant (before 1990)
Location	28 E. Main St. Rochester, NY
Coordinates	43°09′23″N 77°36′42″W / 43.1565°N 77.6116°W / 43.1565; -77.6116
Construction started	April 1974
Completed	1976
Opening	June 1976
Technical details
Floor count	21
Floor area	268,000 sq ft (24,900 m)
Lifts/elevators	11
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Corgan, Balestiere and Leaper

First Federal Plaza is a high-rise building located in Rochester, New York. It is the fifth tallest building in Rochester, standing at 309 feet (94 meters) with 21 floors. It was completed in 1976.

The building is known for its circular top, which used to be a 7,000-square-foot (650 m) revolving restaurant 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, WZNE, and WRMM-FM). 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.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York

References

1. First Federal Plaza emporis.com
2. New tenants love famous rotating restaurant space WHEC-TV.com
3. "Agola disbarred over allegations of deceitful conduct". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
4. First Federal Plaza Building MerchantCircle.com
5. Staff, FCC Internet Services. "Application Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov.
6. Staff, FCC Internet Services. "Application Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov.
7. "89-year-old grandpa rappels 21-story skyscraper". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-05-25.

External links

• Official website
• Rochester Wiki Listing - photo source.

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