List of tallest buildings in Florida

This list of tallest buildings in Florida ranks the tallest buildings (150 metres (492.1 ft) or higher) in the U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

state of Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

by height. The tallest building in the state is the 70-story

Storey

A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...

Four Seasons Hotel Miami

The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami or simply the Four Seasons Tower, is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District. The tower contains a Four Seasons Hotel, office space and several...

, which rises 789 feet (240 m) in the City of Miami's Brickell district and was completed in 2003. It also stands as the 51st-tallest building in the United States.

Florida has 45 buildings that are 150 metres (492.1 ft) or higher. The majority are located in the City of Miami, and over 85% are in the Miami metro area

South Florida metropolitan area

The South Florida metropolitan area, also known as the Miami metropolitan area, and designated the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area by the U.S...

. Of the 45, 30 are in Miami, 5 are in Sunny Isles Beach

Sunny Isles Beach, Florida

Sunny Isles Beach is a city located on a barrier island in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The City is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Intracoastal Waterway on the west...

, 3 are in Miami Beach

Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...

, 4 are in Tampa

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

, 2 are in Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

, and 1, NASA

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

's Vehicle Assembly Building

Vehicle Assembly Building

The Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center was used to assemble and house American manned launch vehicles from 1968-2011. It is the fourth largest building in the world by volume...

, is in Merritt Island

Merritt Island, Florida

Merritt Island is a census-designated place in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located on the east coast of the state on the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2000 census, the population was 36,090. It is part of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area...

.

The majority of the skyscrapers in Miami are within the greater Downtown Miami

Downtown Miami

Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States...

area, specifically the neighborhoods of the Central Business District (Downtown), Brickell

Brickell

Brickell is an urban neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States. A neighborhood of greater Downtown Miami, Brickell is Miami and South Florida's major financial district.-Background:...

, Omni, and Edgewater. Thomas Kramer

Thomas Kramer

Thomas Kramer is a German real estate developer and venture capitalist noteworthy for his part in the redevelopment of South Beach, Miami, Florida. He is also a well-known high society figure and philanthropist, hosting charitable events at his Star Island mansion...

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

South Beach

South Beach, also nicknamed SoBe, is a neighborhood in the city of Miami Beach, Florida, United States. It is the area south of Indian Creek and encompasses roughly the southernmost 23 blocks of the main barrier island that separates the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay.This area was the first...

neighborhood of "South of Fifth".

