The U.S. city of
Mobile,
Alabama
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is the site of 15
high-rises,
all of which stand taller than . The tallest building in the city is the 35-
story RSA Battle House Tower, completed in 2007, which is tall.
The tower is also the tallest building in the
U.S. state of Alabama
and the
62nd tallest in the United States. Mobile's second-tallest
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
, the
RSA Trustmark Building
The RSA Trustmark Building, originally the First National Bank Building, is a 34 story, International Style office tower located in downtown Mobile, Alabama. Most recently known as the AmSouth Bank Building, it had been named in honor of its la ...
, rises and stood as the tallest structure in the city for over forty years.
Overall, four of the ten
tallest buildings in Alabama are located in Mobile.
The city has more skyscrapers than any other city in Alabama besides
Birmingham
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.
The history of high-rises in Mobile began with the completion of the 11-story
Van Antwerp Building
The Van Antwerp Building is a high-rise in the U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama. Completed in 1907, the building rises 11 stories and was the first skyscraper in the city. It is regarded as the first reinforced concrete skyscraper in Alabama and the ...
in 1907. The structure, often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city and the state, stood as the tallest building in the city until 1929, when the
Regions Bank Building took its place. Upon its completion in 1965, the RSA Trustmark Building surpassed the height of the Regions Bank Building and became the tallest building in Alabama.
It held this title until 1986, when the
SouthTrust Tower was completed in
Birmingham
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, but remained the tallest building in Mobile until the 2006
topping out
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of the RSA Battle House Tower.
As of August 2009, there are no high-rises under construction or proposed for construction in Mobile.
A residential condominium project, Water Street Landing, was originally proposed in 2007 as a three-tower complex to be constructed on the
Mobile River
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; the $45 million (
USD) development was later canceled due to lack of funding. While the city of Mobile itself is not the location of any new high-rise developments,
Orange Beach, a satellite city in the
Mobile–Daphne–Fairhope combined statistical area, is the site of several construction proposals. One such proposal is the Mandalay Beach development, which includes two-twin residential towers that are planned to rise and 36 stories each.
Tallest buildings
This lists ranks Mobile high-rises that stand at least 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.
Timeline of tallest buildings
This table lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Mobile as well as the current titleholder, the
RSA Battle House Tower.
See also
Notes
:A. ^ This height is an estimate based on a diagram of the Regions Bank Building; official height figures have not been released by this building's developer.
References
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External links
Diagram of Mobile skyscraperson SkyscraperPage
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