List of tallest buildings in Miami
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 city of Miami, Florida
Florida
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 is the site of 295 high-rises, 59 of which stand taller than 400 feet (121.9 m). The tallest building in the city 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 & Tower
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 Miami's Brickell district and was completed in 2003. It also stands as the tallest building in the state
U.S. state
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 of Florida and the 51st-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is the Southeast Financial Center, which rises 764 feet (233 m). Nine of the ten tallest buildings in Florida are located in Miami.

Miami's history of high rises began with the 1912 completion of the six story Burdine's Department Store
Burdines
Burdines was a leading department store chain in the state of Florida. The first Burdines store was opened in Bartow, Florida in 1896., Burdines became part of Federated Department Stores, Inc in 1956...

, although the 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....

, built in 1925, is Miami's best known early skyscraper, and remains an icon of the city. From the late 1990s through the late 2000s, Miami went through the largest building boom in the city's history. In what was dubbed a "Manhattanization
Manhattanization
Manhattanization is a neologism coined to describe the construction of many tall or densely situated buildings which transforms the appearance and character of a city. It was a pejorative word used by critics of the highrise buildings built in San Francisco during the 1960s and 1970s, who claimed...

 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 three 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. The boom, however, ended abruptly in 2008 when the real estate market crashed and the late-2000s recession began. , the construction of many skyscrapers has been suspended, and many proposed high-rise projects in the city have been canceled or delayed. In 2011, two major development proposals, both by foreign developers, were planned in Miami. One is the $700 million Brickell CitiCentre by Hong Kong based Swire, and the other is the $3.1 billion dollar Resorts World Miami
Resorts World Miami
Resorts World Miami is the name of a 13.9 acre major development proposed for the Omni District of Downtown Miami by the Malaysian based Genting Group. At 10 million square feet and with an estimated cost of $3.1 billion, it is considered one of the largest developments in the history of Florida...

 for the Omni district by Malaysian based Genting Group
Genting Group
Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities (namely holding company Genting Berhad (MYX:3182) and its member companies...

, whom is seeking a gambling license to include a Las Vegas style casino as a major attraction. Both proposals cover several acres of largely undeveloped land and are planned to include several skyscrapers that would rank as some of the tallest in the city.

The tallest active skyscraper development currently taking place in Miami is One Bayfront Plaza
One Bayfront Plaza
One Bayfront Plaza is a skyscraper approved for construction in the U.S. city of Miami, Florida. If completed, the building would stand at , with 80 floors. One Bayfront Plaza would primarily consist of offices and hotel space, but also would include a retail mall and parking garage on the lower...

, a mixed-use building proposed for 100 South Biscayne Boulevard. The tower, a supertall skyscraper that has been approved for construction since 2007, when it was scheduled to be completed in 2015. Since then it has gone through several design changes and is being given a start date of 2014. One Bayfront Plaza is the tallest building ever to be approved for construction in the city, and is expected to rise 1010 feet (308 m), with 80 floors. It also has the distinction of being the first skyscraper over 1,000 feet (305 m), also known as "supertall," to be approved in Miami. Proposals for comparably tall buildings in Miami is very rare due to the proximity of Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...

 (MIA). The main runways of MIA align planes taking off and landing right over the downtown area, and for this reason the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...

 sets precise height limits for construction in Downtown Miami. The location of the One Bayfront Plaza proposal is within the highest alloted height zone in Miami, and is proposed at the maximum height allowed of 1010 feet (308 m)

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Miami skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (121.9 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal 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.
Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)
Floors Year 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...

789 (240) 70 2003 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 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
3 Marquis Residences 700 (214) 67 2008 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
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 Formerly known as Met 2 Financial Center Topped out in 2010, finished in 2011.
6 Mint at Riverfront 631 (192) 55 2008
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
8 Miami Tower 625 (191) 47 1986 Formerly known as CenTrust Tower and Bank of America Tower
9 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
10 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
11= 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
11= 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
13 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
14= 50 Biscayne 554 (169) 55 2007
14= 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 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...

