List of tallest buildings in Miami Beach facts for kids
Welcome to Miami Beach, Florida! This article explores the amazing tallest buildings in Miami Beach. These huge buildings, called skyscrapers, reach high into the sky. The very tallest buildings in Miami Beach are the Blue and Green Diamond towers. They are both 153 meters (502 feet) tall and have 44 floors each!
Miami Beach started building tall in 1929 with The Blackstone hotel. It was 48 meters (157 feet) tall back then. For a long time, from 1940 to 1995, not many super tall buildings were built. But since 1995, Miami Beach has seen a big building boom! Many of the city's tallest towers were finished after that time. Important people helped make these tall buildings possible.
Even though Miami Beach has many tall buildings, none are among the very tallest in the whole United States. However, the city has three buildings that are at least 150 meters (492 feet) tall. When we look at the number of buildings over 91 meters (300 feet), Miami Beach ranks second in Florida. Only the city of Miami has more tall buildings.
The Blue and Green Diamond twin towers were built in 2000. They were once the tallest buildings right on the beach in the United States. But in 2008, new towers called Jade Beach and Jade Ocean in nearby Sunny Isles Beach became even taller. Jade Beach is 175 meters (574 feet) tall!
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Miami Beach's Tallest Buildings
This list shows the tallest buildings in Miami Beach that are at least 61 meters (200 feet) tall. We measure their height from the ground to the very top, including any spires or fancy architectural parts. We do not count antenna masts.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height feet / meters |
Floors | Year Built | Fun Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Diamond |  |
502 / 153 | 44 | 2000 | One of the twin towers. |
| 1 | Blue Diamond | |
502 / 153 | 44 | 2000 | The other twin tower. |
| 3 | Akoya Condominiums |  |
492 / 150 | 48 | 2004 | Also known as the White Diamond. |
| 4 | Portofino Tower |  |
484 / 148 | 44 | 1997 | The tallest building finished in the 1990s. |
| 5 | Continuum on South Beach |  |
471 / 143 | 43 | 2002 | |
| 6 | Fontainebleau Tower Suites | 434 / 132 | 36 | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Icon at South Beach | .jpg) |
423 / 129 | 42 | 2008 | |
| 8 | Continuum on South Beach, North Tower |  |
412 / 126 | 37 | 2008 | |
| 9 | Murano Grande at Portofino |  |
407 / 124 | 37 | 2003 | |
| 10 | Murano at Portofino |  |
402 / 123 | 37 | 2001 | |
| 11 | Carillon Residences North Tower |  |
397 / 121 | 39 | 2008 | Also known as the Canyon Ranch North Tower. |
| 12 | The Setai Hotel and Residences |  |
386 / 118 | 38 | 2004 | |
| 13 | The Waverly at South Beach | 358 / 109 | 36 | 2001 | ||
| 14 | La Gorce Palace | 345 / 105 | 34 | 1996 | ||
| 15 | The Yacht Club at Portofino | 341 / 104 | 38 | 1999 | ||
| 16 | Flamingo Point | 338 / 103 | 32 | 2001 | ||
| 17 | The Floridian | 337 / 103 | 33 | 1997 | ||
| 18 | La Tour | 292 / 89 | 26 | 1995 | ||
| 19 | Loews Miami Beach Hotel | 272 / 83 | 16 | 1998 | ||
| 20 | The Grand Venetian | 271 / 83 | 26 | 2002 | ||
| 21 | Bentley Bay South Tower |  |
259 / 79 | 26 | 2005 | |
| 22 | Canyon Ranch South Tower | 255 / 78 | 22 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Bentley Bay North Tower | |
243 / 74 | 24 | 2005 | |
| 24 | Ritz Plaza Hotel |  |
204 / 62 | 12 | 1940 | The tallest building finished in the 1940s. |
| 25 | Shore Club Hotel | 200 / 61 | 18 | 1938 | The tallest building finished in the 1930s. | |
| 26 | Miami Beach Federal Building |  |
148 / 45 | 13 | 1956 | Also known as the 407 Building. |
Timeline of Miami Beach's Tallest Buildings
This list shows which buildings were once the tallest in Miami Beach over time.
| Name | Address | Years as Tallest | Height feet / meters |
Floors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone | 800 Washington Avenue | 1929–1936 | 157 / 48 | 13 | |
| The Tides | 1220 Ocean Drive | 1936–1938 | 161 / 49 | 10 | |
| Shore Club Hotel | 1901 Collins Avenue | 1938–1940 | 200 / 61 | 19 | |
| Ritz Plaza Hotel | 1701 Collins Avenue | 1940–1970 | 204 / 62 | 12 | |
| 5660 Condominiums | 5660 Collins Avenue | 1970–1982 | 220 / 67 | 22 | |
| Club Atlantis Condominiums | 2555 Collins Avenue | 1982–1987 | 240 / 73 | 24 | |
| South Pointe Tower | 400 South Pointe Drive | 1987–1995 | 260 / 79 | 25 | |
| La Tour | 4201 Collins Avenue | 1995–1996 | 292 / 89 | 26 | |
| La Gorce Palace | 6301 Collins Avenue | 1996–1997 | 345 / 105 | 34 | |
| Portofino Tower | 300 South Pointe Drive | 1997–2000 | 484 / 148 | 44 | |
| Green Diamond | 4775 Collins Avenue | 2000–present | 502 / 153 | 44 | |
| Blue Diamond | 4779 Collins Avenue | 2000–present | 502 / 153 | 44 |
Future Tall Buildings: Under Construction or Planned
Here are some new tall buildings that are being built or are planned for Miami Beach.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height feet / meters |
Floors | Expected Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Park | 546 / 166 | 48 | 2024 |
See also
- 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
- List of tallest buildings in Orlando
- List of tallest buildings in St. Petersburg
- List of tallest buildings in Sunny Isles Beach
- List of tallest buildings in Tampa
- List of tallest buildings in Tallahassee
