List of tallest buildings in St. Petersburg, Florida

Skyline of downtown St. Petersburg from the former St. Petersburg Pier in 2009

St. Petersburg, Florida is the fifth largest city in Florida with a population of 252,372 as of 2014.[1] The city is home to 69 completed high rises (as of 2015),[2] and the most notable is the Priatek Plaza and Signature Place skyscrapers.[3]

The current tallest skyscraper in the city is the Priatek Plaza, formally known as One Progress Plaza and the Bank of America Tower.[4][5] The then called One Progress Plaza, was built in 1990 at a height of 117.65 m (386.0 ft) with 28 stories and serves as an A-Class commercial office tower, making the tower the tallest skyscraper in St. Petersburg and Pinellas County for more than 25 years.[6][7] The second tallest skyscraper and the tallest residential skyscraper in St. Petersburg is Signature Place standing at a height of 116.1 m (381 ft) with 36 stories and 243 residential units.[8][9] The Signature Place tower has been credited for being a major transition in St. Petersburg modern architecture and surviving the financial crisis of 2008's house market crash.[10]

St. Petersburg has recently seen an economic boom in luxury condos dating from the 1990's to early and late 2000's. The combination of tourism and wealthy residents attracted wanted large and mid sized condominiums.[11][12][13]

Tallest buildings

This is the list of the tallest buildings in St. Petersburg, Florida that are multi-leveled and above 150 feet (45 meters). The (=) sign stands for buildings with the same height as another.

Rank Name[14][15][16] Height ft (m) Floors Year Notes & References
1 Priatek Plaza 386 (118) 28 1990
  • Tallest building in St. Petersburg, Florida since 1990.[17]
  • Tallest building in Pinellas County, since 1990.[18]
  • Originally known as One Progress Plaza and the Bank of America Tower.[19]
2 Signature Place 381 (116) 36 2009
  • Tallest residential building in St. Petersburg, Florida since 2009.[20][21]
3 Ovation 358 (109) 26 2009
  • Ovation is a residential building.[22][23]
4 Parkshore Plaza 355 (108) 29 2006
  • Parkshore Plaza is a residential building.[24][25]
5 Bayfront Plaza 333 (101) 29 1975
  • Bayfront Plaza is a residential building.[26][27]
6 400 Beach Drive 316 (96) 29 2007
  • 400 Beach Drive is a residential building.[28][29]
  • 400 Beach Drive is also referred to as '400 Beach'.
7 First Central Tower 300 (91) 17 1984
  • First Central Tower is an office building.[30][31]
8 The Florencia 275 (84) 23 2000
  • The Florencia is a residential building.[32][33]
9 Morgan Stanley Tower 265 (81) 17 1985
  • Morgan Stanley Tower is an office building.[34]
  • Previously known as the Wachovia Bank Building, Wells Fargo Plaza, SouthTrust Bank Building, and Bank of Florida Tower.[35][36]
10 Duke Energy Office Building 234 (71) 16 2007
  • Duke Energy Office Building is an office building.[37]
  • Originally known as the Progress Energy Office Building.[38][39]
11 Plaza Tower 210 (64) 15 1978
  • Plaza Tower is a residential building.[40][41]
12 The Cloisters 189 (58) 14 1999
  • The Cloisters is a residential building.[42][43]
13 Hilton St. Petersburg Hotel 167 (51) 15 1979
  • Hilton St. Petersburg Hotel is a hotel.[44][45]
14 The McNutly Lofts 165 (50) 13 2006
  • The McNutly Lofts is a residential building.[46][47]
15 Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital 163 (50) 10 2010
  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital is a hospital.[48][49]
16= Vinoy Place North Tower 158 (48) 13 2002
  • All four buildings are under the same complex.[50][51][52][53]
  • All four high rises are residential buildings.
16= Vinoy Place East Tower 158 (48) 13 2001
16= Vinoy Place South Tower 158 (48) 12 2002
16= Vinoy Place West Tower 158 (48) 12 2001
20 City Center St. Petersburg 151 (46) 12 1984
  • City Center St. Petersburg is an office building.[54][55]

Tallest under construction

This lists skyscrapers that are under construction in St. Petersburg and planned to be at least 150 feet (45 meters) tall, but are not yet completed structures. The "Year" column represents the estimated year the structure is set for completion.

Name Height ft (m) Floors Year (est.) Notes and References
One St. Petersburg 450 (137) 41 2018 Once completed, One St. Petersburg would be the tallest skyscraper in St. Petersburg and the tallest structure in Pinellas County, surpassing Priatek Plaza.[56][57][58]
Bliss Tower 204 (62) 18 2016 [59][60]
The Salvador –– 13 2016 [61][62]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "St. Petersburg - Buildings - Emporis". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  3. ↑ "Visiting the City - St. Petersburg". www.stpete.org. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
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  5. ↑ "St. Petersburg's tallest office tower gets a new name: Priatek Plaza". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  6. ↑ "One Progress Plaza, St. Petersburg - 130899 - Emporis". Emporis. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  7. ↑ "One Progress Plaza | Kucera Properties". kuceraproperties.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
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  18. ↑ "One Progress Plaza | Kucera Properties". kuceraproperties.com. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  19. ↑ "St. Petersburg's tallest office tower gets a new name: Priatek Plaza". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
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  29. ↑ "400 Beach Drive". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  30. ↑ "First Central Tower | Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida". www.firstcentraltower.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  31. ↑ "First Central Tower". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  32. ↑ "Florencia - Home Page". www.florenciacondo.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  33. ↑ "The Florencia". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  34. ↑ "Morgan Stanley Tower". www.morganstanleytower.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  35. ↑ "Morgan Stanley to Move to Downtown St. Petersburg Building to be renamed MORGAN STANLEY TOWER". Tampa Bay News Wire. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  36. ↑ "Wachovia Bank Building". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  37. ↑ "Duke Energy officially arrives in Florida with iron fist". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  38. ↑ "Progress Energy to break ground on new downtown headquarters". www.progress-energy.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  39. ↑ "Progress Energy Florida Office Building". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  40. ↑ "111 2nd Ave NE, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701". LoopNet. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
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  42. ↑ "Cloisters on Beach Drive Condo | Florida Simms". florida.ssimms.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
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  44. ↑ "Hilton St. Petersburg, FL Bayfront Hotel". www3.hilton.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
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  48. ↑ "All Children's Hospital - About ACH". www.allkids.org. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  49. ↑ "All Children's Hospital". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  50. ↑ "Vinoy Place North Tower". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  51. ↑ "Vinoy Place East Tower". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  52. ↑ "Vinoy Place South Tower". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  53. ↑ "Vinoy Place West Tower". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  54. ↑ "City Center St. Pete | Home". www.citycenterstpete.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  55. ↑ "City Center, St. Petersburg". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  56. ↑ "41-story condo will be St. Pete’s tallest building". TBO.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  57. ↑ "41-story tower to be tallest in St. Pete". 10NEWS. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  58. ↑ "Luxury condo reservations are brisk in downtown St. Petersburg". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  59. ↑ "Hurdles continue for St. Petersburg's Bliss luxury condo project". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  60. ↑ "Developer, city of St. Petersburg win Bliss condo lawsuit". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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