The U.S. city of Mobile,

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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

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, completed in 2007, which is tall. The tower is also the tallest building in the

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of Alabama and the 62nd tallest in the United States. Mobile's second-tallest

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, the RSA Trustmark Building, 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

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. The history of high-rises in Mobile began with the completion of the 11-story Van Antwerp Building 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

, but remained the tallest building in Mobile until the 2006

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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

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; the $45 million (

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) 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

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 skyscrapers
on SkyscraperPage {{featured list Mobile Tallest, Mobile

Tallest buildings

Timeline of tallest buildings

See also

Notes

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