Cell towers in New York County, NY

The FCC registry lists 48 constructed antenna structures in New York County, 2% of New York's 2,735. T-Mobile owns 26 of them (54%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 1 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 48
2Tallest 1792 ft
3Largest owner T-Mobile
4Median height (state 190 ft) 200 ft

Structures

rank 20 of 62 in NY

Most common type

On a building

81% of structures

Over 200 feet

50% of structures

Peak build decade

2010s

54% built then

Who owns the towers in New York County

20 different registrants own the 48 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in New York County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 200 feet, close to the New York median of 190 feet. The tallest is a on a building near New York at 1792 feet, built in 2013. Most 54% were built in the 2010s.

Structures in New York County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in New York County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1263701	On a building	1792 ft	2013	New York	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
1007048	On a building	1453 ft	1931	New York City	EMPIRE STATE BUILDING COMPANY
1238745	On a building	1147 ft	2014	New York	4 TS II LLC
1258699	On a building	1140 ft	2006	New York	First New York Management
1221780	On a building	1004 ft	2001	New York	Able Bus Company
1245781	On a building	909 ft	2004	New York	Private owner (name withheld)
1276815	On a building	909 ft	2010	Manhattan	NORTH AMERICAN MOBILE SYSTEMS
1268297	Other or unspecified	903 ft	2009	New York	845 United Nations Limited Partners
1037971	On a building	889 ft	1982	New York	Repeater Communications Corp. of CA
1277955	On a building	867 ft	2010	New York	FC BEEKMAN ASSOCIATES LLC
1213330	On a building	753 ft	2000	New York	New Water Street Corp.
1008540	On a building	687 ft	1993	New York	LEXINGTON AVENUE AND 42ND STREET CORPORATION
1203309	On a building	650 ft	2000	Manhattan	3 Times Square Associates L.L.C.
1209554	Other or unspecified	613 ft	2005	New York	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
1211854	On a building	571 ft	2001	New York	32 AA Associates, L.L.C. c/o Rudin Management Company, Inc.
1297856	On a building	571 ft	1985	New York	AT&T Corp
1211858	On a building	556 ft	2001	New York	32 AA Associates, L.L.C. c/o Rudin Management Company, Inc.
1005526	On a building	542 ft	2010	New York	AT&T Corp
1006424	Tower	435 ft	1962	New York	Verestar, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession)
1328765	On a building	326 ft	2025	New York	Hudson Square Realty, LLC
1284839	On a building	282 ft	2023	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1274651	On a building	217 ft	2010	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1305104	On a building	210 ft	2018	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1273543	Tower	208 ft	2010	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1267934	On a building	191 ft	2009	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1284907	On a building	191 ft	2012	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1292709	Other or unspecified	189 ft	2014	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1305192	On a building	187 ft	2019	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1287207	On a building	185 ft	2013	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1291125	On a building	177 ft	2015	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1291123	On a building	167 ft	2014	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1273570	Tower	165 ft	2010	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1274505	On a building	160 ft	2011	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1273615	Tower	153 ft	2010	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1323982	Water tank	153 ft	2023	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1284559	On a building	143 ft	2013	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1272646	On a building	139 ft	2010	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1267650	Tower	100 ft	2009	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1275183	On a building	99 ft	2010	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1273792	On a building	98 ft	2010	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1273918	On a building	92 ft	2010	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1304920	On a building	88 ft	2018	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1277271	On a building	80 ft	2008	New York	American Towers LLC
1267933	On a building	78 ft	2010	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1327084	On a building	72 ft	2023	New York	Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and Our Lady Rosary
1272950	On a building	71 ft	2010	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1267435	On a building	70 ft	2009	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1291431	On a building	67 ft	2014	New York	T-Mobile Northeast LLC

If you have a tower lease in New York County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in New York with similar tower counts: Nassau County (52), Niagara County (52), St. Lawrence County (49), Wayne County (46), Ulster County (45).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.