Erastus Corning Tower

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government building high-rise building modernist building office building skyscraper

Erastus Corning Tower is a prominent modernist skyscraper in Albany, New York, serving as the tallest building in the city and a key component of the state government complex.

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Label	Occurrences
Erastus Corning Tower canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T761173 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Erastus Corning Tower
Context triple: [Empire State Plaza, hasPart, Erastus Corning Tower]

A. White Plains City Hall
White Plains City Hall is the central municipal government building of White Plains, New York, housing the city’s administrative offices and serving as a focal point for local civic affairs.
B. Albany City Hall
Albany City Hall is the historic municipal government building of Albany, New York, noted for its Romanesque Revival architecture and prominent clock tower.
C. Brooklyn Borough Hall
Brooklyn Borough Hall is a historic government building in Downtown Brooklyn that serves as the administrative center and ceremonial headquarters of the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City.
D. RCA Building
The RCA Building, now known as 30 Rockefeller Plaza or 30 Rock, is a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that serves as the centerpiece of New York City's Rockefeller Center complex.
E. New York City Hall
New York City Hall is the historic municipal building in Lower Manhattan that houses the offices of the Mayor and the New York City Council.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Erastus Corning Tower
Target entity description: Erastus Corning Tower is a prominent modernist skyscraper in Albany, New York, serving as the tallest building in the city and a key component of the state government complex.

A. White Plains City Hall
White Plains City Hall is the central municipal government building of White Plains, New York, housing the city’s administrative offices and serving as a focal point for local civic affairs.
B. Albany City Hall
Albany City Hall is the historic municipal government building of Albany, New York, noted for its Romanesque Revival architecture and prominent clock tower.
C. Brooklyn Borough Hall
Brooklyn Borough Hall is a historic government building in Downtown Brooklyn that serves as the administrative center and ceremonial headquarters of the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City.
D. RCA Building
The RCA Building, now known as 30 Rockefeller Plaza or 30 Rock, is a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that serves as the centerpiece of New York City's Rockefeller Center complex.
E. New York City Hall
New York City Hall is the historic municipal building in Lower Manhattan that houses the offices of the Mayor and the New York City Council.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building ⓘ high-rise building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
architecturalStyle	International Style ⓘ Modernism ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Albany, New York ⓘ Government buildings in New York State ⓘ Modernist architecture in New York ⓘ Skyscrapers in New York State ⓘ
city	Albany ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
floorCount	44 ⓘ
function	office space ⓘ state government offices ⓘ
hasFeature	central service core ⓘ curtain wall construction ⓘ curved façade on one side ⓘ rectangular plan ⓘ
hasObservationDeck	yes ⓘ
hasUse	administrative offices ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ public observation area ⓘ
height	approximately 180 meters ⓘ approximately 589 feet ⓘ
isComponentOf	Empire State Plaza architectural ensemble ⓘ linked to: Empire State Plaza complex
isLandmarkOf	Albany skyline ⓘ
isTallestBuildingIn	Albany, New York ⓘ linked to: Albany New York State outside New York City ⓘ
locatedIn	Albany, New York ⓘ linked to: Albany New York State ⓘ linked to: New York United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
material	concrete ⓘ glass ⓘ steel ⓘ
namedAfter	Erastus Corning 2nd ⓘ Erastus Corning II ⓘ linked to: Erastus Corning 2nd
observationDeckLocation	top floors ⓘ
partOf	Empire State Plaza ⓘ linked to: Empire State Plaza complex
partOfComplex	New York State government complex at Empire State Plaza ⓘ linked to: Empire State Plaza complex
regionServed	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
significance	key element of New York State’s centralized government complex ⓘ tallest structure in Albany ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
usedBy	New York State government ⓘ linked to: Government of the State of New York state employees ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Empire State Plaza → hasPart → Erastus Corning Tower ⓘ

subject linked to: Empire State Plaza complex

Empire State Plaza → significantBuilding → Erastus Corning Tower ⓘ