Tallest buildings

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

Rank	Name	Height ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...	Floors	Year	City	Notes
1	Four Seasons Hotel Miami Four Seasons Hotel Miami The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami or simply the Four Seasons Tower, is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District. The tower contains a Four Seasons Hotel, office space and several...	787 / 240	64	2003	Miami	51st-tallest in the United States. Has been the tallest building in Miami and Florida since 2003.
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.
3	Marquis Miami Marquis Miami Marquis is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. It was topped out in March 2008. The tower is tall and contains 67...	700 / 214	67	2008	Miami	Tallest all-residential skyscraper in the Southeastern U.S.
4	900 Biscayne Bay 900 Biscayne Bay 900 Biscayne Bay is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. It opened for residential occupancy in early 2008. The tower...	650 / 198	63	2008	Miami
5	Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center (Miami) The Met 2 Financial Center, is part of the Metropolitan Miami complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was completed in early 2010....	647 / 197	47	2010	Miami	Topped out in August 2009. Formerly known as Met 2 Financial Center.
6	Mint at Riverfront	631 / 192	55	2008	Miami
7	Infinity at Brickell Infinity at Brickell Infinity at Brickell is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown's Brickell Financial District. When it topped out, it was the 7th tallest building in Miami and Florida. Although not in the same complex, it was built across the street from Infinity II site, hence its...	630 / 192	53	2008	Miami
8	Miami Tower	625 / 191	47	1986	Miami	Formerly known as CenTrust Tower and Bank of America Tower.
9	Bank of America Tower Bank of America Tower (Jacksonville) The Bank of America Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is the tallest building in Jacksonville, and the ninth-tallest in the state of Florida...	617 / 188	42	1990	Jacksonville	Formerly known as the Barnett Bank Center
10	Marinablue Marinablue MarinaBlue, also known as Marina Blue, is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. The tower was one of the first buildings...	615 / 187	58	2007	Miami
11	Plaza on Brickell Tower I Plaza on Brickell Plaza on Brickell is an urban development in Miami, Florida, United States. The complex consists of two skyscrapers and a retail center at the base, connecting the two towers. The towers completed construction in late 2007. The Plaza on Brickell Tower I, the taller of the two buildings, rises and...	610 / 186	57	2007	Miami
12=	Icon Brickell North Tower Icon Brickell The Icon Brickell complex is an urban development center in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located on the south side of the Miami River in Downtown's northern Brickell Financial District. The complex consists of three skyscrapers and the Icon Brickell Plaza, connecting the towers at their base...	586 / 179	58	2008	Miami
12=	Icon Brickell South Tower Icon Brickell The Icon Brickell complex is an urban development center in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located on the south side of the Miami River in Downtown's northern Brickell Financial District. The complex consists of three skyscrapers and the Icon Brickell Plaza, connecting the towers at their base...	586 / 179	60	2008	Miami
14	Ten Museum Park Ten Museum Park Ten Museum Park is a residential skyscraper in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. It was designed by Chad Oppenheim of...	585 / 178	50	2007	Miami
15	100 North Tampa 100 North Tampa 100 North Tampa, formerly known as the Regions Building and the AmSouth Building, is a skyscraper in Tampa, Florida, USA. Rising to a height of and 42 floors in Downtown Tampa, the structure currently stands as the tallest building in Tampa and the ninth-tallest building in Florida. 100 North...	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.
16	Bank of America Plaza Bank of America Tower (Tampa) The Bank of America Plaza is a 42-story skyscraper located in Downtown Tampa and was completed in 1986. At , it surpassed One Tampa City Center as the tallest building in Tampa, until completion of 100 North Tampa in 1992. The structure was originally known as Barnett Plaza...	577 / 176	42	1986	Tampa	Damaged in a 2002 plane crash 2002 Tampa plane crash The 2002 Tampa plane crash was an incident that occurred on Saturday, January 5, 2002. The incident occurred when a high-school student of Eastlake High in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Charles J. Bishop, inspired by the September 11 attacks, stole a Cessna 172 and crashed it into the side of the Bank... . Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1980s.
17	Jade Beach Jade Beach Jade Beach and Jade Ocean are two high-rise residential condominiums located in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Finished in 2008, Jade Beach has 53 floors and rises , making it the tallest building in Sunny Isles Beach and the 17th tallest building in Florida as of November 2010...	574 / 175	53	2008	Sunny Isles Beach
18=	Blue Diamond Blue and Green Diamond The Blue and Green Diamonds are twin towers in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. They are both and 44 floors. They are the tallest buildings in Miami Beach, and were both completed in 2000. They were known for being the tallest oceanfront residential towers in the United States until Jade Beach...	559 / 170	44	2000	Miami Beach
18=	Green Diamond Blue and Green Diamond The Blue and Green Diamonds are twin towers in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. They are both and 44 floors. They are the tallest buildings in Miami Beach, and were both completed in 2000. They were known for being the tallest oceanfront residential towers in the United States until Jade Beach...	559 / 170	44	2000	Miami Beach
20=	50 Biscayne	554 / 169	55	2007	Miami
20=	Quantum on the Bay South Tower Quantum on the Bay Quantum on the Bay is a complex of skyscrapers in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located just north of Downtown Miami in the Edgewater neighborhood. The complex consists of two main towers, the Quantum on the Bay South Tower and the Quantum on the Bay North Tower. The South...	554 / 169	52	2008	Miami	Tallest building in Midtown Miami Midtown Miami Midtown Miami is the collective term for the Wynwood and Edgewater neighborhoods of Miami, Florida, United States, north of Downtown and south of the Miami Design District. It is roughly bound by North 29th Street to the south, I-195 to the north, I-95 to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east.In... .
20=	Jade Ocean	/169	51	2009	Sunny Isles Beach