16 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
17 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 2010
18= 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
18= 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
20 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
21 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
22 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 Tower I left, tower II right
23 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 Tallest building constructed in Miami in the 1990s
24 Brickell World Plaza* 517 (158) 40 2011 Topped out in early 2009; previously known as the Brickell Financial Centre I
25 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
26 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 Also known as Government Center and Miami-Dade Center
27 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
28 Epic 500 (152) 52 2008
29 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
30 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 Tallest building built in Miami in the 1970s; with its antenna included, the building reaches a total height of 692 feet (210.9 m), making it the 4th-tallest building in the city when measuring to pinnacle height.
31 Espirito Santo Plaza
Espirito Santo Plaza
Espirito Santo Plaza is an office skyscraper in Brickell in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It was designed by the renowned architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC...

487 (148) 36 2004
32 Miami Center
Miami Center
The Miami Center is a skyscraper in downtown Miami, Florida. Although not even close to being one of that city's tallest buildings, it is a symbol of early downtown. Built in 1983, it is older compared with most of the taller buildings in Miami, which have been built in the last decade...

484 (148) 34 1983
33 Asia
Asia (Miami)
Asia is a residential skyscraper on Brickell Key in the Brickell district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The tower rises , with 36 floors. Asia was topped out in mid-2007, and was completed structurally in January 2008. It is currently the 20th-tallest building in Miami...

483 (147) 36 2008
34 Brickell on the River South Tower
Brickell on the River
Brickell on the River is a complex of residential towers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The complex consists a 42-story North Tower, which was completed in 2005, a 46-story South Tower built in 2007, and a central plaza between both towers, containing a restaurant, riverfront...

482 (147) 42 2006
35= Three Tequesta Point
Tequesta Point
Tequesta Point is a complex of residential high-rises in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It consists of three skyscraper buildings located on Brickell Key, an urban island to the east of the Central Business District. Three Tequesta Point, the tallest of the three, was completed in 2001. It...

480 (146) 46 2001
35= Avenue on Brickell West Tower 480 (146) 47 2007
37 Latitude on the River
Latitude on the River
Latitude on the River is a complex of residential and office towers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The complex consists of the 44-story north tower Latitude on the River and the 23-story, 93 meter south tower Latitude One .The complex is located on the southern banks of the Miami...

476 (145) 44 2007
38 Viceroy
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...

465 (142) 50 2008
39 One Miami East Tower
One Miami
One Miami is a complex of two adjacent skyscrapers in downtown Miami, Florida named One Miami East Tower and One Miami West Tower. It consists of two towers located at the Miami River delta, where the river empties into Biscayne Bay. The East Tower is the taller of the two, at 460 ft . It contains...

460 (140) 44 2005
40 701 Brickell Avenue
701 Brickell Avenue
701 Brickell Avenue, more commonly known by its former name, The Lincoln Center, is an office skyscraper in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located on Brickell Avenue in the northern Brickell Financial District, just three blocks from Biscayne Bay. The tower was built...

450 (137) 33 1986 Formerly known as The Lincoln Center
41 One Miami West Tower
One Miami
One Miami is a complex of two adjacent skyscrapers in downtown Miami, Florida named One Miami East Tower and One Miami West Tower. It consists of two towers located at the Miami River delta, where the river empties into Biscayne Bay. The East Tower is the taller of the two, at 460 ft . It contains...

449 (137) 45 2005
42 Met 1
Met 1
Met 1 is part of Metropolitan Miami, a complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Met 1 was finished in 2007....

440 (134) 40 2007
43 The Loft 2
The Loft 2
The Loft 2 is a residential skyscraper in the Central Business District of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is part of the complex "Loft Miami", which includes includes the shorter "The Loft" and "The Loft 3", which was cancelled. The building was completed in 2007. It is 433 ft ...

 
433 (132) 35 2007
44 Sabadell Financial Center 430 (131) 31 2000 Also known as Barclays Financial Center; formerly known as Mellon Financial Center
45= 500 Brickell West Tower 426 (130) 42 2008
45= 500 Brickell East Tower 426 (130) 42 2008
47 Blue on the Bay
Blue on the Bay
Blue on the Bay is a skyscraper in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in the northern part of the city, near Midtown Miami, in the Edgewater neighborhood. Completed in 2005, it was part of the recent building boom in Miami. It is tall, and contains 37 floors. Floors 1-3 are...

