20-495: 361 ft (110 m) high rise in Tampa, Florida Not to be confused with SkyPoint Observation Deck . [REDACTED] The topic of this article may not meet Misplaced Pages's notability guideline for geographic features . Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond
40-1214: A mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged , redirected , or deleted . Find sources: "SkyPoint" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2022 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) SkyPoint [REDACTED] General information Type Residential, Retail, Commercial Parking Location 777 North Ashley Drive, Tampa , Florida Coordinates 27°57′00″N 82°27′37″W / 27.949880°N 82.460324°W / 27.949880; -82.460324 Construction started 2005 Completed 2007 Opening June 2007 Management First Service Residential Height Roof 361 ft (110 m) Top floor 33 Technical details Floor count 33 Lifts/elevators 4 Design and construction Architect(s) Preston Partnership, LLC Developer Novare Group, Inc./Intown Group, LLC Structural engineer Echelon Engineering, LLC Main contractor RJ Griffin & Company References SkyPoint
60-540: A rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Tallest building in Tampa since 1992. Tallest building along Florida's Gulf Coast. Also known as the Regions Building. Damaged in a 2002 plane crash . Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1980s. Stood as the tallest building in Florida from 1981 to 1984. It
80-485: Is a 361 ft (110 m) high rise in Tampa , Florida . It was constructed from 2005 to 2007 and has 33 floors. The Preston Partnership, LLC along with Echelon Engineering, LLC designed the building, which is the 9th tallest building in Tampa. It has 380 Residential units spread across 25 levels sitting atop seven levels of enclosed parking. The ground floor houses 10,800 square feet (1,000 m) of retail space. Separating
100-572: The Q1 Observation Deck which was owned and operated by Sunland . In 2006 it was sold off to the MFS group. In the late 2000s it was renamed the QDeck . Following the receivership of the MFS group in 2009, Ardent Leisure purchased the observation deck for $ 13.5 million. As part of a $ 1 million refurbishment, it was rebranded as SkyPoint in 2010. On 26 September 2011, the construction of
120-601: The Wachovia Center. First office tower built in Tampa in more than 25 years. Tallest building in Bayshore. First condo tower built in 15 years, in Bayshore. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1960s. Also known as the SouthTrust Building. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 2010s. Named after developer Henry Plant This lists buildings that once held the title of
140-549: The tallest in the United States , the city is home to four buildings rising higher than 500 feet (152 m). As of May 2022 , Tampa ranks second in the state in skyscraper count, behind Miami, which is the site of 298 skyscrapers. Tampa's skyscraper construction has continued to the present; since 2000, twenty buildings rising higher than 250 feet (76 m) have been completed. The latest, Tampa EDITION Hotel & Residences, rises 319 feet (97 m) in height and
160-484: The 30 tallest buildings in Florida, two are located in Tampa. The history of skyscrapers in Tampa began with the completion of the Citizens Bank Building in 1913; this building is often regarded as the first high-rise in the city, rising 10 stories. Later in the 1920s, two more stories were added to reach 145 feet (44 m) in height. The city's first skyscraper to surpass 250 feet (76 m)
180-634: The Kartographer extension SkyPoint Observation Deck SkyPoint (formerly Q1 Observation Deck and QDeck ) is an observation deck located 230 metres (750 ft) off the ground at the top of the Q1 on the Gold Coast , Australia . The attraction is operated by Ardent Leisure . Over the course of a 3-year construction period from 2002 to 2005, Q1 was built. When the tower opened on 26 October 2005, it featured an observation deck known as
200-480: The SkyPoint Climb began. In November 2011, Ardent Leisure began recruiting staff for the SkyPoint Climb with more than 100 people applying for the 12 available positions. The SkyPoint Climb officially opened on 14 January 2012. Following the purchase of the observation deck, Ardent Leisure has reported that profits have increased from $ 1.7 million to $ 4.93 million in the 9 months to March 2011. This gained
220-572: The Surfers Paradise beach, giving viewers a 360-degree view of Brisbane to the north, the Gold Coast hinterland to the west, Byron Bay to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The express elevator to the observation deck travels the 77 floors in 43 seconds. SkyPoint Climb is an external building walk available at SkyPoint. It requires guests to pay an additional fee . Guests are harnessed before walking up and around