23	Trump Palace	551 / 168	43	2005	Sunny Isles Beach
24=	Aqualina Ocean Residences and Resort	550 / 168	51	2004	Sunny Isles Beach
24=	Trump Royale	550 / 168	44	2008	Sunny Isles Beach
26	Opera Tower Opera Tower The Opera Tower is a residential skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It was developed by Florida East Coast Realty, and was completed in late 2007. The Opera Tower received its temporary certificate of occupancy on December 26, 2007...	543 / 165	56	2007	Miami
27	1450 Brickell 1450 Brickell 1450 Brickell, is an all-office skyscraper in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is 540 feet tall with 40 floors. It is adjacent to One Broadway in Downtown Miami's southern Brickell Financial District. The building is located on the corner of Brickell Avenue and Broadway. The architect...	540 / 164	40	2009	Miami	2009
28=	Everglades on the Bay North Tower Everglades on the Bay Vizcayne is an urban development in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard...	538 / 164	50	2008	Miami
28=	Everglades on the Bay South Tower Everglades on the Bay Vizcayne is an urban development in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard...	538 / 164	49	2008	Miami
30	One Tampa City Center One Tampa City Center One Tampa City Center is a skyscraper in Tampa, Florida. It was the tallest building in the state for 3 years and the tallest building in the city until the completion of the Bank of America tower in 1986. At 39 stories tall. It is currently the third tallest structure in the city.-External links:*...	537 / 164	38	1981	Tampa	Stood as the tallest building in Florida at the time of its completion, and held that title until 1984 when it was surpassed by the Southeast Financial Center in Miami Miami, Florida Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625... .
31	Quantum on the Bay North Tower Quantum on the Bay Quantum on the Bay is a complex of skyscrapers in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located just north of Downtown Miami in the Edgewater neighborhood. The complex consists of two main towers, the Quantum on the Bay South Tower and the Quantum on the Bay North Tower. The South...	536 / 163	45	2008	Miami
32	Wells Fargo Center	535 / 163	37	1974	Jacksonville	Formerly known as the Modis Building; Originally known as the Independent Life Building; Tallest building in Florida for seven years.
33	Jade at Brickell Bay Jade at Brickell Bay Jade at Brickell Bay is a residential skyscraper in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown's Brickell Financial District, directly on Biscayne Bay. The tower, which opened in 2004, is tall and contains 48 floors. The address is 1331 Brickell Bay Drive...	528 / 161	48	2004	Miami
34	NASA Vehicle Assembly Building Vehicle Assembly Building The Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center was used to assemble and house American manned launch vehicles from 1968-2011. It is the fourth largest building in the world by volume...	526 / 160	40	1965	Merritt Island	Fourth largest building in the world by volume. Tallest building in the U.S. outside an urban area. Generally considered to be one story.
35=	Plaza on Brickell Tower II Plaza on Brickell Plaza on Brickell is an urban development in Miami, Florida, United States. The complex consists of two skyscrapers and a retail center at the base, connecting the two towers. The towers completed construction in late 2007. The Plaza on Brickell Tower I, the taller of the two buildings, rises and...	525 / 160	48	2007	Miami
35=	SunTrust Financial Centre SunTrust Financial Centre The SunTrust Financial Centre is a 525ft skyscraper in Tampa, Florida. It was completed in 1992 and has 36 floors. Cooper Carry designed the building, which is the 4th tallest in Tampa. It was designed to take a 110 mph wind load.-See also:...	525 / 160	36	1992	Tampa
37	Santa Maria Santa Maria (building) The Santa Maria is a residential skyscraper in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. The building is located in the city's Brickell neighborhood, south of Downtown. The building has 51 floors and is tall. The address is 1643 Brickell Avenue. The building is just a short distance from the...	520 / 158	51	1997	Miami	Tallest building constructed in Miami in the 1990s.
38	Brickell World Plaza	517 / 158	40	2009	Miami	Topped out in early 2009.
39	The Ivy Riverfront West The Riverfront West Complex is an urban development in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The complex is located on the north bank of the Miami River in Miami's Central Business District. The complex contains three main towers, Mint at Riverfront and The Ivy at Riverfront and Wind by NEO...	512 / 156	45	2008	Miami
40	Stephen P. Clark Government Center Stephen P. Clark Government Center The Stephen P. Clark Government Center, known also as Government Center, Miami-Dade Center, or County Hall, is a skyscraper in the Government Center district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is the headquarters building of the Miami-Dade County government. Many county offices are...	510 / 155	28	1985	Miami	Also known as Government Center and Miami-Dade Center.
41	The Beach Club Phase II	505 / 154	50	2006	Hallandale Beach
42	Wind Wind (Miami) Wind Tower is a skyscraper in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was completed in early 2008. It is located adjacent to the River Front East complex, on the north bank of the Miami River in Downtown. The building is located on Southwest 3rd Street and Miami Avenue. It is 501 ft tall and...	501 / 153	41	2008	Miami
43	Epic	500 / 152	52	2008	Miami
44	Paramount Bay at Edgewater Square Paramount Bay at Edgewater Square Paramount Bay is a high-rise condominium building in the Edgewater Neighborhood, adjacent to the Omni District of Miami, Florida, United States. It stands , with 47 floors. The building was topped off in late 2009...	496 / 151	47	2008	Miami
45=	Akoya Condominiums Akoya Condominiums Akoya Condominiums is a 47 story, high-rise residential condominium located in Miami Beach, Florida. Built in 2004 and rising 150 meters , Akoya Condominiums is the third tallest building in Miami Beach, after the 170 meter Blue and Green Diamonds. Akoya was originally planned to be White Diamond...	492 / 150	47	2004	Miami Beach
45=	One Biscayne Tower One Biscayne Tower One Biscayne Tower is an office skyscraper in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is located on the eastern edge of the Central Business District, on South Biscayne Boulevard. It is comprised completely of Class A office space. The building contains 39 floors and is 492 ft tall, to the roof...	492 / 150	40	1973	Miami	With its antenna included, the building reaches a total height of 692 feet (211 m), making it the 4th-tallest building in the city when measuring to pinnacle height. Tallest building built in Miami in the 1970s.

