List of tallest buildings in Miami facts for kids

Downtown Miami skyline from Bayfront Park in February 2020

Miami skyline from Willian M Powell bridge in February 2018.

Brickell skyline from the south showing the previously tallest Four Seasons Hotel and Tower center

Downtown viewed from the north in 2011.

Downtown and Brickell skyline from the west in 2012.

The U.S. city of Miami, Florida has the country's third-tallest skyline with over 300 high-rises, 80 of which stand taller than 400 feet (120 m), mainly according to Emporis, SkyscraperPage, and The Skyscraper Center, which is the online database of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The tallest building in the city is the 85-story Panorama Tower, which rises 868 feet (265 m) in Miami's Brickell district and surpassed all other buildings in height when it topped out in 2017. Nine of the ten tallest buildings in Florida are located in Miami.

Background

History

Miami's history of high-rises began with the 1912 completion of the six–story Burdine's Department Store, although the Freedom Tower, built in 1925, is Miami's best-known early skyscraper and remains an icon of the city. From the mid-1990s through the late 2000s, Miami went through the largest building boom in the city's history. In what was dubbed a "Manhattanization wave", there were nearly 60 structures proposed, approved or under construction in the city that were planned to rise over 492 feet (150 m) in height. As a result of the construction boom, only two of the city's 25 tallest buildings were completed before the year 2000, and the city has one of largest skylines in the United States, generally ranking only behind New York City and Chicago. The boom, however, ended abruptly around 2008 when the real estate market crashed and the late-2000s recession began. By 2011 the market began to return, with new office and condominium projects such as Brickell House announced for construction beginning in 2012. This was followed by a second boom that is currently active as of January 2019. This second boom has more proposed towers for the region than were built in the first boom from 2003 to 2010. Only 10 buildings out of 80 on the list were built before 2000, and only 18 were built before 2005.

Present

The tallest completed structure is Panorama Tower in Brickell. It reached the height taller than any other building in Miami in August 2017. The auger cast pile deep foundation system for Panorama Tower was installed by HJ Foundation, a subsidiary of Keller Group. The tallest active proposals include One Bayfront Plaza (OBP) and One Brickell City Centre (OBCC), both of which may rise over 1,000 feet (305 m). One Bayfront Plaza is a mixed-use building proposed for 100 South Biscayne Boulevard, approved for construction since 2007, and scheduled to be completed as early as 2018. Since then, it has gone through several design changes and does not have a reliable construction date. By the end of 2016, there were about ten proposals for supertall buildings in downtown and Brickell. In addition to OBCC and OPB, these included The Towers by Foster + Partners, One Virgin MiamiCentral, 300 Biscayne, Capital at Brickell (CCCC Miami), World Trade Center of the Americas, Skyrise (tower), as well as the more speculative Sky Plaza and One Fifth.

