List of tallest buildings in Miami facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tall buildings in Miami
Downtown Miami skyline from Bayfront Park, February 2020
Tallest building	Panorama Tower (2017)
Tallest building height	869 ft (265 m)
First 150 m+ building	One Biscayne Tower (1973)
Buildings above 100 m	133 (2025)
Buildings above 150 m	74 (2025)
Buildings above 200 m	10 (2025)

Miami skyline from William Powell Bridge in February 2018

Downtown viewed from the north in 2011

Downtown and Brickell skyline from the west in 2012

List of tallest buildings in Miami

The city of Miami, Florida has one of the most impressive collections of tall buildings in the United States. It ranks as the third-tallest skyline in the country, right after New York City and Chicago. Miami is home to 439 high-rise buildings. More than 100 of these buildings are taller than 400 feet (122 meters), and 74 are taller than 491 feet (150 meters). The very tallest building in Miami is the Panorama Tower. It has 85 stories and stands 868 feet (265 meters) tall in Miami's Brickell area. It became the tallest building in 2017. All of the top ten tallest buildings in Florida are found in Miami. Globally, Miami's skyline is the 27th largest in the world. In North America, it ranks fourth, after New York City, Chicago, and Toronto.

Miami's Building Story

Miami's journey to having a tall skyline began in 1912. The six-story Burdine's Department Store was the first building considered a "skyscraper" in the city. Later, the McAllister Hotel opened in 1919 and was the tallest building until 1925. The Freedom Tower, built in 1925, is a famous early skyscraper and a symbol of Miami.

Building Booms

From the mid-1990s to the late 2000s, Miami experienced a huge building boom. Many people called it a "Manhattanization wave" because so many tall buildings were being planned and built, similar to New York City. Nearly 60 buildings taller than 492 feet (150 meters) were proposed or under construction. Because of this boom, only two of Miami's 25 tallest buildings were finished before the year 2000.

However, this building boom suddenly stopped around 2008. This happened when the real estate market crashed and a big economic slowdown began. By 2011, the market started to get better. New projects like Brickell House were announced. This led to a second building boom that is still happening today. This new boom has even more proposed towers than the first one from 2003 to 2010. Only 10 of the 80 tallest buildings were built before 2000, and only 18 before 2005.

Today's Tallest Buildings

The tallest completed building in Miami is still the Panorama Tower in Brickell. It reached its full height in August 2017. Some of the tallest buildings planned for the future include One Bayfront Plaza (OBP) and One Brickell City Centre (OBCC). Both of these might rise over 1,000 feet (305 meters). One Bayfront Plaza is a building with different uses, like offices and homes. It was approved in 2007. By the end of 2016, about ten "supertall" buildings (over 1,000 feet) were proposed for downtown and Brickell. These included The Towers by Foster + Partners, Waldorf Astoria Miami, and others.

Building Height Rules

Because Miami International Airport is so close, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has strict rules about how tall buildings can be in downtown Miami. For many years, One Bayfront Plaza was the tallest building ever approved, at the maximum FAA height limit of 1,049 feet (320 meters). Other buildings have since been approved at similar heights.

It is very rare for buildings to be approved at such great heights in Miami. This is because the main runways of Miami International Airport (MIA) are directly over the downtown area. The FAA sets exact height limits to keep planes safe. In 2014, the FAA considered a new rule that would have greatly reduced building heights around many airports, including Miami. This could have even forced existing buildings to be changed. Luckily, the FAA did not go forward with these extreme limits. Instead, they started approving buildings up to 1,049 feet (320 meters) more quickly. This has led to many new supertall projects being planned and approved.

Tallest Buildings in Miami

This list shows the tallest buildings in Miami that are at least 400 feet (122 meters) tall. The height includes spires and decorative parts, but not antenna masts. If a rank has an equals sign (=) next to it, it means two or more buildings are the same height. The "Year" column shows when a building was finished or reached its full height.

     Buildings still under construction that have reached their full height but are not yet fully open