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#1732793669239240-540: The company a 15.4% return on their capital in the 11 months to May 2011. In 2012, the company began combined ticketing options with their other Gold Coast attractions, Dreamworld and WhiteWater World . The SkyPoint Observation Deck is located on level 77 and 78 of the Q1 building. It features a museum, weather station, theatrette and lounge bar across two levels. It is Australia's only beachside observation deck and has room enough for 400 people. It towers 230 metres above
260-506: The ground level columns and shearwalls. Just before its grand opening to residents, William “Wild Bill” Stroup BASE-jumped off the building on March 6, 2007. See also [ edit ] List of tallest buildings in Tampa Downtown Tampa References [ edit ] ^ "SkyPoint" . Skyscraperpage.com . Retrieved 2008-07-03 . ^ "SkyPoint" . Emporis.com. Archived from
280-1591: The original on February 27, 2007 . Retrieved 2008-07-03 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link ) v t e Skyscrapers in Tampa 100 North Tampa Bank of America Plaza One Tampa City Center Truist Place Park Tower Rivergate Tower Hillsborough County Center Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse SkyPoint Tampa Marriott Waterside Wells Fargo Center Franklin Exchange Building Fifth Third Center See also: List of tallest buildings in Tampa Authority control databases : Geographic [REDACTED] Structurae Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SkyPoint&oldid=1242421245 " Categories : Buildings and structures completed in 2007 2007 establishments in Florida Residential skyscrapers in Tampa, Florida Hidden categories: CS1 maint: unfit URL Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles with topics of unclear notability from September 2022 All articles with topics of unclear notability Geography articles with topics of unclear notability Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas Pages using
300-508: The parking levels from the residential is a large amenity deck that houses a 4,000 square feet (370 m) clubhouse, a 2,500 square feet (230 m) fitness center, a media room and lounge, as well as a large landscaped terrace and swimming pool. Skypoint is composed of cast-in-place concrete in conjunction with post-tensioned cables. Concrete strengths range from 5,000 pounds per square inch (34,000 kPa) at typical residential floors up to 10,000 pounds per square inch (69,000 kPa) at
320-460: The top of the tower. The journey lasts 1.5 hours. List of tallest buildings in Tampa Tampa , the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Florida , is home to 168 completed high-rises , 34 of which stand taller than 250 feet (76 m). The tallest building in Tampa is the 42-story 100 North Tampa , which rises 579 feet (176 m) and was completed in 1992. The structure is
340-461: The twenty ninth-tallest completed building in Florida and the tallest building in the state outside of Miami and Jacksonville . The city's second-tallest building is the Bank of America Plaza , which rises 42 stories and 577 feet (176 m) in height. The building was damaged in a 2002 plane crash , in which a young pilot stole and crashed a Cessna 172 into the building's north face. Overall, of
360-528: Was completed in 2022. Tampa EDITION Hotel & Residences stands as the forthteenth-tallest building in Tampa, behind the 326-foot (99 m) Tampa Marriott Water Street . As of May 2022, there are 20 high-rises under construction, approved, and proposed for construction in the city. This list ranks Tampa skyscrapers that stand at least 250 feet (76 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following
380-523: Was the 280-foot (85 m) Franklin Exchange Building , completed in 1966. Tampa went through a large high-rise construction boom that has lasted from the completion of One Tampa City Center in 1981 to the present; during this time, the city has seen the completion of 16 of its 18 tallest buildings, including 100 North Tampa and the Bank of America Plaza. Although no Tampa skyscrapers rank among
400-725: Was then surpassed by the Southeast Financial Center , in Miami . Formerly known as SunTrust Financial Centre. Tallest residential building in Tampa. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 2000s. Tallest building constructed in Tampa in the 1970s. Formerly known as the Lykes Building and the BB&;T Building. Named in honor of former U.S. Representative Sam Melville Gibbons . Tampa's first five-star hotel / condominiums. Formerly known as
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