(May 2026)
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Working list: Tallest water towers of Taiwan
Listed below are the tallest water towers of the island of Taiwan. The number of towers is somewhat limited by the more recent use of elevated topography to store and supply water in cities like Taipei.
From an interesting historical standpoint, there are several water towers on the list dating from the 1930s that were constructed during Japanese occupation of Taiwan (1895-1945).
As more information is located on other water towers in Taiwan, the data will be added. Peace!
2. Huwei Township Water Tower (1930): Gong’an Village = 50.5 m/165.7 feet
3. “Sailing” West Water Tower (2005): Taichung/Central Taiwan Science Park ~ 47 m/154.2 feet
Sailing Water Tower – Source: common.wikimedia,org4. Water Tower Park (1960s): Kaohsiung = 38 m/124.7 feet
Water Tower Park – Source: en.wikipedia.org5. Puzi Waterway Distribution Tower (1933): Puzi City = 35 m/114.8 feet
Puzi Tower – Source: yy.idv.tw6. Gangshan Water Tower (1938): Kaohsiung = 31 m/101.7 feet
7. Old Okayama Water Tower (1937): Kaohsiung = 30+m/98.4 feet
8. Beingang Water Tower (1930s): = 20 m/65.6 feet
9. Dapeng Bay Seaplane Water Tower (1938): Dapeng Bay ~ 20 m/65.6 feet
10. Magong Water Tower (1960): Magong City = 17 m/55.8 feet
More information needed:
SOURCES:
USA cities whose tallest building is residential
Identified below at American cities whose tallest building is a residential structure. The list provided below does not include mixed use towers such as hotel/residential or office/residential. A minimum height of 175 feet was required for inclusion. States most represented on the list include the following (listed by number cities vs. towers):
The tallest residential structures on the list range in location from traditional downtowns, midtowns, first-ring suburbs, outer suburbs, college towns, and vacation/retirements cities. Some of the cities fall into multiple categories like Ann Arbor which falls into three classifications as a college town with a traditional downtown and a distant Detroit suburb.
99 Hudson Street in Jersey City – Source: 99hudsonliving comIt is also interesting to note that there was quite a gap between development boom times for such buildings in American cities. As the list shows, there were boomlets just before the Great Depression, during the Urban Renewal period of the 1960s/1970s, the early 2000s just before the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, and now during the 2020s. Hopefully, the current booklet will not end as disastrously as those three.
Peace!
2. Queens Borough, New York: The Orchard (2026) = 811 feet
3. Nashville, Tennessee: Paramount Tower (2028) = 750 feet
Paramount Tower in Nashville (left center) – Source: archpaper.com4-5. Sunny Isles Beach, Florida: Estates at Acqualina North and South (2022/23) = 672 feet x 2 towers
6-7. Miami Beach, Florida: Blue and Green Diamond Towers (2000) = 559 feet x 2 towers
8-9. Hallandale Beach, Florida: Beach Club Towers 1 & 2 (2007) = 505 feet x 2 towers
10. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Veneto Las Olas (2023) = 499 feet
11-12. Fort Lee, New Jersey: The Modern North & South (2014) = 498 feet x 2 towers
13. Newark, New Jersey: Summit Tower (2028) = 489 feet
14. Salt Lake City, Utah: Astra Tower (2024) = 449 feet
15-16. Honolulu, Hawaii: The Central Ala Moana (2011) and New Rochelle, New York: Skyline (2007) = 435 feet
17. Bronx Borough, New York: River Park Towers (1975) = 428 feet
18. West Palm Beach, Florida: One West Palm Residential Tower (2027) = 426 feet
19-20. Long Beach, California: Shoreline Gateway East Tower (2021) and Aventura, Florida: Hidden Bay 1 (2000) = 417 feet
Shoreline Gateway in Long Beach – Source: apartments.com21-123. Guttenberg, New Jersey: Galaxy Towers (1976) = 415 feet x 3 towers
