List of tallest buildings in Florida facts for kids
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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.
Florida has 37 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. Of the 37 tallest buildings in Florida, 24 are in the City of Miami, 8 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.
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. 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".
Tallest buildings
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. 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 |  |
868 (265) | 85 | 2017 | Miami | Tallest building in Miami and Florida since 2017. 55th tallest in United States |
| 2 | 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. The building's total Building Area stands at 690,000sq.ft. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | Marquis |  |
703 (215) | 63 | 2009 | Miami | |
| 7 | 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. The building topped off in August 2018. |
| 8 | 900 Biscayne Bay |  |
650 (198) | 63 | 2008 | Miami | Tallest all-residential skyscraper in Miami and Florida. |
| 9 | Muse |  |
649 (198) | 47 | 2018 | Sunny Isles Beach | Tallest building in Florida outside of the city of Miami. |
| 10 | Elysee Miami | 649 (197) | 57 | 2019 | Miami | ||
| 11 | Wells Fargo Center |  |
647 (197) | 47 | 2010 | Miami | Formerly known as Met 2 Financial Center |
| 12 | Mansions at Acqualina |  |
643 (196) | 46 | 2015 | Sunny Isles Beach | Second tallest building in Florida outside of the city of Miami. |
| 13 | Porsche Design Tower |  |
641 (195) | 57 | 2016 | Sunny Isles Beach | Robotic car parking system will bring vehicles up to each unit. |
| 14 | Jade Signature |  |
636 (194) | 57 | 2017 | Sunny Isles Beach | Topped-out |
| 15 | Echo Brickell |  |
635 (193) | 57 | 2017 | Miami | Announced in Spring 2013. Topped out early 2017. |
| 16 | Mint at Riverfront |  |
631 (192.3) | 55 | 2008 | Miami | |
| 17 | Infinity at Brickell |  |
630 (192) | 52 | 2008 | Miami | |
| 18 | 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. |
| 19 | Bank of America Tower |  |
617 (188) | 42 | 1990 | Jacksonville | Formerly known as the Barnett Bank Center. Tallest building in Jacksonville and in North Florida. |
| 20 | Marinablue |  |
615 (187) | 57 | 2007 | Miami | |
| 21 | Plaza on Brickell Tower I |  |
610 (186) | 56 | 2007 | Miami | |
| 22 | Epic |  |
601 (183) | 54 | 2009 | Miami | |
| 23 | 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. |
| 24 | 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. |
| =25 | Icon Brickell North Tower |  |
586 (179) | 58 | 2008 | Miami | |
| =25 | Icon Brickell South Tower |  |
586 (179) | 58 | 2008 | Miami | |
| 27 | Ten Museum Park |  |
585 (178) | 50 | 2007 | Miami | |
| 28 | 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, and Central Florida. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1990s. Also known as the Regions Building. |
| 29 | Bank of America Plaza |  |
577 (176) | 42 | 1986 | Tampa | Damaged in a 2002 plane crash. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1980s. |
| 30 | Jade Beach |  |
574 (175) | 53 | 2008 | Sunny Isles Beach | |
| =31 | Green Diamond |  |
559 (170) | 44 | 2000 | Miami Beach | |
| =31 | Blue Diamond | |
559 (170) | 44 | 2000 | Miami Beach | |
| 33 | Paramount Bay at Edgewater Square |  |
555 (169) | 47 | 2009 | Miami | Designed by Arquitectonica Architects, Creative Vision by Lenny Kravitz for Kravitz Design Inc. |
| =34 | 50 Biscayne |  |
554 (169) | 55 | 2007 | Miami | |
| =34 | Quantum on the Bay South Tower |  |
554 (169) | 52 | 2008 | Miami | Tallest building in the Arts & Entertainment District |
| 35 | Trump Palace |  |
551 (168) | 43 | 2005 | Sunny Isles Beach | Tallest building in center of photo |
| =36 | Acqualina Ocean Residences |  |
550 (168) | 51 | 2004 | Sunny Isles Beach | Façade has a clock on it |
| =36 | 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. |
| =36 | Trump Royale |  |
550 (168) | 43 | 2008 | Sunny Isles Beach | Almost identical to adjacent Trump Palace |
| 39 | Brickell Heights Tower I |  |
549 (167) | 52 | 2016-2017 | Miami | |
| 40= | 1010 Brickell |  |
548 (167) | 50 | 2016 | Miami | |
| 40= | Gran Paraiso |  |
548 (167) | 55 | 2016 | Miami | |
| 42= | Jade Ocean | |
545 (166) | 51 | 2009 | Sunny Isles Beach | |
| 42= | Met Square | 545 (166) | 42 | 2017 | Miami | ||
| 44 | Opera Tower |  |
543 (165) | 56 | 2007 | Miami | |
| 45 | Viceroy |  |
542 (165) | 50 | 2008 | Miami | |
| 46= | Vizcayne North Tower |  |
538 (164) | 50 | 2008 | Miami | |
| 46= | Vizcayne South Tower | |
538 (164) | 49 | 2008 | Miami | |
| 48 | One Tampa City Center |  |
537 (164) | 38 | 1981 | Tampa |
Timeline of tallest buildings
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.
| 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. |
| 1909–1910 | 121 Atlantic Place |  |
135 (41) | 10 | Jacksonville | |
| 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. |
| 1912–1913 | Florida Life Building |  |
148 (45) | 11 | Jacksonville | Part of the Laura Street Trio. |
| 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. |
| 1925–1926 | Freedom Tower |  |
256 (78) | 17 | Miami | The first of Florida's tallest buildings to be built outside of Tampa or Jacksonville. |
| 1926–1928 | Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel |  |
315 (96) | 15 | Coral Gables | Became Florida's tallest building one year after Coral Gables was incorporated. |
| 1928–1966 | Miami-Dade County Courthouse |  |
394 (120) | 28 | Miami | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 1984–2003 | Southeast Financial Center | |
764 (233) | 55 | Miami | Formerly the Wachovia Financial Center; currently Florida's tallest office building. |
| 2003–2017 | Four Seasons Hotel Miami | |
789 (240) | 64 | Miami | |
| 2017–present | Panorama Tower | |
868 (265) | 82 | Miami | Miami's and Florida's current tallest building. |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Florida para niños
