List of tallest buildings in Florida
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This list of tallest buildings in Florida ranks the tallest buildings (170 metres (560 ft) or higher) in the U.S. state of Florida by height. The tallest building in the state is the 70-story Four Seasons Hotel Miami, which rises 789 feet (240 m) in the City of Miami's Brickell neighborhood and was completed in 2003.[1] It now stands as the 60th-tallest building in the United States.
Florida has 19 buildings that are 170 metres (560 ft) or higher. The majority are located in the City of Miami, and over 85% are in the Greater Miami area while the rest are in the Tampa and Jacksonville areas. Of the 19 tallest buildings in Florida, 13 are in the City of Miami, 2 are in Tampa, 2 are in Miami Beach, 1 is in Sunny Isles Beach, and 1 is in Jacksonville.
The majority of the skyscrapers in Miami are within the greater Downtown Miami area, specifically the neighborhoods of the Central Business District (Historic Downtown Miami), Brickell, Omni, and Edgewater. Thomas Kramer is well known for the negotiations with local Miami-Dade County governments that allowed the building of the tallest towers in Miami. His influence is evident in the construction of high-rises in Miami Beach, particularly in the South Beach neighborhood of "South of Fifth".[2]
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Tallest buildings
Height used is standard measurement which includes spires and other permanent architectural details but discludes antennas.
Rank | Name | Image | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | City | Notes |
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1 | Four Seasons Hotel Miami | ![]() |
789 / 240 | 64 | 2003 | Miami | 60th-tallest in the United States. Has been the tallest building in Miami and Florida since 2003.[1][3][4] |
2 | Southeast Financial Center | ![]() |
764 / 233 | 56 | 1984 | Miami | Tallest all-office building in the city and the state. Formerly known as Wachovia Financial Center, Southeast Bank Center and First Union Financial Center. Tallest building built in Miami in the 1980s, and the tallest in Miami and Florida until 2003.[5][6] |
3 | Marquis Miami | ![]() |
700 / 214 | 67 | 2008 | Miami | Tallest all-residential skyscraper in the Southeastern U.S.[7][8] |
4 | 900 Biscayne Bay | ![]() |
650 / 198 | 63 | 2008 | Miami | [9] |
5 | Wells Fargo Center | 100px | 647 / 197 | 47 | 2010 | Miami | Topped out in August 2009. Formerly known as Met 2 Financial Center. [10][11] |
6 | Mansions at Acqualina | 80px | 643 / 196 | 46 | 2015 | Sunny Isles Beach | [12][13] |
7 | Mint at Riverfront | 100px | 631 / 192 | 55 | 2008 | Miami | [14] |
8 | Infinity at Brickell | ![]() |
630 / 192 | 53 | 2008 | Miami | [15][16] |
9 | Miami Tower | 100px | 625 / 191 | 47 | 1986 | Miami | Formerly known as CenTrust Tower and Bank of America Tower.[17][18][19] |
10 | Bank of America Tower | 100px | 617 / 188 | 42 | 1990 | Jacksonville | Formerly known as the Barnett Bank Center. [20][21] |
11 | Marinablue | 100px | 615 / 187 | 58 | 2007 | Miami | [22][23] |
12 | Plaza on Brickell Tower I | 100px | 610 / 186 | 57 | 2007 | Miami | [24][25] |
13= | Icon Brickell North Tower | 100px | 586 / 179 | 58 | 2008 | Miami | [26][27] |
13= | Icon Brickell South Tower | 100px | 586 / 179 | 60 | 2008 | Miami | [28][29] |
15 | Ten Museum Park | 100px | 585 / 178 | 50 | 2007 | Miami | [30][31] |
16 | 100 North Tampa | 579 / 176 | 42 | 1992 | Tampa | Has been the tallest building in the city since 1992. Tallest building along Florida's Gulf Coast. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1990s. Also known as the Regions Building.[32] | |
17 | Bank of America Plaza | ![]() |
577 / 176 | 42 | 1986 | Tampa | Damaged in a 2002 plane crash. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1980s.[33] |
18 | Jade Beach | 574 / 175 | 53 | 2008 | Sunny Isles Beach | ||
19= | Blue Diamond | 100px | 559 / 170 | 44 | 2000 | Miami Beach | |
19= | Green Diamond | 559 / 170 | 44 | 2000 | Miami Beach |
Chronology of the tallest buildings in Florida
This is a list of buildings that were the tallest in Florida when they were built, beginning in the early 20th century, when the skyscraper boom began in the state. Since 1902, six of Florida's tallest buildings have been in Jacksonville, four have been in Miami, and two have been in Tampa.b[34]
Years tallest | Name | Image | Height m |
Floors | Year completed | City | Notes |
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1896–1902 | Florida Brewing Company building | 25 | 6 | 1896 | Tampa | In its prime, The Florida Brewing Company produced 80,000 barrels of beer annually, making it the leading exporter of beer to Cuba in the U.S. and the premier brewery on Florida’s West coast. The Florida Brewing Company survived the Prohibition and continued to thrive through the Great Depression. However, the embargo on Cuba and the opening of the Anheuser-Busch Company in Tampa ultimately led to its closing in 1961.
