List of tallest buildings in Florida

Downtown Miami skyscrapers at night, with the Freedom Tower (purple), one of Florida's oldest skyscrapers, built in 1925, in the center and the Miami Tower (green) behind it.

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 70-story Four Seasons Hotel Miami, which rises 789 feet (240 m) in the City of Miami's Brickell neighborhood and was completed in 2003.[1] It now stands as the 60th-tallest building in the United States.

Florida has 19 buildings that are 170 metres (560 ft) or higher. The majority are located in the City of Miami, and over 85% are in the Greater Miami area while the rest are in the Tampa and Jacksonville areas. Of the 19 tallest buildings in Florida, 13 are in the City of Miami, 2 are in Tampa, 2 are in Miami Beach, 1 is in Sunny Isles Beach, and 1 is in Jacksonville.

The majority of the skyscrapers in Miami are within the greater Downtown Miami area, specifically the neighborhoods of the Central Business District (Historic Downtown Miami), Brickell, Omni, 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".[2]

Tallest buildings

Height used is standard measurement which includes spires and other permanent architectural details but discludes antennas.

Rank Name Image Height
ft / m		 Floors Year City Notes
1 Four Seasons Hotel Miami 789 / 240 64 2003 Miami 60th-tallest in the United States. Has been the tallest building in Miami and Florida since 2003.[1][3][4]
2 Southeast Financial Center 764 / 233 56 1984 Miami Tallest all-office building in the city and the state. Formerly known as Wachovia Financial Center, Southeast Bank Center and First Union Financial Center. Tallest building built in Miami in the 1980s, and the tallest in Miami and Florida until 2003.[5][6]
3 Marquis Miami 700 / 214 67 2008 Miami Tallest all-residential skyscraper in the Southeastern U.S.[7][8]
4 900 Biscayne Bay 650 / 198 63 2008 Miami [9]
5 Wells Fargo Center 647 / 197 47 2010 Miami Topped out in August 2009. Formerly known as Met 2 Financial Center. [10][11]
6 Mansions at Acqualina 643 / 196 46 2015 Sunny Isles Beach [12][13]
7 Mint at Riverfront 631 / 192 55 2008 Miami [14]
8 Infinity at Brickell 630 / 192 53 2008 Miami [15][16]
9 Miami Tower 625 / 191 47 1986 Miami Formerly known as CenTrust Tower and Bank of America Tower.[17][18][19]
10 Bank of America Tower 617 / 188 42 1990 Jacksonville Formerly known as the Barnett Bank Center. [20][21]
11 Marinablue 615 / 187 58 2007 Miami [22][23]
12 Plaza on Brickell Tower I 610 / 186 57 2007 Miami [24][25]
13= Icon Brickell North Tower 586 / 179 58 2008 Miami [26][27]
13= Icon Brickell South Tower 586 / 179 60 2008 Miami [28][29]
15 Ten Museum Park 585 / 178 50 2007 Miami [30][31]
16 100 North Tampa 579 / 176 42 1992 Tampa Has been the tallest building in the city since 1992. Tallest building along Florida's Gulf Coast. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1990s. Also known as the Regions Building.[32]
17 Bank of America Plaza 577 / 176 42 1986 Tampa Damaged in a 2002 plane crash. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1980s.[33]
18 Jade Beach 574 / 175 53 2008 Sunny Isles Beach
19= Blue Diamond 559 / 170 44 2000 Miami Beach
19= Green Diamond 559 / 170 44 2000 Miami Beach

Chronology of the tallest buildings in Florida

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, four have been in Miami, and two have been in Tampa.b[34]

Years tallest Name Image Height
m		 Floors Year completed City Notes
1896–1902 Florida Brewing Company building
25 6 1896 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 25 6 1902 Jacksonville Built after the Great Fire of 1901.[34]
1909–1912 121 Atlantic Place 41 10 1909 Jacksonville [34]
1912–1913 Florida Life Building 45 11 1909 Jacksonville Part of the Laura Street Trio.[34]
1913–1925 Heard National Bank Building 55 15 1913 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.[34]
1925–1926 Freedom Tower 78 17 1925 Miami The first of Florida's tallest buildings to be built outside of Jacksonville.[34]
1926–1928 Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel 96 15 1926 Coral Gables Became Florida's tallest building one year after Coral Gables was incorporated.[35]
1928–1967 Miami-Dade County Courthouse 120 28 1928 Miami [34]
1967–1972 Riverplace Tower 127 28 1967 Jacksonville Originally the Gulf Life Building[34]
1972–1974 Park Tower 140 36 1972 Tampa First of Florida's tallest buildings to be in Tampa.[34]
1974–1981 Wells Fargo Center 163 37 1974 Jacksonville Formerly known as the Independent Life Building and the Modis Building; the last of Florida's tallest buildings to be in Jacksonville.[34]
1981–1984 One Tampa City Center 164 48 1981 Tampa The last of Florida's tallest buildings to be in Tampa or anywhere outside of Miami.[34]
1984–2003 Southeast Financial Center 233 55 1984 Miami Formerly the Wachovia Financial Center; currently Florida's tallest office building.[34]
2003–present Four Seasons Hotel Miami 240 64 2003 Miami Miami's and Florida's current tallest building.[34]

See also

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 "Four Seasons Hotel & Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  2. ↑ Boyd, Christopher. "Sturm und Drang, South Beach-style. (German investor-turned real estate developer Thomas Kramer)." Florida Trend. 1996. HighBeam Research. (January 18, 2011).
  3. ↑ "Four Seasons Hotel & Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  4. ↑ "Four Seasons Hotel & Tower". Structurae.de. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  5. ↑ "Wachovia Financial Center". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  6. ↑ "Wachovia Financial Center". Structurae.de. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  7. ↑ "Marquis". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  8. ↑ "Marquis". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  9. ↑ "900 Biscayne Bay". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  10. ↑ "Met 2 Office Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  11. ↑ "Met 2". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  12. ↑ "Mansions at Acqualina". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Mansions at Acqualina". Emporis.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Mint at Riverfront". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  15. ↑ "Infinity at Brickell". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  16. ↑ "Infinity at Brickell". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  17. ↑ "Bank of America Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  18. ↑ "Bank of America Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  19. ↑ "Bank of America Tower". Structurae.de. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  20. ↑ "bank-of-america-tower". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "bank-of-america-tower". emporis.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "Marinablue". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  23. ↑ "Marinablue". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  24. ↑ "Plaza on Brickell Tower I". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  25. ↑ "Plaza on Brickell Tower I". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  26. ↑ "Icon Brickell North Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  27. ↑ "Icon Brickell - North Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  28. ↑ "Icon Brickell South Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  29. ↑ "Icon Brickell - South Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  30. ↑ "Ten Museum Park". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  31. ↑ "Ten Museum Park". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  32. ↑ "100 North Tampa". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  33. ↑ "Bank of America Plaza". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  34. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ennis Davis (March 6, 2008). "A Century of Florida's Tallest Skyscrapers". metrojacksonville.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  35. ↑ http://www.emporis.com/buildings/123896/the-biltmore-hotel-coral-gables-fl-usa
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