Sunny Isles Beach skyline from the south cropped

Sunny Isles Beach skyline from north on Collins Ave

This article lists the tallest buildings in the coastal city of

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, located in the northeast corner of

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, or other third party news entities. Sunny Isles Beach had very few

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s until the 2000s, when many were constructed on the east side of

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, on the beach adjacent to the

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. This strip historically consisted of a row of low rise hotels known as "Motel Row", mostly developed midcentury in the

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architectural style. Even among high-rises, the oldest such structures in the city only date to the 1960s. The wall of skyscrapers spans nearly the entire length of the city longitudinally, from the three Trump Towers located near the border of

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to the south to Regalia located adjacent to the border of Golden Beach to the north, which has strict single family residential zoning. All the skyscrapers in Sunny Isles Beach are residential and all of them are primarily concrete structurally. In general, the tallest height limit imposed by the

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(FAA) in Sunny Isles Beach is Above Mean

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(AMSL), due to the proximity of

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to the west. Several proposed towers may rise to exactly this height, though the FAA reviews each building individually.

Tallest buildings

All skyscrapers in the city are located on the east side of Collins Avenue. Height given may be height above sea level (AMSL), which adds about .

Complete

List includes known buildings over , measured from the lowest pedestrian entrance to the architectural top, including spires but not radio masts and antennae. The year indicates the year the building was completed. An equals sign (=) indicates multiple buildings that share the same height. Floor counts rely on reported numbers and may not account for skipped floors such as the

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Under construction

Includes buildings between the foundation work and topped-out phases. Topped-out buildings may be included in the main list.

Proposed

Gallery

File:Sunny Isles Beach skyline from the north, 2016.jpg, Viewed from the north west in 2016 Sunny Isles Beach skyline from the south.jpg, Skyline of Sunny Isles Beach viewed from the south with the skyline of southern coastal

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shown in the background File:Sunny Isles Beach aerial skyline 2014.jpg, An aerial skyline photograph of the city in 2014 File:Sunny Isles Beach skyline 2015 from west.jpg, Skyline from the West in 2015. On the left side of the photo some of the oldest high rises in the city, dating to the 1960s and 1970s, can be seen. File:A1A-Haulover-park..JPG, View from A1A (Collins Avenue) north in 2009 File:Sunny Isles high rises from the west.jpg, Mansions at Acqualina, the tallest building in the city as of 2015, stands considerably higher than its neighbors.

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Tallest in Sunny Isles Beach Buildings and structures in Miami-Dade County, Florida