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This list of tallest buildings in Florida ranks the tallest buildings (170 metres (560 ft) or higher) in the U.S. state of Florida by height. The tallest building in the state is the 64-story Four Seasons Hotel Miami, which rises 789 feet (240 m) in the City of Miami's Brickell neighborhood and was completed in 2003. It now stands as the 60th-tallest building in the United States.
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Florida has 19 buildings that are 170 metres (560 ft) or higher. The majority are located in the City of Miami, and over 85% are in the Greater Miami area while the rest are in the Tampa and Jacksonville areas. Of the 19 tallest buildings in Florida, 13 are in the City of Miami, 2 are in Tampa, 2 are in Miami Beach, 1 is in Sunny Isles Beach, and 1 is in Jacksonville.
The majority of the skyscrapers in Miami are within the greater Downtown Miami area, specifically the neighborhoods of the Central Business District (Historic Downtown Miami), Brickell, Omni, and Edgewater. Thomas Kramer is well known for the negotiations with local Miami-Dade County governments that allowed the building of the tallest towers in Miami. His influence is evident in the construction of high-rises in Miami Beach, particularly in the South Beach neighborhood of "South of Fifth".
Tallest buildings
Height used is standard measurement which includes spires and other permanent architectural details but discludes antennas.
Chronology of the tallest buildings in Florida
This is a list of buildings that were the tallest in Florida when they were built, beginning in the early 20th century, when the skyscraper boom began in the state. Since 1902, six of Florida's tallest buildings have been in Jacksonville, four have been in Miami, and two have been in Tampa.b