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Neighborhood	Notes
1	Panorama Tower		869 (265)	85	2017	Brickell	Tallest building in Miami and Florida since 2017. It is about the 70th-tallest in the United States.
2	Aston Martin Residences		01.0 817 (249)	66	2022	Downtown	Became the tallest residential building south of New York City when it reached its full height on December 1, 2021.
3	Four Seasons Hotel Miami		789 (240)	70	2003	Brickell	Was the tallest building in Miami and Florida from 2003 until 2017.
4	Southeast Financial Center		765 (233)	55	1984	Downtown	Tallest all-office building in the city and the state.
5	Brickell Flatiron		736 (224)	65	2019	Brickell	A residential tower with 549 homes. Construction started in March 2016.
6	830 Brickell		725 (221)	57	2022	Brickell	An office tower that became the second tallest all-office building in Miami.
7	One Thousand Museum		709 (216)	62	2019	Park West
8	Paramount Miami Worldcenter		700 (213.3)	60	2019	Park West
9	E11even Hotel and Residences Miami		01.0 699 (213)	65	2025	Park West	This tower reached its full height in early 2025.
10	Marquis		679 (207)	63	2009	Park West
11 =	900 Biscayne Bay		650 (198)	63	2008	Park West	Tallest all-residential skyscraper in Miami and Florida.
11 =	SLS Lux		650 (198)	57	2018	Brickell	This is the third tower in the Brickell Heights project. Construction began in 2015.
13 =	Aria Reserve North Tower		649 (198)	62	2025	Edgewater	This tower reached its full height in July 2025.
13 =	Aria Reserve South Tower		649 (198)	62	2024	Edgewater	This tower reached its full height in April 2024.
13 =	Elysee Miami		649 (198)	57	2021	Edgewater
13 =	Missoni Baia		01.0 649 (198)	57	2021	Edgewater	Construction began in October 2017 and reached its full height in June 2021.
17	Wells Fargo Center		647 (197)	47	2010	Downtown
18	The River District First Tower		01.0 640 (195)	54	2024	Brickell	This tower reached its full height in August 2023.
19	Casa Bella		01.0 637 (194)	57	2025	Arts & Entertainment District	This tower reached its full height in July 2025. It is the tallest building in the Arts & Entertainment District.
20	Echo Brickell		01.0 635 (193)	57	2017	Brickell
21	Mint at Riverfront		631 (192.3)	55	2008	Downtown
22	Infinity at Brickell		630 (192)	52	2008	Brickell
23	Miami Tower		625 (191)	47	1986	Downtown	Designed by I.M. Pei & Partners. It lights up in many colors at night.
24	Marinablue		615 (187)	57	2007	Park West
25	Plaza on Brickell Tower I		610 (186)	56	2007	Brickell
26	Epic		601 (183)	54	2009	Downtown
27	One Paraíso		24.0600 (183)	55	2017	Edgewater	Part of the Paraiso Bay complex. Construction started in June 2014.
28	SLS Brickell		24.0599 (183)	52	2016	Brickell	Construction began in January 2014 and was completed in late 2016.
29	Natiivo Miami		588 (179)	51	2023	Downtown	Reached its full height on November 11, 2022.
30 =	Icon Brickell North Tower		586 (179)	58	2008	Brickell
30 =	Icon Brickell South Tower		586 (179)	58	2008	Brickell
32	Ten Museum Park		585 (178)	50	2007	Park West
33 =	Miami World Tower		579 (176)	53	2023	Park West
33 =	Una Residences		579 (176)	47	2024	Brickell
35	The Elser Hotel and Residences		571 (174)	49	2021	Downtown	Construction began in early 2020 and reached its full height in July 2021.
36	Downtown 1st		557 (170)	60	2023	Downtown	Construction began in 2021 and reached its full height in April 2022.
37 =	Paramount Bay at Edgewater Square		555 (169)	47	2009	Edgewater	Designed by Arquitectonica Architects.
37 =	Solitair Brickell		555 (169)	50	2017	Brickell	A residential tower with 438 units. Construction began in July 2015.
39 =	50 Biscayne		554 (169)	55	2007	Downtown
39 =	Quantum on the Bay South Tower		554 (169)	52	2008	Arts & Entertainment District
41	Biscayne Beach		24.0550 (168)	51	2016	Edgewater	A residential tower with 399 units. Construction began in May 2014 and reached its full height in summer 2016.
42	Brickell Heights North Tower		24.0549 (167)	52	2017	Brickell	Construction began in June 2014.
43 =	1010 Brickell		548 (167)	50	2016	Brickell	A residential tower with 352 units.
43 =	Gran Paraiso		24.0548 (167)	55	2016	Edgewater	Part of the Paraiso Bay complex. Construction began in June 2014.
45	Met Square		24.0545 (166)	42	2017	Downtown	A rental apartment tower with 391 units. Construction began in July 2015.
46	Opera Tower		543 (165)	56	2007	Arts & Entertainment District
47	W Miami Hotel		542 (165)	50	2008	Brickell
48 =	Muze At Met Square		538 (164)	43	2019	Downtown
48 =	Vizcayne North Tower		538 (164)	50	2008	Downtown
48 =	Vizcayne South Tower		538 (164)	49	2008	Downtown
51	Quantum on the Bay North Tower		536 (163)	45	2008	Arts & Entertainment District
52	Aria On The Bay		03.0535 (163)	50	2017	Arts & Entertainment District	A condo tower with 647 units. Construction began in April 2015.
53	Brickell Heights South Tower		24.0529 (161)	52	2017	Brickell	Construction began in June 2014 and reached its full height in fall 2016.