FAA height limits

One Bayfront Plaza was for many years the tallest building ever to be approved for construction in the city, at the maximum FAA height limit of 1,049 feet (320 m), though several other buildings were approved at similar heights in the mid-2010s. It was later reduced and is expected to rise 1,010 feet (308 m), with 80 floors. It also has the distinction of being the first skyscraper over 1,000 feet (305 m), known as a "supertall", to be approved in Miami. Several other buildings have been proposed to rise over 1,000 feet (305 m), including One Brickell City Centre, but have been reduced by the FAA. Approvals for comparably tall buildings in Miami are very rare due to the proximity of Miami International Airport (MIA). The main runways of MIA align planes taking off and landing directly over the greater downtown area, and for this reason the Federal Aviation Administration sets precise height limits for construction in Downtown Miami. The fate of high rise construction in Miami was greatly threatened by a "One Engine Inoperative" (OEI) policy proposed by the FAA in 2014. This proposal would drastically reduce the maximum permitted height of structures around 388 airports in the country, even causing existing structures to be modified. In the end, the FAA did not go forward with the extreme limitations and even began giving quicker approvals to buildings with heights up to 1,049 feet (320 m) above sea level, leading to many proposed and approved supertall projects.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks the tallest buildings in Miami that stand at least 400 ft (122 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed or topped out. Where applicable, floor counts are given by the observed measurements, as reported floor counts may include many skipped floors, not limited to floor 13.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Neighborhood	Notes
1	Panorama Tower		868 (265)	85	2017	Brickell	Tallest building in Miami and Florida since 2017, 40th-tallest in the United States. Tallest building in Miami and Florida constructed in the 2010s.
2	Four Seasons Hotel Miami		789 (240)	70	2003	Brickell	Had been the tallest building in Miami and Florida from 2003 until 2017. Tallest building built in Miami and Florida in the 2000s. The building's total area stands at 690,000 square feet.
3	Southeast Financial Center		764 (233)	55	1984	Downtown	Tallest all-office building in the city and the state; tallest building built in Miami and Florida in the 1980s and the 20th Century. The building has won the TOBY Building of the Year Award in 1990, 1996 and 1999, and in 1997 was chosen by the Wall Street Journal as one of the 50 best buildings in the US. Most floors have 9 corner offices, with the top twelve floors having as many as 16.
4	Brickell Flatiron		734 (224)	65	2019	Brickell	Residential tower with 549 condominiums and 3,716 square meters of ground floor retail. Site is located on the corner of South Miami Avenue and Brickell Plaza. Typical of Miami residential construction, financing will use the Latin American finance method. Construction began in March 2016.
5	One Thousand Museum		709 (216)	62	2019	Park West	83-unit residential condominium tower. The tower was designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid. Construction began in December 2014. It topped off in February 2018.
6	Paramount Miami Worldcenter		700 (213.3)	60	2019	Park West	Residential tower with 444 apartments as part of the Miami World Center development. Broke ground in late 2015. The building topped off in August 2018.
7	Marquis		679 (207)	63	2009	Park West
8	900 Biscayne Bay		650 (198)	63	2008	Park West	Tallest all-residential skyscraper in Miami and Florida.
8	SLS Lux		650(198)	57	2018	Brickell	This is the third tower in the Brickell Heights development project. Construction began in 2015 and will include 450 condominiums and a 60-room SLS Hotel. Site work began in June 2014.
10	Elysee Miami		649 (197)	57	2019	Edgewater
11	Wells Fargo Center		647 (197)	47	2010	Downtown	Formerly known as Met 2 Financial Center
12	Echo Brickell		01.0 635 (193)	57	2017	Brickell	Announced in Spring 2013. Topped out early 2017.
13	Mint at Riverfront		631 (192.3)	55	2008	Downtown
14	Infinity at Brickell		630 (192)	52	2008	Brickell
