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100 North Tampa, formerly known as the Regions Building and the AmSouth Building, is a skyscraper in Tampa, Florida, USA. Rising to a height of and 42 floors in Downtown Tampa, the structure currently stands as the tallest building in Tamp ...
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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 Co ...
, 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 sove ...
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, a ...
, 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
100 North Tampa, formerly known as the Regions Building and the AmSouth Building, is a skyscraper in Tampa, Florida, USA. Rising to a height of and 42 floors in Downtown Tampa, the structure currently stands as the tallest building in Tamp ...
, 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 coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at th ...
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 largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the c ...
.
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, Monoplane#High, 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
The Franklin Exchange Building is a 280 ft (85m) high rise in Tampa, Florida. It was completed in 1966 and has 22 floors. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest building in Tampa. It is now the 14th tallest. It is at 655 North Fr ...
, completed in 1966.
Tampa went through a large high-rise construction boom that has lasted from the completion of
One Tampa City Center 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, has envisioned for years. The project was developed by Strategic Property Partners, LLC, a joint venture of Cascade Investment, owned by
Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions ...
, 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 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
. 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 neighb ...
*
List of tallest buildings in Fort Lauderdale
*
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 ( ...
*
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 8 ...
*
List of tallest buildings in Miami Beach
*
List of tallest buildings in Orlando
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List of tallest buildings in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Florida is the fifth largest city in Florida with a population of 263,768 as of 2017. The city is home to 74 completed high rises (as of 2018), and the most notable are the One St. Petersburg, Priatek Plaza and Signature Pla ...
*
List of tallest buildings in Sunny Isles Beach
References
External links
Diagram of Tampa skyscraperson SkyscraperPage
Florida High-Risesat urbanFLORIDA
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