Lattice tower 1252804 — Latham, NY

At 31 m, structure 1252804 is about half of the 60 m average across the 82 structures registered in Albany County. It is about half of the New York average of 62 m across 3,754 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 43% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 99 m, which puts the top of the structure 131 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Latham in Albany County, New York, at coordinates 42.76503, -73.81986, with the site address filed as "968 Albany Shaker Road (283533)". Albany County has 82 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 13th-largest count among the 62 New York counties with registrations, and 60 of them are marked constructed. New York as a whole has 3,754 registrations, the 23rd-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Amsterdam, NY · 1028659, a guyed tower at 228 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1252804 on Feb 26, 2024. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 2,732 in New York.

The FCC record lists American Towers LLC of Woburn, MA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0011498342. Across the registry it holds 21,809 structure registrations, the largest portfolio among the 7,865 owners with two or more. Its most common filed structure-type code is LTOWER (5,885 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2022-AEA-7162-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".