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List of tallest buildings in Miami
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Miami is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Florida, and its metropolitan area, with a population of 6.4 million, is the largest in the state. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the United States, after New York City and Chicago, and the fourth largest in North America.[4] It has over 400 high-rises, 68 of which are taller than 492 feet (150 m), with six more that are topped out. The tallest building in the city is the 85-story Panorama Tower, completed in 2017, which rises 868 feet (265 m) in Miami's Brickell district. The top ten tallest buildings in Florida are located in Miami, and the top twenty are all in the city's metropolitan area.
The Miami Central Business District skyline in 2013
The Brickell skyline in 2025
The Park West skyline in 2019
The Arts & Entertainment District and Edgewater skylines in 2019
The first significant tall building in Miami is considered to be the six-story Burdine's Department Store, built in 1912, while the 17-story, Mediterranean Revival Freedom Tower, completed in 1925, is the city's best-known early skyscraper. For much of the 20th century, Miami had a relatively modest skyline compared to other major American cities. Beginning in the mid-1990s, Miami underwent a large residential high-rise boom that transformed its skyline, and expanded it to the Brickell and Edgewater neighborhoods. Development accelerated in the mid-2000s, until the Great Recession brought an end to the boom. The skyscraper boom resumed in the mid-2010s, owing to the city's continued population growth and investment, with Miami overtaking Houston as the city with the largest skyline in the southern United States, and has continued into the 2020s.
The rate of construction in Miami has been cited as an example of Manhattanization.[5] Of the over 78 completed and topped out skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m) in Miami, only five—less than one twelfth—were built before 2000. Miami is among the fastest-growing skylines in the United States and in North America, with over ten such buildings under construction as of 2025. Due to the proximity and alignment of the runways of Miami International Airport, there is a height limit of 1,049 feet (320 m) above sea level in the city. The under construction Waldorf Astoria Miami will meet this limit when it is completed in 2028. The 100-story hotel is one of several supertall skyscrapers, buildings taller than 984 ft (300 m), that are approved in Miami, which are all bounded by the limit.
The city's main skyline is located in Greater Downtown Miami which runs north to south along the city's coast on Biscayne Bay, originating from the Central Business District along the Miami River and extending to Brickell in the south, and northwards to the Park West, Arts & Entertainment, and Edgewater districts. It also includes the small triangular island of Brickell Key, just off the coast from Brickell. The skyline is mostly bound to the west by Interstate 95. Unlike many American cities, Miami's skyline is dominated by residential, hotel, and mixed-use towers. Another cluster of high-rises sits in Coconut Grove, southwest of downtown. Several high-rise clusters have risen throughout the metropolitan area, notably around Douglas Road station, and in the nearby cities of Coral Gables, Dadeland, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Dania Beach, Bal Harbour, North Bay Village, Miami Beach, North Miami Beach, North Miami, Aventura and Sunny Isles Beach, the latter of which has 17 skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m) itself.[6]
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History
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Number of buildings by height in Miami by the end of each year. Click on the legend to toggle a specific height on or off. View chart definition.
20th century–2000s
Miami's skyscraper history began in 1912 with the six story Burdine's Department Store, becoming the first skyscraper in Miami. The McAllister Hotel later opened on December 31, 1919, becoming the largest building in Miami located at Flagler Street and Biscayne Blvd, holding the title of tallest building until 1925. 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 the third-largest skyline in the United States, generally ranking only behind New York City and Chicago.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9] Only 10 buildings out of 80 on the list were built before 2000, and only 18 were built before 2005.
2010s–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.[10] Currently under construction are three buildings that are estimated to surpass the Panorama Tower upon completion: Waldorf Astoria Miami, Cipriani Residences Miami, and Okan Tower.
