A Century of Florida's Tallest Skyscrapers

[Coolyfett]

Man really good article!!!! Not really concerned with what Miami and Tampa are doing, but entertaining either way. I didn't know those 3 buildings were called the "laura trio". I heard Florida's first skyscraper was the Bisbee Building, but I don't see it on this list. The New Penisula Condo is the 3rd tallest building right now? it looks that way from the Fuller Warren although I may be wrong. Good Stuff!! One of the reasons I love this site. 

[Steve]

The Bisbee building was built the same year as the Atlantic National Bank Building (2nd on the list), but one was completed before the other.  The Atlantic is slightly taller.

With regard to the Peninsula, it is the fourth tallest in Jax in terms of height, but third in terms of floors.  AT&T has 32 floors, while the Peninsula has 36.

[Jason]

MODIS may be the big player here when it comes to dominant building, but Bank of America still is mine. I guess it is the colors, shape, and overall stark contrast to the much brighter MODIS Building. JAX has a very nice skyline and can really bank on it when the next boom starts.

My orignial "vision" plan of the downtown core (if you've seen it) showed what the skyline could look like with 5 new towers covering the parking lots that sit right in the middle of the CBD waterfront area.  If the next boom consumes these lots with attractive tall modern towers, we will certainly move into the next league of city skylines.  Two of these five lots are perfect for the state's or even the south's next tallest.

[Coolyfett]

MODIS may be the big player here when it comes to dominant building, but Bank of America still is mine. I guess it is the colors, shape, and overall stark contrast to the much brighter MODIS Building. JAX has a very nice skyline and can really bank on it when the next boom starts.

My orignial "vision" plan of the downtown core (if you've seen it) showed what the skyline could look like with 5 new towers covering the parking lots that sit right in the middle of the CBD waterfront area.  If the next boom consumes these lots with attractive tall modern towers, we will certainly move into the next league of city skylines.  Two of these five lots are perfect for the state's or even the south's next tallest.

Where exactly? What corners?

[manext]

Hey did you guys know that one american center which is currently own kuhn and was once know as AHL life insurance building where going to develope a 54 story tower in downtown on that ajacent lot, before deciding to move out towards the beach on JTB which is now the hamana building. I also heard romours about private indiviual taking over laura street trio make the marble bank a club the, florida bank and hotel with 60 rooms and the bisbee, and residential complext

[heights unknown]

Where did you get your information, or rumors from?  What is the source?

Heights Unknown

[Lunican]

Dyal-Upchurch Building: the history



At six stories, it’s far from the tallest building Downtown but at one time that distinction was held by the Dyal-Upchurch Building.

Following the Great Fire of 1901, it was the first multistory structure that was built as part of Jacksonville’s revival. It is also the first building designed by Henry John Klutho, an architect who was living in New York City and decided to relocate to Jacksonville after he read about the fire. The disaster also brought the men who developed the building here. Benjamin Dyal owned a sawmill and Frank Upchurch invested in lumber and turpentine.

There’s also a commercial real estate angle to the story. Office space in the building at the corner of Bay and Main streets was leased so fast after construction began that Klutho was called on to add an additional floor to meet the demand. Shortly after that building opened in 1902, the Atlantic National Bank was founded and occupied the first floor until the financial institution’s new headquarters on Forsyth Street was completed in 1909.

Full Article:
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/downtowntoday.php?dt_date=2009-12-01

[Coolyfett]

Miami is getting taller I see. Where would a next tower in Jax go? They would probably have to knock something old down to make it happen

[Jason]

Nah, there are 5 or more prime parcels right in the heart of the CBD that would look great with a 600' plus tower.  I'll dig up the images I made a while back and repost them.

[Jason]

Here are a few...



Aerial view showing the vacant lots in the CBD.

[reednavy]

The only building I recognize out of the one's that you added as fantasy is One Atlantic Center from midtown Atlanta. I also think the two on the lot adjacent to the CSX HQ is the Suncor Energy, fmr Petro-Canada Centre, from Calgary.

[Jason]

Nice work!  I actually shortened the Atlanta tower a bit to make it fit the skyline better.  Its just over 700' in the image above but actually just over 800' in realy life.

Its cool to see how much ov an impact 5 well place towers would have on the skyline as well as the streets.

[reednavy]

If I could replace the AT&T Tower, I'd put Atlanta's 1180 Peachtree in it's place. Such a gorgeous building and really catches the eye with it's signature curved wings on top.

Toss in OKC's Devon Tower as well, which now has it's tower crane.