List of tallest buildings in 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, trailing behind Toronto. It has over 400 high-rises, 69 of which are taller than as of 2026, with six more that are topped out. The tallest building in the city is the 85-story Panorama Tower, completed in 2017, which rises 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 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. Of the over 78 completed and topped out skyscrapers taller than 492 ft 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. Due to the proximity and alignment of the runways of Miami International Airport, there is a height limit of 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, 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, Pompano Beach, 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 itself.

History

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 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.
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.

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. 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 and One Brickell City Centre, both of which may rise over. 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, as well as the more speculative Sky Plaza and One Fifth.

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 were approved by the FAA, including several 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 was for many years the tallest building ever to be approved for construction in the city, at the maximum FAA height limit of, though several other buildings were approved at similar heights since then. It was later reduced and is expected to rise, with 80 floors. It also has the distinction of being the first skyscraper over 1,000 feet, known as a "supertall", to be approved in Miami. Several other buildings have been proposed to rise over, 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. 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" 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, leading to many proposed and approved supertall projects.

Cityscape

Map of tallest buildings

This map shows the location of skyscrapers taller than 492 feet in Miami. Each marker is colored by the decade of the skyscraper's completion.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks the tallest buildings in Miami that stand at least 492 ft tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. 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. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion with earlier buildings ranked first, and then alphabetically.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height ft	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	Panorama Tower		Brickell		85	2017	Mixed-use	Tallest building in Miami and Florida since 2017, approximately 70th-tallest in the United States. Tallest building in Miami and Florida completed in the 2010s. Mixed use residential, office, and hotel building.
2	Aston Martin Residences		Downtown		66	2022	Residential	Topped out on December 2021, as the tallest residential building south of New York City. Tallest building in Miami and Florida completed in the 2020s.
3	Four Seasons Hotel Miami		Brickell		70	2003	Mixed-use	Had been the tallest building in Miami and Florida from 2003 until 2017. Tallest building completed in Miami and Florida in the 2000s. Mixed-use residential, office, and hotel building.
4	Southeast Financial Center	125px	Downtown		55	1984	Office	Tallest all-office building in Miami and Florida; tallest building completed in Miami and Florida in the 1980s.
5	830 Brickell		Brickell		57	2024	Office	649,000 square foot office tower. Second tallest all-office building in Miami.
6	Marquis Miami		Park West		63	2009	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building
7	One Thousand Museum		Park West		60	2019	Residential
8	Paramount Miami Worldcenter		Park West		60	2019	Residential
9	E11even Hotel and Residences	–	Park West	01.0 699	65	2026	Mixed-use	The tower broke ground on November 11, 2021, and topped off in early 2025.
10	Brickell Flatiron		Brickell		64	2019	Residential	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.
11	Wells Fargo Center		Downtown		47	2010	Office	Formerly known as Met 2 Financial Center.
12	900 Biscayne Bay	125px	Park West		63	2008	Residential	Was the tallest all-residential skyscraper in Miami and Florida until 2019.
13	Missoni Baia	–	Edgewater		57	2023	Residential	Construction began in October 2017. Topped out in June 2021.
14	Elysee		Edgewater		57	2021	Residential
15	The River District First Tower	–	Brickell		54	2025	Residential	Also known as Miami River Phase 1. Topped off in August 2023.
16	Echo Brickell		Brickell		57	2017	Residential
17	Aria Reserve North Tower	–	Edgewater		62	2026	Residential	Tallest residential waterfront twin towers in the United States. Topped off in July 2025.
18	Aria Reserve South Tower	–	Edgewater		60	2025	Residential	The Tallest Residential Waterfront Dual Towers in the United States. Topped off in April 2024.
19	Casa Bella	–	Arts & Entertainment District		57	2026	Residential	The Related group is the developer. Topped off in July 2025 as the tallest building in the Arts & Entertainment District.
20	Mint at Riverfront		Downtown		55	2009	Residential
21	Infinity at Brickell	125px	Brickell		52	2008	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and office building.
22	Miami Tower	125px	Downtown		47	1987	Office	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.
23	Marinablue	125px	Park West		57	2007	Residential
24	Una Residences	–	Brickell		47	2025	Residential
