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 85-story Panorama Tower, which rises 868 feet (265 m) in the City of Miami's Brickell neighborhood and was completed in 2017.[1]

Miami skyline in February 2020
Jacksonville skyline at night
Tampa skyline at night
Orlando skyline at night from Lake Eola Park, 2016

Florida has 45 buildings that are 550 feet (170 m) or higher. The majority are located in the City of Miami, and over 94% are in the Greater Miami area while the rest are in the Tampa and Jacksonville areas. None of them are in the Orlando area. Of the 37 tallest buildings in Florida, 24 are in the City of Miami, 14 in Sunny Isles Beach, 2 are in Miami Beach, 2 are in Tampa, and 1 is in Jacksonville. The Greater Miami area accounts for 34 of the 37 tallest buildings over 550 feet in Florida. Miami alone is ranked as the third largest skyline in the United States after New York City and Chicago, even without counting the extended skyline up the beach to Sunny Isles and Fort Lauderdale.

The majority of the skyscrapers in Miami are within the Greater Downtown Miami area, specifically the neighborhoods of the Central Business District (including the Downtown Miami Historic District), Arts & Entertainment District, Brickell, and Edgewater.

Tallest buildings edit

This list ranks the tallest buildings in Florida that stand at least 550 ft (or 167m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.[A] An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed or topped-out. Where applicable, floor counts are given by the observed measurements, as reported floor counts may include many skipped floors, not limited to floor 13.

Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)
Floors Year City Notes
1 Panorama Tower   869 (265) 85 2017 Miami Tallest building in Miami and Florida since 2017.[2] 55th tallest in United States.
2 Aston Martin Residences   817 (249) 66 2023 Miami Will contain 391 condominiums and be one of Miami's tallest buildings when completed. Officially topped out on December 1, 2021 as the tallest residential building south of New York City. [3]
3 Four Seasons Hotel Miami   789 (240) 64 2003 Miami 86th-tallest in the United States; had been the tallest building in Miami and Florida since 2003. Tallest building built in Miami and Florida in the 2000s.[4][5] The building's total Building Area stands at 690,000sq.ft.[6]
4 Southeast Financial Center   764 (233) 55 1984 Miami Tallest all-office building in the city and the state; tallest building built in Miami in the 1980s. The building has won the TOBY Building of the Year Award in 1990, 1996 and 1999, and in 1997 was chosen by the Wall Street Journal as one of the 50 best buildings in the US. Most floors have 9 corner offices, with the top twelve floors having as many as 16.[7][8]
5 Brickell Flatiron   734 (224) 65 2019 Miami Residential tower with 549 condominiums and 3,716 square meters of ground floor retail. Site is located on the corner of South Miami Avenue and Brickell Plaza. Typical of Miami residential construction, financing will use the Latin American finance method. Construction began in March 2016.[9][10]
6 One Thousand Museum   709 (216) 62 2018 Miami 83-unit residential condominium tower. The tower was designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid. Construction began in December 2014. It topped off in February 2018.[11]
7 Marquis   703 (215) 63 2009 Miami [12][13]
8 Paramount Miami Worldcenter   700 (213.3) 60 2019 Miami Residential tower with 444 apartments as part of the Miami World Center development. Broke ground in late 2015.[14] The building topped off in August 2018.[15]
=9 Estates at Acqualina South   672 (205) 52 2022 Sunny Isles Beach [16]
=9 Estates at Acqualina North 672 (205) 52 2023 Sunny Isles Beach [17]
11 900 Biscayne Bay   650 (198) 63 2008 Miami Tallest all-residential skyscraper in Miami and Florida.[18][19]
=12 Muse   649 (198) 47 2018 Sunny Isles Beach Tallest building in Florida outside of the city of Miami.[20]
=12 Turnberry Ocean Club Residences 649 (198) 52 2020 Sunny Isles Beach Tallest building in Florida outside of the city of Miami.[21]
=12 Elysee Miami 649 (197) 57 2019 Miami [22]
15 Wells Fargo Center   647 (197) 47 2010 Miami Formerly known as Met 2 Financial Center[23][24]
16 Mansions at Acqualina   643 (196) 46 2015 Sunny Isles Beach Second tallest building in Florida outside of the city of Miami.
17 Porsche Design Tower   641 (195) 57 2016 Sunny Isles Beach Robotic car parking system will bring vehicles up to each unit.[25][26][27][28]
18 Ritz-Carlton Residences   640 (195) 52 2020 Sunny Isles Beach [29]
19 Residences by Armani Casa   639 (195) 55 2019 Sunny Isles Beach [30]
20 Jade Signature   636 (194) 57 2017 Sunny Isles Beach Topped-out[31]
21 Echo Brickell   635 (193) 57 2017 Miami Announced in Spring 2013. Topped out early 2017.[32]
22 Mint at Riverfront   631 (192.3) 55 2008 Miami [33][34]
23 Infinity at Brickell   630 (192) 52 2008 Miami [35][36]
24 Miami Tower   625 (191) 47 1986 Miami Designed by I.M. Pei & Partners. Formerly known as CenTrust Tower and Bank of America Tower. The building contains the Knight Center Metromover station. 216 ultra-modern LED fixtures placed on the setbacks and rooftops of neighboring blocks light the tower in multicolored displays.[37][38]
25 Bank of America Tower   617 (188) 42 1990 Jacksonville Formerly known as the Barnett Bank Center.[39][40] Tallest building in Jacksonville, in North Florida, and outside of the Miami metropolitan area.
26 Marinablue   615 (187) 57 2007 Miami [41][42]
27 Plaza on Brickell Tower I   610 (186) 56 2007 Miami [43][44]
28 Epic   601 (183) 54 2009 Miami [45][46]
29 SLS Brickell   599 (183) 52 2016 Miami Announced in Fall 2012. Construction began in January 2014, topped-out by early 2016 for late 2016 occupancy.[47][48]
30 SLS Lux   595 (181) 57 2018 Miami This is the third tower in the Brickell Heights development project. Construction began in 2014 and includes 450 condominiums and a 60-room SLS Hotel. Site work began in June 2014.[49]
=31 Icon Brickell North Tower   586 (179) 58 2008 Miami [50][51]
=31 Icon Brickell South Tower   586 (179) 58 2008 Miami [52][53]
33 Ten Museum Park   585 (178) 50 2007 Miami [54][55]
34 100 North Tampa   579 (176) 42 1992 Tampa Tallest building in Tampa since 1992. Tallest building along Florida's Gulf Coast, and Central Florida. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1990’s. Also known as the Regions Building.[56]
35 Bank of America Plaza   577 (176) 42 1986 Tampa Damaged in a 2002 plane crash. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1980’s.[57]
36 Jade Beach   574 (175) 53 2008 Sunny Isles Beach [54][55]
=37 Green Diamond   559 (170) 44 2000 Miami Beach [58][59]
=38 Blue Diamond   559 (170) 44 2000 Miami Beach [60][61]
39 Paramount Bay at Edgewater Square   555 (169) 47 2009 Miami Designed by Arquitectonica Architects, Creative Vision by Lenny Kravitz for Kravitz Design Inc.[62][63][64]
=40 50 Biscayne   554 (169) 55 2007 Miami [65][66]
=40 Quantum on the Bay South Tower   554 (169) 52 2008 Miami Tallest building in the Arts & Entertainment District[67][68]
42 Trump Palace   551 (168) 43 2005 Sunny Isles Beach [69] Tallest building in center of photo
=43 Acqualina Ocean Residences   550 (168) 51 2004 Sunny Isles Beach [70] Façade has a clock on it
=43 Biscayne Beach   550 (168) 51 2016 Miami Residential apartment tower began construction in May 2014. Tower will have 399 units and a private "beach club." Topped of summer 2016.[71]
=43 Trump Royale   550 (168) 43 2008 Sunny Isles Beach [72] Almost identical to adjacent Trump Palace