425 (130) 36 2005
48= Vue at Brickell
Vue at Brickell
Vue at Brickell is a residential tower in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida. Built in 2004, it is part of the recent building boom in Miami. The building consists of condominiums, as well as restaurants and other retail stores. It contains 37 floors, and is 423 ft tall. The address is 1250...

423 (129) 36 2004
48= 1800 Club
1800 Club
1800 Club is a residential skyscraper in the Edgewater neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It was completed in 2007. The building is located east of Biscayne Boulevard and fronts Margaret Pace Park and Biscayne Bay. The building is tall, and contains 40 floors. Floors 1-5 are occupied...

 
423 (129) 40 2007
48= Brickell on the River North Tower
Brickell on the River
Brickell on the River is a complex of residential towers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The complex consists a 42-story North Tower, which was completed in 2005, a 46-story South Tower built in 2007, and a central plaza between both towers, containing a restaurant, riverfront...

423 (129) 46 2007
51 The Mark on Brickell
The Mark on Brickell
The Mark on Brickell is a residential high-rise building located in the Brickell district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Standing at 420 feet , the building is currently the 46th-tallest building in the city . The building is directly on the Biscayne Bay waterfront and its address is...

420 (128) 36 2001
52= Axis at Brickell Village South Tower
Axis at Brickell Village
Axis at Brickell Village is a high-rise building complex in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida. The complex, designed by the renowned Arquitectonica architecture firm, consists of two residential twin towers, Axis at Brickell Village North Tower and Axis at Brickell Village South Tower...

418 (127) 40 2008
52= Axis at Brickell Village North Tower
Axis at Brickell Village
Axis at Brickell Village is a high-rise building complex in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida. The complex, designed by the renowned Arquitectonica architecture firm, consists of two residential twin towers, Axis at Brickell Village North Tower and Axis at Brickell Village South Tower...

418 (127) 40 2008
54 One Broadway
One Broadway
One Broadway is a residential skyscraper in the City of Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown's southern Brickell Financial District, an area of increased density with the recent building boom in Miami. The 42-story tower was completed in 2005, and is located at 1451 South Miami...

413 (126) 40 2005
55 The Club at Brickell Bay
The Club at Brickell Bay
The Club at Brickell Bay is a residential high-rise in the Brickell district of Miami, Florida. It is located only one block from Biscayne Bay in the Brickell Financial District. The "club", which is really a condominium complex, is 43-stories high at 411 feet skyscraper tower, making the club 43...

411 (125) 42 2004 Also known as Brickell Bay Plaza
56= Two Tequesta Point
Tequesta Point
Tequesta Point is a complex of residential high-rises in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It consists of three skyscraper buildings located on Brickell Key, an urban island to the east of the Central Business District. Three Tequesta Point, the tallest of the three, was completed in 2001. It...

410 (125) 40 1999
56= Carbonell Condominium
Carbonell Condominium
Carbonell Condominium is a residential high-rise building located in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. The tower is one of the tallest buildings located on Brickell Key, a small island located due east of Brickell at the mouth of the Miami River in Biscayne Bay...

410 (125) 40 2005
58 Courthouse Center
Courthouse Center (Miami, Florida)
Courthouse Center is a government office tower in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. The Courthouse Center was built in 1986 and contains 100% office space. It has 30 floors, and is 405 ft tall. The building's architecture is distinctly similar to Southeast Financial Center. The building is...

405 (123) 30 1986
59 The Palace
The Palace (Miami)
The Palace is a residential high-rise building located in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. Standing at 400 feet , the building is currently the 42nd-tallest building in the city. The building's address is 1541 Brickell Avenue. The Palace houses 42 floors, and was...

400 (122) 42 1981


* indicates still under construction, but has been topped out

Tallest under construction, proposed, and 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. Construction on all of the buildings listed below began the construction phase however none of them got passed the site preparation, the ground phase, before being put on hold. Many of them have been re-approved and construction may begin any time.

Under construction or on hold

This lists buildings that are under construction in Miami and are planned to rise at least 400 feet (122 m). Buildings that have already been topped out are not included.
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Name Image 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
(est.)
Notes
Brickell Financial Centre II
Brickell Financial Centre
The Brickell World Plaza, also known as 600 Brickell, and formerly known as the Brickell Financial Center, is an under construction high rise office building in Miami, Florida, United States in the Downtown neighborhood and financial district of Brickell at 600 Brickell Avenue...