15	Miami Tower		625 (191)	47	1986	Downtown	Designed by I.M. Pei & Partners. Formerly known as CenTrust Tower and Bank of America Tower. The building contains the Knight Center Metromover station. 216 ultra-modern LED fixtures placed on the setbacks and rooftops of neighboring blocks light the tower in multicolored displays.
16	Marinablue		615 (187)	57	2007	Park West
17	Plaza on Brickell Tower I		610 (186)	56	2007	Brickell
18	Epic		601 (183)	54	2009	Downtown
19	One Paraíso		24.0600 (183)	55	2017	Edgewater	Announced in early 2013. Part of Paraiso Bay complex. Approved in July 2013. This twin residential tower project is located on NE 31st Street on the Biscayne Bay waterfront. Site work construction began June 2014.
20	SLS Brickell		24.0599 (183)	52	2016	Brickell	Announced in Fall 2012. Construction began in January 2014, topped-out by early 2016 for late 2016 occupancy.
21	Icon Brickell North Tower		586 (179)	58	2008	Brickell
21	Icon Brickell South Tower		586 (179)	58	2008	Brickell
23	Ten Museum Park		585 (178)	50	2007	Park West
24	Paramount Bay at Edgewater Square		555 (169)	47	2009	Edgewater	Designed by Arquitectonica Architects, Creative Vision by Lenny Kravitz for Kravitz Design Inc.
25	Solitair Brickell		555 (169)	50	2017	Brickell	438-unit residential condominium tower. The tower is being built where the parking garage of the Brickell Bayview Center office building had been located. Construction began in July 2015.
26	50 Biscayne		554 (169)	55	2007	Downtown
26	Quantum on the Bay South Tower		554 (169)	52	2008	Arts & Entertainment District	Tallest building in the Arts & Entertainment District
28	Biscayne Beach		24.0550 (168)	51	2016	Edgewater	Residential apartment tower began construction in May 2014. Tower will have 399 units and a private "beach club." Topped of summer 2016.
29	Brickell Heights Tower I		24.0549 (167)	52	2016-2017	Brickell	Formerly announced in 2006 as Premiere Towers. The project was cancelled by the Great Recession and re-announced in October 2013 as a twin 690 unit residential tower. Construction began in June 2014.
30	1010 Brickell		548 (167)	50	2016	Brickell	352-unit residential condominium tower. The tower is to be built on the current parking garage of the 1010 Brickell office building. The tower is set to begin construction with the demolition of the existing parking garage by Spring 2014.
30	Gran Paraiso		24.0548 (167)	55	2016	Edgewater	Announced in early 2013. Part of Paraiso Bay complex. Approved in July 2013. This twin residential tower project is located on NE 31st Street on the Biscayne Bay waterfront. Site work construction began June 2014.
32	Met Square		24.0545 (166)	42	2017	Downtown	391-unit rental apartment tower. Tower will contain restaurant space and 1,778-seat movie theatre. The tower will also contain a Tequesta Indian display after artifacts and structures of the tribe were unearthed at the site. Construction began in July 2015.
33	Opera Tower		543 (165)	56	2007	Arts & Entertainment District
34	Viceroy		542 (165)	50	2008	Brickell
35	Muze At Met Square		538 (164)	43	2019	Downtown
35	Vizcayne North Tower		538 (164)	50	2008	Downtown
35	Vizcayne South Tower		538 (164)	49	2008	Downtown
37	Quantum on the Bay North Tower		536 (163)	45	2008	Arts & Entertainment District
38	Aria On The Bay		03.0535 (163)	50	2017	Arts & Entertainment District	647 Unit condo tower by Melo Group. Construction began in April 2015.
39	Brickell Heights Tower II		24.0529 (161)	52	2016-2017	Brickell	Formerly announced in 2006 as Premiere Towers. The project was cancelled by the Great Recession and re-announced in October 2013 as a twin 690 unit residential tower. Construction began in June 2014 and topped out fall 2016.
40	Jade at Brickell Bay		528 (161)	48	2004	Brickell
41	Plaza on Brickell Tower II		525 (160)	48	2007	Brickell
42	Santa Maria		520 (158)	51	1997	Brickell	Tallest building constructed in Miami in the 1990s
43	Rise		520 (158)	46	2015	Brickell	Brickell City Centre project also includes construction of 48,310 m2 (520,000 ft2) of retail, and two office towers with a height of 80 meters (262 feet) each.
44	EAST		516 (158)	44	2015	Brickell	Project also includes construction of 48,310 m2 (520,000 ft2) of retail, and two office towers with a height of 80 meters (262 feet) each.
45	The Ivy		512 (156)	45	2008	Downtown
