List of tallest buildings in Miami Beach facts for kids

Small portion of the Miami Beach skyline as seen from the Atlantic Ocean 2006 with The Setai Miami Beach visible to the right.

Blue and Green Diamond, the tallest buildings in Miami Beach

This list of tallest buildings in Miami Beach ranks skyscrapers in the city of Miami Beach, Florida by height. The tallest completed buildings in Miami Beach are the Blue and Green Diamonds which stand 559 ft (170 m) tall and both contain 44 floors.

Miami Beach's history of skyscrapers began in 1929 with the completion of The Blackstone. Back then, the hotel was the tallest building in Miami Beach, at 157 feet (48 m) tall. For more than five decades between 1940 and 1995, Miami beach went on a skyscraper hiatus, with few buildings taller than 200 feet (61 m) constructed. However, since 1995, Miami Beach has gone on a construction boom, as many of the city's skyscrapers were completed between 1995 and present. Thomas Kramer is well known for the negotiations with local government that allowed the building of the tallest towers in the Miami Beach Area. No Miami Beach buildings are among the tallest in the United States, but the city is home to three buildings at least 492 feet (150 m). Overall, Miami Beach's skyline (based on number of skyscrapers over 300 feet (91 m) ranks 2nd in the state of Florida, (behind Miami).

The tallest buildings in Miami Beach are currently the Blue and Green Diamond twin towers, built in 2000, each standing at 559 feet (170 meters). When built, they were the tallest beachfront towers in the United States, but this title was taken by Jade Beach and Jade Ocean in nearby Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, in 2008. Jade Beach stands at 574 feet (175 meters).

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Miami Beach buildings that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1=	Green Diamond		559 / 170	44	2000
1=	Blue Diamond		559 / 170	44	2000
3	Akoya Condominiums		492 / 150	48	2004	Also known as White Diamond.
4	Portofino Tower		484 / 148	44	1997	Tallest building completed in the 1990s.
5	Continuum on South Beach		471 / 143	43	2002
6	ICON at South Beach		423 / 129	42	2004
?	Continuum on South Beach, North Tower		423 / 129	38	2008
7	Murano Grande at Portofino		407 / 124	37	2003
8	Murano at Portofino		402 / 123	37	2001
9	Carillon Residences North Tower		397 / 121	39	2008	Also known as the Canyon Ranch North Tower. Part of the Canyon Ranch Miami Beach complex.
10	The Setai Hotel and Residences		386 / 118	38	2004
11	The Waverly at South Beach		358 / 109	36	2001
12	La Gorce Palace		345 / 105	34	1996
13	The Yacht Club at Portofino		341 / 104	38	1999
14	Flamingo Resort Residences III		338 / 103	32	2001
15	The Floridian		337 / 103	33	1997
16	La Tour		292 / 89	26	1995
17	Loews Miami Beach Hotel		272 / 83	16	1998
18	The Grand Venetian		271 / 83	26	2002
19	Bentley Bay South Tower		259 / 79	26	2005
20	Canyon Ranch South Tower		255 / 78	22	2008	Part of the Canyon Ranch Miami Beach complex.
21	Bentley Bay North Tower		243 / 74	24	2005
22	Ritz Plaza Hotel		204 / 62	12	1940	Tallest building completed in the 1940s.
23	Shore Club Hotel		200 / 61	18	1938	Tallest building completed in the 1930s.
24	Miami Beach Federal Building		148 / 45	13	1956	Also known as 407 Building.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Miami Beach.