Timeline of tallest buildings edit

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, five have been in Miami, two have been in Tampa, and one in Pensacola.[73]

Years tallest Name Image Height
ft (m)
Floors City Notes
1896–1902 Florida Brewing Company building   82 (25) 6 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.

1902–1909 Dyal-Upchurch Building   82 (25) 6 Jacksonville Built after the Great Fire of 1901.[73]
1909–1910 121 Atlantic Place   135 (41) 10 Jacksonville [73]
1910-1912 Seville Tower   141 (43) 10 Pensacola Its location on the northeast corner of Palafox and Government Streets, is also the site of the first telephone exchange in Florida with exclusive operating rights, established by Southern Bell on September 1, 1880, and serving 31 telephones.[citation needed]
1912–1913 Florida Life Building   148 (45) 11 Jacksonville Part of the Laura Street Trio.[73]
1913–1925 Heard National Bank Building   180 (55) 15 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.[73]
1925–1926 Freedom Tower   256 (78) 17 Miami The first of Florida's tallest buildings to be built outside of Tampa or Jacksonville.[73]
1926–1928 Miami Biltmore Hotel   315 (96) 15 Coral Gables Became Florida's tallest building one year after Coral Gables was incorporated.[74]
1928–1966 Miami-Dade County Courthouse   394 (120) 28 Miami [73]
1966–1974 Vehicle Assembly Building   526 (160) 1 Merritt Island Largest one-story building in the world.
1974-1981 Wells Fargo Center   535 (163) 37 Jacksonville Formerly known as the Independent Life Building and the Modis Building; the last of Florida's tallest buildings to be in Jacksonville.[73]
1981–1984 One Tampa City Center   538 (164) 48 Tampa The last of Florida's tallest buildings to be in Tampa or anywhere outside of Miami.[73]
1984–2003 Southeast Financial Center   764 (233) 55 Miami Formerly the Wachovia Financial Center; currently Florida's tallest office building.[73]
2003–2017 Four Seasons Hotel Miami   789 (240) 64 Miami
2017–present Panorama Tower   869 (265) 85 Miami Miami's and Florida's current tallest building.

See also edit

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