46	Stephen P. Clark Government Center		510 (155)	28	1985	Downtown	Also known as Government Center and Miami-Dade Center
47	Brickell House		509 (155)	48	2014	Brickell	Building topped out in January 2014.
48	Reach		503 (153)	44	2015	Brickell	Brickell City Centre project also includes construction of 48,310 m2 (520,000 ft2) of retail, and two office towers with a height of 80 meters (262 feet) each.
49	JW Marriott Marquis Miami		502 (153)	41	2010	Downtown	Connected to the Wells Fargo Center.
50	Wind		501 (153)	41	2008	Downtown
51	1450 Brickell		500 (152)	34	2010	Brickell	Formerly known as Park Place at Brickell II. 1450 Brickell has been certified GOLD by The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
51	Paraiso Bayviews		500 (152)	44	2018	Edgewater	Construction began in 2015. Part of Paraiso Bay complex.
53	Icon Bay		494 (150.6)	42	2015	Edgewater
54	One Biscayne Tower		492 (150)	39	1973	Downtown	Tallest building built in Miami in the 1970s. Surpassed as tallest by Wachovia Financial Center (now Southeast Financial Center) in 1984.
55	The Bond at Brickell		24.0491 (150)	44	2015	Brickell	323-unit residential tower at 1080 Brickell Avenue. Announced in Fall 2012. Broke ground in January 2014.
56	Brickell Arch		487 (148)	36	2004	Brickell	US headquarters of Espirito Santo Bank. The building also contains a Conrad Hotel and 116 luxury condos. Designed by Kohn Pederson Fox Associates, the front façade features a concaved arch intended to symbolize the gateway to Latin America.
57	Brickell World Plaza		484 (148)	40	2011	Brickell	Topped out in early 2009; previously known as Brickell Financial Centre I
58	Miami Center		483 (148)	34	1983	Downtown
59	Asia		483 (147)	36	2008	Brickell Key	Tallest building on Brickell Key.
60	Brickell on the River North Tower		482 (147)	42	2006	Brickell
61	Three Tequesta Point		480 (146)	46	2001	Brickell Key
61	Avenue on Brickell East Tower		480 (146)	47	2007	Brickell
63	Latitude on the River		476 (145)	44	2007	Brickell
64	1100 Millecento		470 (143)	42	2015	Brickell	Residential tower with 382 condominiums located at 1100 South Miami Avenue. Construction began in September 2012. Topped off in early 2014.
65	Melody		467 (142)	36	2016	Arts & Entertainment District	Located at 245 NE 14th Street, across from the Arsht Center. Construction began in May 2014. Will include 497 apartments, 591 parking spaces, and 10,000 square feet of commercial space for ground floor restaurants. Topped out January 2016.
66	One Miami East Tower		460 (140)	44	2005	Downtown
67	701 Brickell Avenue		450 (137)	33	1986	Brickell	Formerly known as The Lincoln Center
68	One Miami West Tower		449 (137)	45	2005	Downtown
69	Seventh Street Apartments Tower I		24.0442 (135)	43	2018	Downtown	Part of the Miami World Center Development. Construction began in June 2017.
70	Met 1		440 (134)	40	2007	Downtown
71	The Loft 2		433 (132)	35	2007	Downtown	The Loft 2 straddles the Metromover, being built with a 7-story clearance over the rail and without disrupting train service during construction.
72	Sabadell Financial Center		430 (131)	31	2000	Brickell	Also known as Barclays Financial Center; formerly known as Mellon Financial Center
73	Centro Lofts		24.0428 (130)	36	2015	Downtown	Announced in Fall 2012. Construction began in December 2013. Topped out in 2015, opening in 2016.
74	500 Brickell East Tower		426 (130)	42	2007	Brickell
75	500 Brickell West Tower		426 (130)	42	2007	Brickell
76	Blue on the Bay		425 (130)	36	2005	Edgewater
77	Vue at Brickell		423 (129)	36	2004	Brickell
77	1800 Club		423 (129)	40	2007	Arts & Entertainment District
77	Brickell on the River South Tower		423 (129)	42	2007	Brickell
80	The Mark on Brickell		420 (128)	36	2001	Brickell
81	Axis at Brickell Village North Tower		418 (127)	40	2008	Brickell
81	Axis at Brickell Village South Tower		418 (127)	40	2008	Brickell
83	One Broadway		413 (126)	40	2005	Brickell	Formerly known as Park Place at Brickell
84	The Club at Brickell Bay		411 (125)	42	2004	Brickell	Also known as Brickell Bay Plaza
85	Two Tequesta Point		410 (125)	40	1999	Brickell Key
86	X Miami		24.0409 (125)	36	2018	Downtown	Also known as Vice. Construction began in 2016.
87	Carbonell Condominium		407 (124)	40	2005	Brickell Key
88	Courthouse Center		405 (123)	30	1986	Downtown
89	Canvas		24.0403 (123)	37	2018	Arts & Entertainment District	Construction began in 2017.
90	The Palace		400 (122)	42	1981	Brickell

