Designed by Thompson & Churchill, work began on the foundation of the State Tower Building in 1927.

The State Tower Building is located on a plot where Genesee, Warren, and Water streets intersect.

The whole block is occupied by the building, while a larger tower juts up on the Warren Street side.

[1] The building is made of steel and concrete with a limestone, terra-cotta and brick facade.

[1] The area where the State Tower Building was constructed was previously occupied by the Bastable block,[11] which had been standing since at least 1852.

[13] Sam S. Shubert managed the theatre to profitability in 1897, booking a variety of sensational shows and comedies.

This was the deepest foundation ever sunk in Downtown Syracuse, below the level of Onondaga Lake, and pumps were necessary to remove water that was seeping in.

On the 29th, an article in the Syracuse Herald wrote that the tower marked the beginning of a "new era in progress of [the] city".

The basement was flooded, the structure shook as fumes traveled through the building, and the explosion caused a minor panic, as about 3,000 people were inside at the time.

After 2019 renovations to the building, the box was moved and as of 2021 had not been used in "a couple of years", according to the local office of the Department of Environmental Conservation.

In addition to redeveloping the apartments, all windows, the roof, and substantial portions of the facade were replaced.

[4][17] The building is the site of "The Climb", a program that raises funds to aid children with cancer in Central New York.