54	Jade at Brickell Bay		528 (161)	48	2004	Brickell
55	Plaza on Brickell Tower II		525 (160)	48	2007	Brickell
56	Santa Maria		520 (158)	51	1997	Brickell	Tallest building built in Miami in the 1990s.
57	Rise		520 (158)	46	2015	Brickell	Part of the Brickell City Centre project.
58	EAST		516 (158)	44	2015	Brickell	Part of the Brickell City Centre project.
59	The Ivy		512 (156)	45	2008	Downtown
60 =	Stephen P. Clark Government Center		510 (155)	28	1985	Downtown
60 =	Viceroy Brickell		510 (155)	45	2026	Brickell	This tower reached its full height in November 2024.
62	Brickell House		509 (155)	48	2014	Brickell	Building reached its full height in January 2014.
63	Parkline South		506 (154.2)	33	2019	Downtown	Part of the MiamiCentral Complex.
64	Reach		503 (153)	44	2015	Brickell	Part of the Brickell City Centre project.
65	JW Marriott Marquis Miami		502 (153)	41	2010	Downtown	Connected to the Wells Fargo Center.
66	Wind		501 (153)	41	2008	Downtown
67 =	1450 Brickell		500 (152)	34	2010	Brickell	This building has a GOLD certification for being environmentally friendly.
67 =	Paraiso Bayviews		500 (152)	44	2018	Edgewater	Construction began in 2015. Part of Paraiso Bay complex.
69 =	Downtown 5th East		495 (150.9)	53	2021	Downtown
69 =	Downtown 5th West		495 (150.9)	53	2021	Downtown
71 =	Icon Bay		494 (150.6)	42	2015	Edgewater
71 =	Bezel at Miami Worldcenter		494 (150.6)	42	2021	Park West
73	One Biscayne Tower		492 (150)	39	1973	Downtown	Was the tallest building built in Miami in the 1970s.
74	The Bond at Brickell		24.0491 (150)	44	2015	Brickell	A residential tower with 323 units. Construction began in January 2014.
75	Brickell Arch		487 (148)	36	2004	Brickell	This building also has a Conrad Hotel and luxury homes.
76	Brickell World Plaza		484 (148)	40	2011	Brickell	Reached its full height in early 2009.
77	Miami Center		483 (148)	34	1983	Downtown
78	Asia		483 (147)	36	2008	Brickell Key	Tallest building on Brickell Key.
79 =	Brickell on the River North Tower		482 (147)	42	2006	Brickell
79 =	Miami-Dade County Courthouse (new)		482 (147)	25	2024	Downtown	This new courthouse replaces the old one from 1928.
81 =	Three Tequesta Point		480 (146)	46	2001	Brickell Key
81 =	Avenue on Brickell East Tower		480 (146)	47	2007	Brickell
83 =	Parkline North		476 (145)	30	2019	Downtown	Part of the MiamiCentral Complex.
83 =	Latitude on the River		476 (145)	44	2007	Brickell
85	1100 Millecento		470 (143)	42	2015	Brickell	A residential tower with 382 homes. Construction began in September 2012 and reached its full height in early 2014.
86	Melody		467 (142)	36	2016	Arts & Entertainment District	Construction began in May 2014 and reached its full height in January 2016.
87	One Miami East Tower		460 (140)	44	2005	Downtown
88 =	222 NE 1st Ave First Tower		450 (137)	43	2025	Downtown	This tower reached its full height in November 2024.
88 =	701 Brickell Avenue		450 (137)	33	1986	Brickell
90	One Miami West Tower		449 (137)	45	2005	Downtown
91	Caoba Tower I		442 (135)	43	2018	Downtown	First of two towers. Part of the Miami World Center Development. Construction began in June 2017.
92 =	Met 1		440 (134)	40	2007	Downtown
92 =	501 First Residences		440 (134)	40	2025	Downtown	This project started construction on December 13, 2023, and reached its full height in August 2024.
94	The Loft 2		433 (132)	35	2007	Downtown	This building was built over the Metromover train tracks without stopping the train service.
95 =	Sabadell Financial Center		430 (131)	31	2000	Brickell
95 =	Nema Miami		430 (131)	38	2024	Edgewater	Reached its full height on August 1, 2023.
97	Centro Lofts		428 (130)	36	2015	Downtown	Construction began in December 2013 and was completed in 2015.
98 =	500 Brickell East Tower		426 (130)	42	2007	Brickell
98 =	500 Brickell West Tower		426 (130)	42	2007	Brickell
100	Blue on the Bay		425 (130)	36	2005	Edgewater
101	Vue at Brickell		423 (129)	36	2004	Brickell
102 =	1800 Club		423 (129)	40	2007	Arts & Entertainment District
102 =	Brickell on the River South Tower		423 (129)	42	2007	Brickell
104	The Mark on Brickell		420 (128)	36	2001	Brickell
105 =	Axis at Brickell Village North Tower		418 (127)	40	2008	Brickell
105 =	Axis at Brickell Village South Tower		418 (127)	40	2008	Brickell
107 =	One Broadway		413 (126)	40	2005	Brickell
107 =	Caoba Tower II		413 (126)	40	2024	Downtown	This tower reached its full height in October 2023.
107 =	Modera Riverside		413 (126)	36	2024	Downtown	Construction began in February 2023.
110	The Club at Brickell Bay		411 (125)	42	2004	Brickell
111	Two Tequesta Point		410 (125)	40	1999	Brickell Key
112	X Miami		409 (125)	36	2018	Downtown	Construction began in 2016.
113	2000 Biscayne		01.0 408 (124)	36	2023	Downtown
114	Carbonell Condominium		407 (124)	40	2005	Brickell Key
115	Courthouse Center		405 (123)	30	1986	Downtown
116	Canvas		403 (123)	37	2018	Arts & Entertainment District	Construction began in 2017.
117	The Palace		400 (122)	42	1981	Brickell