25	Plaza on Brickell Tower I	125px	Brickell		56	2007	Residential
26	Epic Residences & Hotel		Downtown		54	2009	Mixed-use
27	One Paraíso	–	Edgewater		53	2018	Residential	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.
28	SLS Brickell		Brickell		52	2016	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building.
29	SLS Lux		Brickell		57	2018	Residential	This is the third tower in the Brickell Heights development project.
30	Natiivo		Downtown		51	2023	Residential	Includes serviced apartments. Topped out in November 2022. Also known as 601 Miami.
31	Icon Brickell North Tower		Brickell		58	2008	Residential	Part of the Icon Brickell development.
32	Icon Brickell South Tower		Brickell		58	2008	Residential	Part of the Icon Brickell development.
33	Miami World Tower		Park West		53	2024	Residential
34	Lofty Brickell	–	Brickell		44	2026	Residential	Project broke ground on January 31, 2022. Topped off in January 2026 with The Standard Residences.
35	The Standard Residences	–	Brickell		45	2026	Residential	Constructed alongside Lofty Brickell. Topped off in January 2026 with Lofty Brickell.
36	The Elser Hotel & Residences		Downtown		49	2022	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building.
37	Downtown 1st		Downtown		60	2023	Residential
38	Paramount Bay at Edgewater Square		Edgewater		47	2009	Residential	Designed by Arquitectonica Architects, Creative Vision by Lenny Kravitz for Kravitz Design Inc.
39	50 Biscayne		Downtown		55	2007	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building.
40	Quantum on the Bay South Tower		Arts & Entertainment District		51	2008	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and office building.
41	Solitair Brickell		Brickell		50	2017	Residential	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.
42	Biscayne Beach		Edgewater		51	2016	Residential	Residential apartment tower began construction in May 2014. Tower will have 399 units and a private "beach club." Topped of summer 2016.
43	Brickell Heights East Tower		Brickell		52	2017	Residential	Also known as Brickell Heights North Tower. 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.
44	1010 Brickell		Brickell		50	2017	Residential	352-unit residential condominium tower. The tower is to be built on the current parking garage of the 1010 Brickell office building. The tower began construction with the demolition of the existing parking garage in Spring 2014.
45	ParaisoBay		Edgewater	24.0548	55	2017	Residential	Part of the Paraiso Bay complex.
46	GranParaiso		Edgewater	24.0548	55	2018	Residential	Announced in early 2013. Part of the 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.
47	Opera Tower		Arts & Entertainment District		56	2007	Residential
48	W Miami Hotel Tower		Brickell		50	2009	Mixed-use	Third tower of the Icon Brickell development. Formerly known as Viceroy.
49	Vizcayne North Tower		Downtown		50	2008	Residential
50	Vizcayne South Tower		Downtown		49	2008	Residential
51	Avant on Met Square	–	Downtown		46	2018	Residential	391-unit rental apartment tower. Contains restaurant space and 1,778-seat movie theatre. Also contain a Tequesta Indian display after artifacts and structures of the tribe were unearthed at the site. Construction began in July 2015.
52	Quantum on the Bay North Tower		Arts & Entertainment District		44	2008	MIxed-use	Mixed-use residential and office tower.
53	Aria On The Bay		Arts & Entertainment District		50	2017	Residential	647 Unit condo tower by Melo Group. Construction began in April 2015.
54	Ten Museum Park		Park West		50	2007	Residential
55	Brickell Heights West Tower		Brickell		52	2017	Residential	Also known as Brickell Heights South Tower. 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.
56	Jade at Brickell Bay		Brickell		49	2004	Residential
57	Plaza on Brickell Tower II		Brickell		48	2007	Residential
58	2600 Biscayne	–	Edgewater		41	2026	Mixed-use	Topped out in September 2025.
59	Santa Maria		Brickell		51	1997	Residential	Tallest building completed in Miami in the 1990s.
60	Rise		Brickell		45	2016	Residential	Part of the Brickell City Centre project, which also includes construction of 520,000 square ft of retail, and two office towers with a height of 262 ft each.
61	EAST Miami		Brickell		44	2015	Mixed-use	Part of the Brickell City Centre project.
62	The Ivy		Downtown		45	2008	Residential
63	Stephen P. Clark Government Center		Downtown		28	1985	Office	Also known as Government Center and Miami-Dade Center
64	Brickell House		Brickell		48	2014	Residential	Tallest building completed in Miami in the first half of the 2010s.
65	Parkline South	–	Downtown		33	2019	Residential	Part of the MiamiCentral Complex.
66	Reach		Brickell		44	2016	Residential	Part of the Brickell City Centre project.
67	JW Marriott Marquis Miami		Downtown		41	2010	Hotel	Also known as the Met 2 Marriott Marquis. Connected to the Wells Fargo Center.
68	Wind		Downtown		41	2008	Residential
69	1450 Brickell		Brickell		34	2010	Office	Formerly known as Park Place at Brickell II. 1450 Brickell has been certified gold by The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System.
70	Paraiso Bayviews	–	Edgewater		44	2018	Residential	Construction began in 2015. Part of the Paraiso Bay complex.
71	Downtown 5th East	–	Downtown		52	2021	Residential
72	Downtown 5th West	–	Downtown		52	2021	Residential
73	Avenue Brickell Tower		Brickell		47	2007	Residential
74	Bezel at Miami Worldcenter		Park West		42	2021	Residential	Also known as LUMA at Miami Worldcenter
75	One Biscayne Tower		Downtown		39	1973	Office	Tallest building built in Miami in the 1970s. Surpassed as tallest by Wachovia Financial Center in 1984.