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

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a 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

Tâmpa

Tâmpa may refer to several villages in Romania:* Tâmpa, a village in Băcia Commune, Hunedoara County* Tâmpa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mureş County* Tâmpa, a mountain in Braşov city...

Years tallest	Name	Height m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...	Floors	Year completed	City	Notes
1902–1909	Dyal-Upchurch Building Dyal-Upchurch Building The Dyal-Upchurch Building is a six-story, 43,747-square-foot historic building in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located at 4 East Bay Street, and was designed by architect Henry John Klutho. On April 17, 1980, it was added to the U.S...	25	6	1902	Jacksonville	Built after the Great Fire of 1901 Great Fire of 1901 The Great Fire of 1901 in Jacksonville, Florida was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the Southeast. It was similar in scale and destruction to the 1871 Great Chicago Fire.-Origin:... .
1909–1912	121 Atlantic Place 121 Atlantic Place 121 Atlantic Place, formerly the Atlantic National Bank Building, is a historic skyscraper in Jacksonville, Florida. It was built in 1909 as the headquarters for the Atlantic National Bank, and is located at 121 West Forsyth Street...	41	10	1909	Jacksonville
1912–1913	Florida Life Building Florida Life Building The Laura Street Trio is a group of three historic buildings located on and near Laura Street in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. The Trio consists of two perpendicularly-arranged skyscrapers, the Florida Life Building and the Bisbee Building, plus a third structure, the Old Florida National Bank ,...	45	11	1909	Jacksonville	Part of the Laura Street Trio.
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 Bank of America Tower (Jacksonville) The Bank of America Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is the tallest building in Jacksonville, and the ninth-tallest in the state of Florida... , now Jacksonville's tallest building.
1925–1928	Freedom Tower Freedom Tower (Miami) The Freedom Tower is a building in Miami, Florida, designed by Schultze and Weaver. It is used currently as a memorial to Cuban immigration to the United States. It is located at 600 Biscayne Boulevard on the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College. On September 10, 1979, it was added to the U.S....	78		1925	Miami	The first of Florida's tallest buildings to be built outside of Jacksonville.
1928–1967	Miami-Dade County Courthouse	120	28	1928	Miami
1967–1972	Riverplace Tower Riverplace Tower The Riverplace Tower is a 28-floor office building on the south bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. At the time of its construction, it was the tallest building in the state of Florida, as well as Jacksonville, and the defining landmark in the skyline.-History:The Auchter Company,...	127	28	1967	Jacksonville
1972–1974	Park Tower	140	36	1972	Tampa Tâmpa Tâmpa may refer to several villages in Romania:* Tâmpa, a village in Băcia Commune, Hunedoara County* Tâmpa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mureş County* Tâmpa, a mountain in Braşov city...	First of Florida's tallest buildings to be in Tampa.
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.
1981–1984	One Tampa City Center One Tampa City Center One Tampa City Center is a skyscraper in Tampa, Florida. It was the tallest building in the state for 3 years and the tallest building in the city until the completion of the Bank of America tower in 1986. At 39 stories tall. It is currently the third tallest structure in the city.-External links:*...	164	48	1981	Tampa Tâmpa Tâmpa may refer to several villages in Romania:* Tâmpa, a village in Băcia Commune, Hunedoara County* Tâmpa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mureş County* Tâmpa, a mountain in Braşov city...	The last of Florida's tallest buildings to be in Tampa or anywhere outside of Miami.
1984–2003	Southeast Financial Center	233	55	1984	Miami	Formerly the Wachovia Financial Center; currently Florida's tallest office building.
2003–present	Four Seasons Hotel Miami Four Seasons Hotel Miami The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami or simply the Four Seasons Tower, is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District. The tower contains a Four Seasons Hotel, office space and several...	240	64	2003	Miami	Miami's and Florida's current tallest building.

Tallest buildings

Chronology of the tallest buildings in Florida

See also