903 / 275 68 2014 Phase one shown. Phase II would surpass the 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...

 as the tallest building in the city and the state upon completion. Name has been changed to Brickell World Plaza (Phase II)
Met 3
Met 3
Met 3 is part of Metropolitan Miami, a complex of four skyscrapers in the central business district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Met 3, the tallest of the four towers, was originally under construction and planned for completion in 2011. However, the project was put on hold...

828 / 252 76 2012 Would become the tallest all-residential tower south of New York. Construction suspended.
Brickell CitiCentre 808 / 247 76 2014 Large development comprising several towers; the tallest was planned to rise 808 feet. Now back on scheduled to begin in late 2011 or early 2012, but not rising 800+ feet.
Capital at Brickell Tower I
Capital at Brickell
Capital at Brickell is a proposed complex of two skyscrapers in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. The site is located in Downtown's Brickell Financial District on South Miami Avenue near 12th Street. The complex consists of two towers made up of residential, office, a...

806 / 246 57 2011 Also known as Capital at Brickell South Tower. Development cancelled
Infinity II
Infinity II
Infinity II will be a skyscraper in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States and, when completed, and will rank in the top ten tallest buildings in Miami. Expected to top out at tall, it will have 65 floors and contain of Class A office space, and will have 11,568 square feet ...

736 / 224 65 2013
Capital at Brickell Tower II
Capital at Brickell
Capital at Brickell is a proposed complex of two skyscrapers in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. The site is located in Downtown's Brickell Financial District on South Miami Avenue near 12th Street. The complex consists of two towers made up of residential, office, a...

607 / 185 52 2011 Also known as Capital at Brickell North Tower. Development cancelled
The Loft 3 398 / 121 31 2010 Was cancelled


* Table entry without text indicates that information regarding building height has not yet been released.

Approved

This lists buildings that are approved in Miami and are planned to rise at least 400 feet (122 m). The years are crossed out because they were all put on hold by the economic downturn, but many still hold their approval.
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
(est.)
References
One Bayfront Plaza
One Bayfront Plaza
One Bayfront Plaza is a skyscraper approved for construction in the U.S. city of Miami, Florida. If completed, the building would stand at , with 80 floors. One Bayfront Plaza would primarily consist of offices and hotel space, but also would include a retail mall and parking garage on the lower...

01.01,010 / 308 80 2017
1101 Brickell
1101 Brickell
The 1101 Brickell Building is a planned condominium and office tower skyscraper in downtown Miami, Florida. It was originally approved by the City of Miami and the Federal Aviation Administration in 2006. The building was to contain of office space, of retail as well as 650 residences. It's...

02.0849 / 259 74 201X
100 South Biscayne II 03.0824 / 251 70 2015
Brickell Flatiron
Brickell Flatiron
The Brickell Flatiron was a planned skyscraper in downtown Miami, Florida. It had been approved by the City of Miami was construction is expected to begin in 2008, but the building was put on hold or cancelled...

05.0794 / 242 70 201X
Paramount Park
Paramount Park
Paramount Park is a planned skyscraper in Miami, Florida. The building was approved by the City of Miami and the Federal Aviation Administration in 2006, and groundbreaking will occur after Paramount Bay, the tower's sister complex, also in Miami, is complete...

07.0756 / 230 68 201X
Lynx West Central Tower
Lynx Complex
The Lynx Complex will be a complex of skyscrapers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. When completed, it will contain five buildings over and each over 50 stories. The two tallest buildings in the complex have been approved by the city council and the Federal Aviation Administration, and...

08.0746 / 227 76 201X
Lynx East Central Tower
Lynx Complex
The Lynx Complex will be a complex of skyscrapers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. When completed, it will contain five buildings over and each over 50 stories. The two tallest buildings in the complex have been approved by the city council and the Federal Aviation Administration, and...

10.0678 / 207 70 201X
600 Biscayne
Freedom Square (Miami)
Freedom Square, otherwise known as 600 Biscayne or 600 Biscayne Bay, is a planned mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Miami, Florida, United States...

11.0650 / 198 62 201X
The Chelsea
The Chelsea
The Chelsea is a skyscraper planned for construction in the downtown region of Miami, Florida. It has been approved by the City of Miami, and is scheduled to begin construction in late 2007. If completed, the building would rise 649 feet , with 53 floors...

