List of tallest buildings in Jacksonville
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This list of tallest buildings in Jacksonville ranks skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

s and high-rises in the U.S.
United States
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 city of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

, Florida
Florida
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 by height. The tallest building in Jacksonville is currently the Bank of America Tower
Bank of America Tower (Jacksonville)
The Bank of America Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is the tallest building in Jacksonville, and the ninth-tallest in the state of Florida...

, which stands 617 feet (188 m
Metre
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) tall.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Jacksonville skyscrapers that stand at least 162 feet (50 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on height at time of inclusion.
Rank Name Street Address Height
feet / m
Metre
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Floors Year Notes
1 Bank of America Tower
Bank of America Tower (Jacksonville)
The Bank of America Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is the tallest building in Jacksonville, and the ninth-tallest in the state of Florida...

50 North Laura Street 617 / 188 42 1990 Formerly known as the Barnett Bank Center
2 Wells Fargo Center 1 Independent Drive 535 / 163 37 1974 Formerly known as the Independent Life Building and the Modis Building; tallest building in Florida from 1974 to 1981.
3 AT&T Tower
AT&T Tower (Jacksonville)
The AT&T Tower, also known as AT&T Building, is a skyscraper in Jacksonville, Florida. Standing 447 feet tall, it is currently the city's third-tallest building but is the largest in terms of class "A" rentable area with .-History:...

301 West Bay Street 447 / 136 32 1983 Originally known as the BellSouth (Southern Bell) Building
4 The Peninsula at St. Johns Center
The Peninsula at St. Johns Center
The Peninsula at St. Johns Center is a condominium in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. It is the fourth tallest tower in Jacksonville at 437 feet. Groundbreaking was in 2006 and was completed in 2008. The Peninsula is located at 1431 Riverplace Boulevard....

1401 Riverplace Boulevard 437 / 133 36 2006
5 Riverplace Tower
Riverplace Tower
The Riverplace Tower is a 28-floor office building on the south bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. At the time of its construction, it was the tallest building in the state of Florida, as well as Jacksonville, and the defining landmark in the skyline.-History:The Auchter Company,...

1301 Riverplace Boulevard 432 / 132 28 1967 Formerly known as the Gulf Life Tower. Was the world's tallest precast, post-tensioned concrete structure until 2002.
6 SunTrust Tower 76 South Laura Street 357 / 109 24 1989 Formerly known as Jacksonville Center
7 The Strand at St. Johns Center 1401 Riverplace Boulevard 328 / 100 28 2006
8 Aetna Building 841 Prudential Drive 309 / 94 22 1954 Previously known as the Prudential Building
9 Two Prudential Plaza San Marco Boulevard 305 / 93 21 1985
10 Wachovia Tower 225 Water Street 299 / 91 21 1986
11 Blue Cross Blue Shield Building 532 Riverside Avenue 287 / 88 19 1971
12 BB&T Building 200 West Forsyth Street 278 / 85 18 1974
13 John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse
John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse
The Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse is a courthouse and U.S. federal government facility in Jacksonville, Florida. It houses:*The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, and corresponding offices of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the...

300 North Hogan Street 277 / 85 15 2002
14 JEA Tower 21 West Church Street 268 / 82 19 1963 Originally known as the Universal-Marion Building
15 JEA Office Building 233 West Duval Street 260 / 79 18 1955 Originally the Independent Life Office Building
16 CSX Transportation Building 500 Water Street 253 / 77 17 1960
17 Berkman Plaza I 400 East Bay Street 250 / 76 23 2003
18 San Marco Place 1300 Riverplace Boulevard 246 / 75 21 2006
19 Baptist Medical Pavilion 800 Prudential Drive 230 / 70 18 1986
20 Barnett National Bank Building
Barnett National Bank Building
The Barnett National Bank Building is a skyscraper in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida.The building was erected in 1926, and was Jacksonville's tallest building at the time, surpassing the Heard National Bank Building. It was designed by architecture firm Mowbray & Uffinger for Barnett Bank...