Brickell skyline as seen from the Rusty Pelican in 2014. Downtown and Brickell Key visible to the right.

Downtown skyline as seen in 2011 from the Port of Miami.

Summary

Tallest buildings in each neighborhood

This lists the tallest building in each neighborhood, district, or sub-district of Miami. Note that all buildings over 400 feet (120 m) are within the Greater Downtown area between the Julia Tuttle Causeway and Rickenbacker Causeway, east of Interstate 95. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed or topped-out for still under construction or stalled buildings.

Tallest under construction or approved

All of the planned high-rise buildings that were not constructed by the 2008 financial crisis were either put on hold or cancelled altogether until 2011 as the market was becoming stable once again.

Under construction

This lists buildings that are currently under construction in Miami and are planned to rise at least 400 feet (122 m). Buildings that have already been topped out are moved to the main list.

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding expected building dates of completion has not yet been released.

Approved

This list contains buildings that are approved by the city for construction and are planned to rise at least 400 feet (122 m). Many of these buildings were approved during the 2000s Miami Skyscraper Boom, but were put on hold during the Great Recession and have been announced to start construction in 2013 and early 2014.

Timeline of tallest buildings

There have been several buildings in Miami that have served as the tallest building in the city. While the 5-story Burdine's Department Store was the first high-rise building in the city, the Freedom Tower is generally regarded as Miami's first skyscraper. From 2003 to 2008, the Manhattanization of the city led to a huge amount of new development. Several buildings were under construction, and many that were approved or proposed could have earned the title of tallest building in the city upon completion. However, other than the Four Seasons Hotel (2003), none of them made it before the market crashed in 2007. In 2017, Panorama Tower will overtake Four Seasons as the tallest in the city and the state. In a second building boom from 2014 to 2017, many more skyscrapers in excess of 800 feet (240 m) were approved by the FAA, including several 1,000-foot (300 m) supertalls.

Name	Image	Street address	Year(s) as tallest	Height ft / m	Floors	Reference
Burdine's Department Store		Flagler Street between Miami Ave and East 1st Avenue	1912–1917	N/A	6
Ralston Building		40 NE 1st Avenue	1917	88 / 27	8
McAllister Hotel		50 Biscayne Boulevard	1917–1925	120 / 37	10	This building was demolished in 1988 and is now the location of 50 Biscayne.
Freedom Tower		600 Biscayne Boulevard	1925–1928	256 / 78	17	Tallest building in Miami 1925–1928. Tallest building in Florida upon completion until surpassed in 1926 by the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.
Dade County Courthouse		75 West Flagler Street	1928–1972	360 / 110	28	Tallest building in Florida 1928–1967.
One Biscayne Tower		2 South Biscayne Boulevard	1972–1984	492 / 150	39
Southeast Financial Center		200 South Biscayne Boulevard	1984–2003	764 / 233	55	Tallest building in Florida 1984–2003.
Four Seasons Hotel Miami		1441 Brickell Avenue	2003–2017	789 / 240	64	Tallest building in Florida 2003–2017.
Panorama Tower		1101 Brickell Avenue	2017–present	868 / 265	82	Tallest building in Florida 2017-present.

Images for kids

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  Brickell skyline from the south, December 2020

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  Tallest buildings in Miami

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Miami para niños