This list of tallest buildings in Florida ranks the tallest buildings ( or higher) in the

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by height. The tallest building in the state is the 85-

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Panorama Tower, which rises in the City of Miami's

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neighborhood and was completed in 2017. Florida has 37 buildings that are or higher. The majority are located in the City of Miami, and over 94% are in the Greater Miami area while the rest are in the Tampa and

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areas. Of the 37 tallest buildings in Florida, 24 are in the City of Miami, 8 in Sunny Isles Beach, 2 are in Miami Beach, 2 are in Tampa, and 1 is in

. The Greater Miami area accounts for 34 of the 37 tallest buildings over 550 feet in Florida. The majority of the skyscrapers in Miami are within the

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area, specifically the neighborhoods of the Central Business District (including the Downtown Miami Historic District),

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, and Edgewater.

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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".Boyd, Christopher. "Sturm und Drang, South Beach-style. (German investor-turned real estate developer Thomas Kramer)." Florida Trend. 1996. HighBeam Research. (January 18, 2011).

Tallest buildings

This list ranks the tallest buildings in Florida that stand at least 550 ft (or 167m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equals 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 or topped-out. Where applicable, floor counts are given by the observed measurements, as reported floor counts may include many skipped floors, not limited to floor 13.

Timeline of tallest buildings

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

, five have been in

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, two have been in Tampa, and one in

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Timeline of tallest buildings

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