Additionally, the tallest active proposals include One Bayfront Plaza (OBP)[11] and One Brickell City Centre (OBCC),[12] both of which may rise over 1,000 feet (305 m).[13] 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 MiamiCentral, World Trade Center of the Americas, Skyrise (tower), as well as the more speculative Sky Plaza and One Fifth.[14][15]
Tallest buildings

There have been several buildings in Miami that have held the title 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, when it was completed in 1925. The Dade County Courthouse was completed in 1928 and held the title as the tallest building in Miami for 44 years until the completion of One Biscayne Tower in 1972. Southeast Financial Center became the tallest building in 1984. From 2003 to 2008, and again in the late 2010s and early 2020s, the Manhattanization of the city led to a huge amount of new development. Several buildings were constructed, with the Four Seasons Hotel Miami overtaking the Southeast Financial Center when it was completed in 2003. In 2017, Panorama Tower overtook the 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. Many of these were among the top ten tallest buildings in the city. In 2022, the Waldorf Astoria Miami began construction as the city's first supertall building, exceeding 1000 ft.
FAA height limits
Due to the proximity and alignment of the runways of Miami International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration imposes strict height limits in the downtown Miami area. One Bayfront Plaza[16] 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 since then. It was later reduced and is expected to rise 1,010 feet (308 m), with 80 floors.[17] 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.[18] 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), leading to many proposed and approved supertall projects.[14]
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Map of tallest buildings
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This map shows the location of skyscrapers taller than 492 feet (150 m) in Miami. Each marker is colored by the decade of the skyscraper's completion.

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Buildings taller than 492 ft (150 m) in Miami.
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
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Panorama Tower2
Aston Martin Residences3
Four Seasons Hotel Miami4
Southeast Financial Center5
830 Brickell6
Marquis Miami7
One Thousand Museum8
Paramount Miami Worldcenter9
E11EVEN Hotel and Residences10
Brickell Flatiron11
Wells Fargo Center12
900 Biscayne Bay13
Missoni Baia14
Elysee15
The River District First Tower16
Echo Brickell17
Aria Reserve North Tower18
Aria Reserve South Tower19
Casa Bella20
Mint at Riverfront21
Infinity at Brickell22
Miami Tower23
Marinablue24
Una Residences25
Plaza on Brickell Tower I26
Epic Residences & Hotel27
One Paraíso28
SLS Brickell29
SLS Lux30
Natiivo31
Icon Brickell North Tower32
Icon Brickell South Tower33
The Elser Hotel & Residences34
Downtown 1st35
Miami World Towers 136
Paramount Bay at Edgewater Square37
50 Biscayne38
Quantum on the Bay South39
Solitair Brickell40
Biscayne Beach41
Brickell Heights East Tower42
1010 Brickell43
ParaisoBay44
GranParaiso45
Opera Tower46
W Miami Hotel Tower47
Vizcayne North Tower48
Vizcayne South Tower49
Avant on Met Square50
Quantum on the Bay North51
Aria On The Bay52
Ten Museum Park53
Brickell Heights West Tower54
Jade at Brickell Bay55
Plaza on Brickell Tower II56
Viceroy Brickell57
2600 Biscayne58
Santa Maria59
Rise60
EAST Miami61
The Ivy62
Stephen P. Clark Gov. Center63
Brickell House64
Parkline South65
Reach66
JW Marriott Marquis Miami67
Wind68
1450 Brickell69
Paraiso Bayviews70
Downtown 5th East71
Downtown 5th West72
Avenue Brickell Tower73
Bezel at Miami Worldcenter74
One Biscayne TowerTallest buildings
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This lists ranks the tallest buildings in Miami that stand at least 492 ft (150 m) tall as of September 2025, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.[A] Where applicable, floor counts are given by the observed measurements, as reported floor counts may include many skipped floors, not limited to floor 13. Due to strict zoning in the City of Miami and the FAA approval needed for each building, none of the tallest buildings in Miami have a defined spire.
Was the tallest building in Miami upon completion
Architecturally topped out but not yet completed
Tallest buildings by 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. A dash "–" indicates a building's exact height is unknown.
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Tallest under construction
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This lists buildings that are currently under construction in Miami and are planned to rise at least 492 feet (150 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. The year column indicates the estimated year of completion. Buildings on hold are not included.
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Timeline of tallest buildings
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See also
- List of tallest buildings in Florida
- List of tallest buildings in Fort Lauderdale
- List of tallest buildings in Jacksonville
- List of tallest buildings in Miami Beach
- List of tallest buildings in Orlando
- List of tallest buildings in Sunny Isles Beach
- List of tallest buildings in St. Petersburg
- List of tallest buildings in Tampa
- List of tallest buildings in Tallahassee
Notes
- Topped-out
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