A cigar company later took over the building. It also served as a bomb shelter during the Cold War. The building was eventually abandoned and fell into disrepair until it was restored in 1999. It now serves as offices for the law firm of Swope, Rodante P.A. |
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1902–1909 | Dyal-Upchurch Building | 100px | 25 | 6 | 1902 | Jacksonville | Built after the Great Fire of 1901.[34] |
1909–1912 | 121 Atlantic Place | 100px | 41 | 10 | 1909 | Jacksonville | [34] |
1912–1913 | Florida Life Building | 100px | 45 | 11 | 1909 | Jacksonville | Part of the Laura Street Trio.[34] |
1913–1925 | Heard National Bank Building | ![]() |
55 | 15 | 1913 | Jacksonville | The only one of Florida's ranking tallest buildings to have been demolished. It was torn down in 1981 and was later replaced by the Bank of America Tower, now Jacksonville's tallest building. The columned entrance façade was preserved.[34] |
1925–1926 | Freedom Tower | ![]() |
78 | 17 | 1925 | Miami | The first of Florida's tallest buildings to be built outside of Jacksonville.[34] |
1926–1928 | Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel | ![]() |
96 | 15 | 1926 | Coral Gables | Became Florida's tallest building one year after Coral Gables was incorporated.[35] |
1928–1967 | Miami-Dade County Courthouse | ![]() |
120 | 28 | 1928 | Miami | [34] |
1967–1972 | Riverplace Tower | 100px | 127 | 28 | 1967 | Jacksonville | Originally the Gulf Life Building[34] |
1972–1974 | Park Tower | 100px | 140 | 36 | 1972 | Tampa | First of Florida's tallest buildings to be in Tampa.[34] |
1974–1981 | Wells Fargo Center | 100px | 163 | 37 | 1974 | Jacksonville | Formerly known as the Independent Life Building and the Modis Building; the last of Florida's tallest buildings to be in Jacksonville.[34] |
1981–1984 | One Tampa City Center | 164 | 48 | 1981 | Tampa | The last of Florida's tallest buildings to be in Tampa or anywhere outside of Miami.[34] | |
1984–2003 | Southeast Financial Center | ![]() |
233 | 55 | 1984 | Miami | Formerly the Wachovia Financial Center; currently Florida's tallest office building.[34] |
2003–present | Four Seasons Hotel Miami | ![]() |
240 | 64 | 2003 | Miami | Miami's and Florida's current tallest building.[34] |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Fort Lauderdale
- List of tallest buildings in Jacksonville
- List of tallest buildings in Miami
- List of tallest buildings in Miami Beach
- List of tallest buildings in Orlando
- List of tallest buildings in Sunny Isles Beach
- List of tallest buildings in St. Petersburg
- List of tallest buildings in Tampa
Notes
- ^b This list does not include the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building. If it were included, it would have been Florida's tallest building from 1965–1974, surpassing Riverplace Tower and Park Tower.
References
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