12.0649 / 198 53 201X
Lynx North West Tower
Lynx Complex
The Lynx Complex will be a complex of skyscrapers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. When completed, it will contain five buildings over and each over 50 stories. The two tallest buildings in the complex have been approved by the city council and the Federal Aviation Administration, and...

13.0610 / 186 63 201X
Platinum on the Bay
Platinum on the Bay
Platinum on the Bay is an approved skyscraper in Miami, Florida. It was approved by the City of Miami and the Federal Aviation Administration in 2005, and the original developer sold the land and design in the summer of 2006. Construction began in August 2007 but was never finished. The building...

14.0590 / 180 56 201X
Villa Magna Condominiums I
Villa Magna Condominiums
The Villa Magna Condominium Complex is an urban development that is planned to rise in downtown Miami, Florida. It was approved in 2006 by the city council and the Federal Aviation Administration and construction is slated to begin in April 2007. The ending date has been approximated and has been...

15.0574 / 175 57 201X
Villa Magna Condominiums II
Villa Magna Condominiums
The Villa Magna Condominium Complex is an urban development that is planned to rise in downtown Miami, Florida. It was approved in 2006 by the city council and the Federal Aviation Administration and construction is slated to begin in April 2007. The ending date has been approximated and has been...

16.0574 / 175 57 201x
Urbana Tower
Urbana Tower
The Urbana Tower is a skyscraper to be built in Miami, Florida. It will be in the Midtown Miami area, just north of downtown. The completion date for the tower has been approximated at late 2009. The tower will be 549 feet tall with 48 floors. It will be located on Northeast 2nd Avenue and 17th...

17.0549 / 167 48 201X
Lynx South East Tower
Lynx Complex
The Lynx Complex will be a complex of skyscrapers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. When completed, it will contain five buildings over and each over 50 stories. The two tallest buildings in the complex have been approved by the city council and the Federal Aviation Administration, and...

19.0543 / 165 56 201X
Riverfront West Phase III
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...

20.0533 / 162 45 201X
Soleil I
Soleil (Miami)
Soleil is an approved skyscraper to be built in Miami, Florida. The building was approved in 2006 by the City of Miami and the Federal Aviation Administration, and construction is set to begin in the summer of 2007. Construction is expected to end in the fall of 2008. When completed, the tower will...

21.0514 / 157 43 201X
Premiere Towers I
Premiere Towers Miami
The Premiere Towers are two planned twin towers to be built in downtown Miami, Florida. The complex, Premiere Towers Brickell Village, will be built in the heart of Miami's Financial District, at the corner of Southwest 9th Street and Miami Avenue, in Mary Brickell Village. Each will be 513 ft ...

22.0513 / 156 52 201X
Premiere Towers II
Premiere Towers Miami
The Premiere Towers are two planned twin towers to be built in downtown Miami, Florida. The complex, Premiere Towers Brickell Village, will be built in the heart of Miami's Financial District, at the corner of Southwest 9th Street and Miami Avenue, in Mary Brickell Village. Each will be 513 ft ...

23.0513 / 156 52 201X
River Front East Phase III
River Front East
River Front East is a skyscraper complex in Miami, Florida. It is part of the Miami Riverfront Development, and is the final stage. It is currently under construction. The Wind Tower, which is adjacent to the complex, was completed in 2008, along with the River Front East complex...

24.0500 / 152 41 201X
Lynx South West Tower
Lynx Complex
The Lynx Complex will be a complex of skyscrapers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. When completed, it will contain five buildings over and each over 50 stories. The two tallest buildings in the complex have been approved by the city council and the Federal Aviation Administration, and...

25.0479 / 146 49 201X
Lima 26.0473 / 144 41 201X
Portico
Portico (Miami)
Portico is a high-rise building planned for construction in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, Florida. It has been approved by the City of Miami, and is scheduled to begin construction in late 2007. If completed, the building would rise 461 feet , with 50 floors...

27.0461 / 141 50 201X
The Pointe at Brickell Village
The Pointe at Brickell Village
The Pointe at Brickell Village is a high-rise building planned for construction in the downtown region of Miami, Florida. It has been approved by the City of Miami, and is scheduled to begin construction in late 2007. If completed, the building would rise 442 feet , with 42 floors...