112 West Adams Street 223 / 68 18 1926
21 Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront 225 Coast Line Drive East 216 / 66 18 2001 Formerly known as the Adams Mark Hotel
22 City Hall Annex 200 East Bay Street 210 / 64 15 1960
23 11 East Forsyth 11 East Forsyth Street 200 / 61 17 1926
24 Omni Jacksonville Hotel 245 Water Street 190 / 58 16 1987
25 Cathedral Terrace 701 North Ocean Street 190 / 58 21 1974
26 Mount Carmel Garden Apartments 5846 Mount Carmel Terrace 190 / 58 17 1972
27 Cathedral Townhouse 501 North Ocean Street 186 / 57 18 1970
28 Riverside Presbyterian Apartments 1045 Oak Street 183 / 56 18 1973
29 550 Water Street 550 Water Street 180 / 55 14 1982
30 Fidelity National Financial Tower 2 601 Riverside Avenue 180 / 55 13 2007
31 Cathedral Towers 601 North Newman Street 177 / 54 17 1968
32 Tower Place Apartments 303 West Ashley Street 177 / 54 16 1950 AKA St. John's Apartments
33 The Carling 33 West Adams Street 171 / 52 13 1926 AKA American Heritage Life Building and the Carling Hotel


Chronology of the tallest buildings in Jacksonville

This is a list of buildings that were the tallest in Jacksonville when they were built, beginning in the early 20th century, when the skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

 boom began in Florida.
Years tallest Name Image Height
ft / m
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Floors Year completed Notes
1902–1909 Dyal-Upchurch Building
Dyal-Upchurch Building
The Dyal-Upchurch Building is a six-story, 43,747-square-foot historic building in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located at 4 East Bay Street, and was designed by architect Henry John Klutho. On April 17, 1980, it was added to the U.S...

82 feet (25 m) 6 1902 Built after the Great Fire of 1901
Great Fire of 1901
The Great Fire of 1901 in Jacksonville, Florida was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the Southeast. It was similar in scale and destruction to the 1871 Great Chicago Fire.-Origin:...

. The tallest building in Florida until 1909.
1909–1912 121 Atlantic Place
121 Atlantic Place
121 Atlantic Place, formerly the Atlantic National Bank Building, is a historic skyscraper in Jacksonville, Florida. It was built in 1909 as the headquarters for the Atlantic National Bank, and is located at 121 West Forsyth Street...

135 feet (41.1 m) 10 1909 The tallest building in Florida until 1912.
1912–1913 Florida Life Building
Florida Life Building
The Laura Street Trio is a group of three historic buildings located on and near Laura Street in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. The Trio consists of two perpendicularly-arranged skyscrapers, the Florida Life Building and the Bisbee Building, plus a third structure, the Old Florida National Bank ,...

148 feet (45.1 m) 11 1912 Part of the Laura Street Trio. The tallest building in Florida until 1913.
1913–1926 Heard National Bank Building 180 feet (54.9 m) 15 1913 The tallest building in Florida until 1925. It is the only one of Jacksonville's and Florida's tallest buildings since 1902 to have been demolished. It was torn down in 1981; the Bank of America Tower
Bank of America Tower (Jacksonville)
The Bank of America Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is the tallest building in Jacksonville, and the ninth-tallest in the state of Florida...

 now stands on the site.
1926–1954 Barnett National Bank Building
Barnett National Bank Building
The Barnett National Bank Building is a skyscraper in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida.The building was erected in 1926, and was Jacksonville's tallest building at the time, surpassing the Heard National Bank Building. It was designed by architecture firm Mowbray & Uffinger for Barnett Bank...

224 feet (68.3 m) 18 1926
1954–1967 Aetna Building 309 feet (94.2 m) 22 1928
1967–1974 Riverplace Tower
Riverplace Tower
The Riverplace Tower is a 28-floor office building on the south bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. At the time of its construction, it was the tallest building in the state of Florida, as well as Jacksonville, and the defining landmark in the skyline.-History:The Auchter Company,...

417 feet (127.1 m) 28 1967 Tallest building in Florida until 1972.
1974–1990 Wells Fargo Center 535 feet (163.1 m) 37 1974 Formerly known as the Independent Life Building and the Modis Building. Tallest building in Florida until 1981, and the last of the tallest to be in Jacksonville.
1990–present Bank of America Tower
Bank of America Tower (Jacksonville)
The Bank of America Tower is a skyscraper in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is the tallest building in Jacksonville, and the ninth-tallest in the state of Florida...

617 feet (188.1 m) 43 1990 Jacksonville's current tallest building.

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