24. Beverly Hills, California: One Beverly Hills (2028) = 410 feet
25. Grand Rapids, Michigan: River House Condos (2008) = 406 feet
26. South Padre Island, Texas: Sapphire Condos (2008) = 404 feet x 2
27. Riviera Beach, Florida: Tiara Condominiums (2005) = 400 feet
28. North Bergen, New Jersey: Stonehenge Apartments (1967) = 369 feet
29. West New York, New Jersey: Riviera Towers (1965) = 359 feet
30-31. North Miami Beach, Florida: Harbor Towers 1 & 2 (2018) = 358 feet x 2 towers
32. Pompano Beach, Florida: 1380 S. Ocean Boulevard (prop) = 353 feet
33. Stamford, Connecticut: Parc Stamford (2009) = 350 feet
34. West Hollywood, California: Sierra Towers (1965) ~ 350 feet
35. Tempe, Arizona: West Sixth II (2011) = 345 feet
36. Rochester, Minnesota: Broadway Plaza (2004) = 342 feet
37. Fort Myers, Florida: High Point Place I (2007) = 341 feet
38. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Margate Towers (2004) = 329 feet
39. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Graduate Tower (2020) = 315 feet
40. Naples, Florida: Enclave = 309 feet
41-42. Peoria, Illinois: Twin Towers I & II (1984) = 309 feet x 2 towers
43. Portsmouth, Virginia: Harbor Tower Apartments (1983) = 307 feet
44-45. Lansing, Michigan: Tower on Grand (2028) and Boca Raton, Florida: Boca Raton Club Tower (1969) = 300 feet
Tower on Grand in Lansing – Source: landing downtown.com46-47. Evanston, Illinois: 605 Davis Street (2028) and Bloomington-Normal, Illinois: Watterson Towers (1969) = 299 feet
48. Somerville, Massachusetts: Prospect Union Square. (2023) = 297 feet
49. Worcester, Massachusetts: The 6Hundred (1964) = 289 feet (tied with another building in the city)
50. Ocean City, Maryland: Century 1 Condos (1975) ~280 feet
51. Yonkers, New York: Seven Pines Tower (1975) = 278 feet
52. Silver Spring, Maryland: Solaire 8200 Dixon (2022) = 276 feet
53. Champaign, Illinois: 309 Green (2009) = 268 feet
54. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Tower Plaza (1969) = 267 feet
55. Aurora, Illinois: Leland Tower (1928) ~ 265 feet
56. Gulf Shores, Alabama: Island Towers = 260 feet
57. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Coliseum Tower Residences (2007) = 259 feet
58. Asbury Park, New Jersey: Asbury Tower (1074) = 256 feet
59. Bowling Green, Kentucky: Pearce-Ford Tower (1970) = 250 feet
60. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Willow Valley Mosaic (2029) = 244 feet
61. Pensacola Beach, Florida: Beach Club Towers = 243 feet x 2 towers
62. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Skyrise Apartments (1982) = 230 feet
63. Marco Island, Florida: Summit House Condos (1981) ~ 230 feet
64. Destin, Florida: Jade East Towers = 229 feet
65. Joliet, Illinois: Joshua Arms Apartments = 203 feet
66. Huntington, West Virginia: West Virginia Building (1925) = 200 feet
67-68. Newport News, Virginia: River Park Towers (1986) and Bryan-College Station, Texas: The REV Student Housing (2023) ~ 200 feet
69. Owensboro, Kentucky: Roosevelt House (1973) = 195 feet
70. Royal Oak, Michigan: The Fifth (2007) = 193 feet
71. Rockford, Illinois: Faust Landmark (1939) = 186 feet
72. Fort Myers Beach, Florida: Ocean Harbor Condos = 184 feet x 2 towers
73. Longboat Key, Florida: Islands West (1972) = 183 feet
74. Monroe, Louisiana: Frances Tower (1932) = 179 feet
75. Richfield, Minnesota: City Bella (2004) = 177 feet
SOURCES:
https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Morris-PicturesqueViews-Vol2/pages/030-penrhyn-castle-wales/
A chromolithograph, done with maybe a dozen different impressions each with its own solid colour to build up an image.
Penrhyn Castle was rebuilt c. 1830 using profits from slave labour, so it’s controversial today. Its also an unusual Neo-Norman castle.
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