28.0442 / 135 42 201X
Lynx Office Tower
Lynx Complex
The Lynx Complex will be a complex of skyscrapers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. When completed, it will contain five buildings over and each over 50 stories. The two tallest buildings in the complex have been approved by the city council and the Federal Aviation Administration, and...

29.0440 / 134 44 201X
Park Lane Tower
Park Lane Tower
Park Lane Tower is a high-rise building planned for construction in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, Florida. It has been approved by the City of Miami, and is scheduled to begin construction in late 2007. If completed, the building would rise 437 feet , with 33 floors...

30.0437 / 133 33 201X
Eagle Garage Tower
Eagle Garage Tower
The Eagle Garage Tower is a high-rise building planned for construction in the downtown region of Miami, Florida. It has been approved by the City of Miami, and is scheduled to begin construction in late 2007. If completed, the building would rise 425 feet , with 42 floors...

31.0425 / 130 42 201X
Electra I 32.0420 / 128 33 201X
300 Grove Bay Tower 1
300 Grove Bay Residences
300 Grove Bay Residences is a proposed residential development to be located in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The complex will consist of 3 high-rise buildings, with all three rising at least . Each building in the complex was designed by the Arquitectonica architectural firm...

33.0411 / 125 37 201X
MyBrickell Residences 33.0326 / 100 34 200X Late 2011 construction start

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed in Miami and are planned to rise at least 400 feet (122 m). The years shown are their original planned completion years, before they were put on hold by the economic downturn.
Name Height
ft / m
Metre
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Floors Year
(est.)
References
Empire World Tower I
Empire World Towers
The Empire World Towers are two proposed supertall skyscrapers to be built in Miami, Florida in the United States. The complex consists of the Empire World Tower I and the Empire World Tower II. If completed, both towers would stand at 1,022 feet , with 93 stories each...

01.01,022 / 312 93 2014
Empire World Tower II
Empire World Towers
The Empire World Towers are two proposed supertall skyscrapers to be built in Miami, Florida in the United States. The complex consists of the Empire World Tower I and the Empire World Tower II. If completed, both towers would stand at 1,022 feet , with 93 stories each...

02.01,022 / 312 93 2014
Santander Bank Tower
Santander Bank Tower
The Santander Bank Tower is a proposed skyscraper to be built in Miami, Florida in the United States.The complex consist of a 11 story parking garage square structure and a oval design building rising from within the square structure up to the 52nd floor...

02.0840 / 256 52 2016
1490 Biscayne Boulevard 03.0744 / 227 73 2010
Columbus Centre 04.0710 / 216 56 2010
One Herald Plaza I 05.0649 / 198 64 2010
One Herald Plaza II 06.0649 / 198 64 2010
Anderson Opera Center Tower 07.0649 / 198 57 2010
Omni West Tower 3
Omni Development
The Omni Development is a proposed residential complex that is planned for construction in the Downtown region of Miami, Florida. The complex will consist of 6 residential high-rises, each rising at least 500 feet tall. Each building is being designed by the Arquitectonica design firm, and the...

08.0644 / 196 65 2011
City Square Tower 09.0640 / 195 62 2010
Omni West Tower 2
Omni Development
The Omni Development is a proposed residential complex that is planned for construction in the Downtown region of Miami, Florida. The complex will consist of 6 residential high-rises, each rising at least 500 feet tall. Each building is being designed by the Arquitectonica design firm, and the...

10.0624 / 190 63 2011
Omni East Tower 3
Omni Development
The Omni Development is a proposed residential complex that is planned for construction in the Downtown region of Miami, Florida. The complex will consist of 6 residential high-rises, each rising at least 500 feet tall. Each building is being designed by the Arquitectonica design firm, and the...

11.0624 / 190 61 2011
Omni East Tower 2
Omni Development
The Omni Development is a proposed residential complex that is planned for construction in the Downtown region of Miami, Florida. The complex will consist of 6 residential high-rises, each rising at least 500 feet tall. Each building is being designed by the Arquitectonica design firm, and the...

12.0604 / 184 63 2011
Omni West Tower 1
Omni Development
The Omni Development is a proposed residential complex that is planned for construction in the Downtown region of Miami, Florida. The complex will consist of 6 residential high-rises, each rising at least 500 feet tall. Each building is being designed by the Arquitectonica design firm, and the...

