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One Tampa City Center, formerly known as GTE Center and Verizon Building, is an office skyscraper in Tampa, Florida. It was the tallest building in the state for three years and the tallest building in the city until the completion of the Bank o ...
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The Rivergate Tower, also known as the Sykes building or the Beer Can Building, is a skyscraper in Tampa, Florida. With 31 floors, it is the seventh tallest building in Tampa. Rivergate Tower's principal tenant is Sykes Enterprises, a publicly-t ...
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Tampa
Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County ...
, the third-largest city in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
, is home to 168 completed
high-rises,
34 of which stand taller than . The tallest building in Tampa is the 42-story
100 North Tampa, which rises and was completed in 1992.
The structure is the twenty ninth-tallest completed building in Florida and the tallest building in the state outside of
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
and
Jacksonville
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
.
The city's second-tallest building is the
Bank of America Plaza, which rises 42 stories and in height.
The building was damaged in a
2002 plane crash, in which a young pilot stole and crashed a
Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company. into the building's north face.
Overall, of the 30 tallest buildings in Florida, two are located in Tampa.
Background
History
The history of skyscrapers in Tampa began with the completion of the
Citizens Bank Building in 1913; this building is often regarded as the first high-rise in the city, rising 10 stories. Later in the 1920s, two more stories were added to reach in height.
The city's first skyscraper to surpass was the
Franklin Exchange Building, completed in 1966.
Tampa went through a large high-rise construction boom that has lasted from the completion of
One Tampa City Center
One Tampa City Center, formerly known as GTE Center and Verizon Building, is an office skyscraper in Tampa, Florida. It was the tallest building in the state for three years and the tallest building in the city until the completion of the Bank o ...
in 1981 to the present; during this time, the city has seen the completion of 16 of its 18 tallest buildings, including 100 North Tampa and the Bank of America Plaza. Although no Tampa skyscrapers rank among the
tallest in the United States, the city is home to four buildings rising higher than . , Tampa ranks second in the state in skyscraper count, behind Miami, which is the site of 298 skyscrapers.
Present
Tampa's skyscraper construction has continued to the present; since 2000, twenty buildings rising higher than have been completed. The latest, Tampa EDITION Hotel & Residences, rises in height and was completed in 2022.
Tampa EDITION Hotel & Residences stands as the forthteenth-tallest building in Tampa, behind the
Tampa Marriott Water Street. As of May 2022, there are 20 high-rises under construction, approved, and proposed for construction in the city.
Water Street Tampa
Water Street Tampa,
the 3 Billion Dollar Project, that will transform Tampa's skyline. Water Street Tampa is a massive mixed-use Tampa Bay Lightning owner,
Jeffrey Vinik
Jeffrey N. Vinik (born March 22, 1959) is the current owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning and a minority owner of the Boston Red Sox. He served on the board of directors for Liverpool Football Club of the Premier League from 2010–2013.
Early life
...
, has envisioned for years. The project was developed by Strategic Property Partners, LLC, a joint venture of Cascade Investment, owned by
Bill Gates
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, the Microsoft co-founder, and Jeffrey Vinik. More than 50 acres of downtown Tampa will consist of Water Street Tampa. It will create 2.2 million square feet of new office space; approximately 3,500 new rental and for-sale residences; 1 million square feet of new retail, cultural, educational, and entertainment space at the street-level, as well as 12.9 acres of new and enhanced park and public gathering places. Two new hotels, JW Marriott (four-star hotel) and EDITION Marriott (Tampa's first five-star hotel) will boost over 650 new rooms. A $40 million renovation is also planned at the existing Marriott Waterside hotel. Tampa's hockey arena,
Amalie Arena
Amalie Arena (officially stylized as AMALIE Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Tampa, Florida, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. It is mainly used as the home for the Tampa Bay Lightning ...
, will be surrounded by tons of construction cranes at a time, with nearly 3,000 hard hats on the job. Water Street Tampa will be one of the largest downtown real estate developments in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
. Water Street Tampa is expected to be divided into 3 phases. The largest phase, 1, is scheduled to be completed in 2022, while the last phase, 3, is set to be completed in 2027.
Tallest buildings
This list ranks Tampa skyscrapers that stand at least 250 feet (76 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.
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of the tallest building in Tampa.
Tallest approved, under construction, or proposed
This lists buildings that are under construction, approved, or proposed to rise at least 200 feet. The "Year" column represents the estimated year the structure is set for completion.
Approved
This lists buildings that are currently approved in Tampa and are planned to rise at least 200 feet.
Under Construction
This lists buildings that are currently under construction in Tampa and are planned to rise at least 200 feet.
Proposed
This lists buildings that are currently proposed in Tampa and are planned to rise at least 200 feet.
* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, or dates of completion has not yet been released.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Florida
This list of tallest buildings in Florida ranks the tallest buildings ( or higher) in the U.S. state of Florida by height. The tallest building in the state is the 85-story Panorama Tower, which rises in the City of Miami's Brickell neighbor ...
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List of tallest buildings in Fort Lauderdale
This list of tallest buildings in Fort Lauderdale ranks skyscrapers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by height. The heights of buildings includes architectural details (permanent parts) but excludes antennas. The tallest building in the city of Fort ...
*
List of tallest buildings in Jacksonville
This list of tallest buildings in Jacksonville ranks by height the skyscrapers and high-rises in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The tallest building in Jacksonville is the Bank of America Tower, which is 617 feet ...
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List of tallest buildings in Miami
The U.S. city of Miami, Florida has the country's third-tallest skyline (after New York City and Chicago) with 439 high-rises, over 100 of which stand taller than and 65 which are taller than . The tallest building in the city is the 85 ...
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List of tallest buildings in Miami Beach
This list of tallest buildings in Miami Beach ranks skyscrapers in the city of Miami Beach, Florida by height. The tallest completed buildings in Miami Beach are the Blue and Green Diamonds which stand 559 ft (170 m) tall and both contai ...
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List of tallest buildings in Orlando
This list of tallest building in Orlando ranks skyscrapers in Orlando, Florida, by height. The heights of buildings includes architectural details (permanent parts) but excludes antennas. The tallest building in the city of Orlando is the 20 ...
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List of tallest buildings in St. Petersburg
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List of tallest buildings in Sunny Isles Beach
This article lists the tallest buildings in the coastal city of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, located in the northeast corner of Miami-Dade County. The ranking primarily relies on data from The Skyscraper Center, the public online database of ...
References
External links
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