Summary of Tall Buildings

Tallest Buildings in Each Area

This list shows the tallest building in each neighborhood or district of Miami. All buildings over 400 feet (122 meters) are located in the Greater Downtown area. This area is between the Julia Tuttle Causeway and Rickenbacker Causeway, and east of Interstate 95. The "Year" column shows when a building was finished or reached its full height.

New Buildings: Under Construction or Approved

Many tall buildings that were planned before the 2008 financial crisis were put on hold or cancelled. But by 2011, the market became stable again, and new construction began.

Under Construction Buildings

This list shows buildings that are currently being built in Miami and are planned to be at least 400 feet (122 meters) tall. Buildings that have already reached their full height are moved to the main list above.

Approved and Proposed Buildings

This list includes buildings that the city has approved for construction and are planned to be at least 400 feet (122 meters) tall. Many of these were approved during Miami's building boom in the 2000s. They were put on hold during the economic slowdown but have been announced to start construction.

Many buildings are planned to reach the maximum height allowed in downtown Miami, which is 1,049 feet (320 meters) above sea level. This matches the height of the Waldorf Astoria Miami which is currently under construction.

Timeline of Miami's Tallest Buildings

Over the years, several buildings in Miami have held the title of the city's tallest. The 5-story Burdine's Department Store was the first high-rise. However, the Freedom Tower is often seen as Miami's first true skyscraper. From 2003 to 2008, and again from the late 2010s to early 2020s, Miami saw a huge amount of new building. Many buildings were under construction, and some planned ones could have become the tallest. But after the market crashed in 2007, only the Four Seasons Hotel (finished in 2003) held the title for a while. In 2017, Panorama Tower became the tallest in both Miami and Florida. In a second building boom from 2014 to 2017, many more skyscrapers over 800 feet (244 meters) were approved. Some of these were "supertalls" (over 1,000 feet). In 2022, the Waldorf Astoria Miami began construction, becoming the city's first supertall building to start being built, rising over 1,000 feet.

Name	Image	Street address	Year(s) as tallest	Height ft / m	Floors	Reference
Burdine's Department Store		Flagler Street between Miami Ave and East 1st Avenue	1912–1917	N/A	6
Ralston Building		40 NE 1st Avenue	1917	88 / 27	8
McAllister Hotel		50 Biscayne Boulevard	1917–1925	120 / 37	10	This building was taken down in 1988. Now, 50 Biscayne stands in its place.
Freedom Tower		600 Biscayne Boulevard	1925–1928	256 / 78	17	Was the tallest building in Miami from 1925–1928.
Dade County Courthouse		75 West Flagler Street	1928–1972	360 / 110	28	Was the tallest building in Florida from 1928–1967.
One Biscayne Tower		2 South Biscayne Boulevard	1972–1984	492 / 150	39
Southeast Financial Center		200 South Biscayne Boulevard	1984–2003	764 / 233	55	Was the tallest building in Florida from 1984–2003.
Four Seasons Hotel Miami		1441 Brickell Avenue	2003–2017	789 / 240	64	Was the tallest building in Florida from 2003–2017.
Panorama Tower		1101 Brickell Avenue	2017–present	868 / 265	85	Has been the tallest building in Florida since 2017.

Images for kids

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  Brickell skyline as seen from the Rusty Pelican in 2014. Downtown and Brickell Key visible to the right.

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  Downtown skyline as seen in 2011 from the Port of Miami.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Miami para niños

• List of tallest buildings in Florida
• List of tallest buildings in Fort Lauderdale
• List of tallest buildings in Jacksonville
• 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
• List of tallest buildings in Tallahassee