13.0604 / 184 61 2011
Cardinal Symphony 14.0600 / 183 60 2010
Omni East Tower 1
Omni Development
The Omni Development is a proposed residential complex that is planned for construction in the Downtown region of Miami, Florida. The complex will consist of 6 residential high-rises, each rising at least 500 feet tall. Each building is being designed by the Arquitectonica design firm, and the...

15.0584 / 178 58 2011
31st Park 16.0510 / 155 49 201X
Max Tower
Max Tower
Max Tower is a proposed high-rise building planned for construction in the downtown region of Miami, Florida. If completed, the building would stand at 508 feet , with 55 floors. The tower had an estimated completion date of 2009. Max Tower is a part of the recent Manhattanization wave that is...

17.0508 / 155 55 201X
Aja on the Bay 18.0439 / 134 41 2010

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
Burdines
Burdines was a leading department store chain in the state of Florida. The first Burdines store was opened in Bartow, Florida in 1896., Burdines became part of Federated Department Stores, Inc in 1956...

 was the first high-rise building in the city, the 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....

 is generally regarded as Miami's first skyscraper. Not included in this list is the Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel
Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel
The Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel is a luxury hotel in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. It was designed by Schultze and Weaver and was built in 1926 by John McEntee Bowman and George Merrick as part of the Biltmore hotel chain....

 located in nearby Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is home to the University of Miami....

, which is located just outside of Miami and would have qualified as the tallest building from 1926 to 1928 standing 315 feet (96 m). If the New World Tower
New World Tower
The New World Tower is a thirty story skyscraper in the Central Business District of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. It is part of the Biscayne Wall, which is a series of buildings and parks stretching along the Biscayne Bay....

, constructed in 1965 at 357 feet (108.8 m) had been four feet higher, it would have surpassed the Dade County Courthouse
Dade County Courthouse
The Dade County Courthouse, now known as the Miami-Dade County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse located at 73 West Flagler Street in Miami, Florida. Constructed over four years , it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1989. The building is 360 feet tall...

 and been the tallest building until 1972 when 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...

 was completed. From 2003 to 2008, the Manhattanization
Manhattanization
Manhattanization is a neologism coined to describe the construction of many tall or densely situated buildings which transforms the appearance and character of a city. It was a pejorative word used by critics of the highrise buildings built in San Francisco during the 1960s and 1970s, who claimed...

 of the city led to a huge amount of new development. Several buildings that were under construction, approved, or proposed could have earned the title of tallest building in the city upon completion. However, other than the Four Seasons Hotel
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...

 (2003), none of them made it before the market crashed in 2007.
Name Image Street address Year(s) as tallest 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 Reference
Burdine's Department Store
Burdines
Burdines was a leading department store chain in the state of Florida. The first Burdines store was opened in Bartow, Florida in 1896., Burdines became part of Federated Department Stores, Inc in 1956...

South Miami Avenue and Southwest First Street 1912–1917 N/A 6 Now Macy's
Ralston Building
Ralston Building
The Ralston Building, now known as the Carrion Jewelry Center, is a historic building located in Downtown Miami. At the time of its completion in 1917, the eight story building was the tallest building in Miami, a title it held for less than one year when it was surpassed by the McAllister Hotel,...

40 Northeast 1st Avenue 1917 N/A 8
McAllister Hotel
McAllister Hotel
The McAllister Hotel was a ten story high-rise hotel in Downtown Miami, Florida. It opened in 1917 and until 1925, was the tallest building in Miami. It was demolished in 1988, and the site is now the home to 50 Biscayne built in 2007 at . The McAllister Hotel is considered one of Miami's first...

50 Biscayne Boulevard 1917–1925 N/A 10 This building was destroyed in 1988 and is now the location of 50 Biscayne.
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....

600 Biscayne Boulevard 1925–1928 256 / 78 17
Dade County Courthouse 75 West Flagler Street 1928–1972 360 / 110 28
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...

2 South Biscayne Boulevard 1972–1984 492 / 150 39
Southeast Financial Center 200 South Biscayne Boulevard 1984–2003 764 / 233 55
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...

1441 Brickell Avenue 2003–present 787 / 240 64 Also the tallest building in Florida 2003-present

Miami skyline gallery

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