200 South Orange

American skyscraper located in the Central Business District of Orlando, Florida February 2025 200 South Orange SunTrustCenter.jpg 200px 200 South Orange AvenueOrlando, FloridaUnited States 28.5398 -81.3799 scale:2000 inline,title 1988 Office 441 ft m 1 on 35 31 654678 sqft m2 0 on Skidmore Owings and Merrill Piedmont Office Realty Trust Piedmont Operating Partnership $100 million($US 100000000 1988 in US dollarsUS)</td></tr> 200 South Orange, formerly known as the SunTrust Center and Sun Bank Center, is a skyscraper located in the Central Business District of Orlando, Florida. Rising to 441 ft m 1 on, it is the tallest multi-story building in Orlando and Central Florida outside of Tampa and St. Petersburg. Completed in 1988, it has 35 stories and 30 floors of usable office space. Originally named the Sun Bank Center, the name changed after SunTrust Banks began its series of mergers and acquisitions in the 1990s. It was originally built to serve as the Florida headquarters for SunTrust Banks, but as recently as 2009, SunTrust has vacated over 150000 sqft m2 in an effort to downsize. Shanklin Mary Looking for signs of life in downtown real estate Orlando Sentinel Orlando Sentinel 2010-04-25 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/breakingnews/os-cfb-cover-downtown-042610-20100425,0,3056977.story 2010-05-31 Details Designed in contemporary postmodern style, the building has a beige and green color scheme accented in blue hues. There are 35 stories with 30 floors of usable office space. The tower has a six-level parking garage and its lobby is an eight-story atrium. The building is topped with four green pyramids and the upper five stories is actually one large floor that provides panoramic views of Orlando and the surrounding area. However, this floor is not open to the general public. SunTrust Center (Orlando) Glass Steel and Stone Glass Steel and Stone 2010 http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/361.php https://web.archive.org/web/20041220211706/http://glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/361.php usurped December 20, 2004 2010-05-31 A pre-existing skyscraper is integrated in the center's design. This original building, which was re-faced during the 1987-1988 construction of the main tower, was the original First National Bank at Orlando. This original building was built in 1958–1960. Later the building was renovated to suit SunTrust, the windows were changed individually instead of keeping the windows a stripe, and was the first of six branch banks of what would become Sun Bank, and then later SunTrust. Bisges K The Sun Finally Rises: Sun Bank Launches Construction Of New Office Tower In Orlando The Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Sentinel 1986-05-31 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1986/03/31/the-sun-finally-rises-sun-bank-launches-construction-of-new-office-tower-in-orlando/ 2010-08-10 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250828065001/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1986/03/31/the-sun-finally-rises-sun-bank-launches-construction-of-new-office-tower-in-orlando/ August 28, 2025 The building name has changed from SunTrust Center to 200 South Orange due to the move out of the company. They relocated to the nearby 28-floor "SunTrust Plaza at Church Street Station" office building on the corner of Garland Avenue and South Street in 2020. Bill Zimmerman SunTrust plans downtown move to new office tower Orlando Sentinel January 18, 2020 June 11, 2018 – Original publication date August 29, 2026 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2018/06/11/suntrust-plans-downtown-move-to-new-office-tower/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20260829130119/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2018/06/11/suntrust-plans-downtown-move-to-new-office-tower/ August 29, 2026 Robert Guaderrama FOX 35 EXCLUSIVE: A look inside Orlando’s newest high-rise Fox 35 Orlando January 10, 2020 August 29, 2026 https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/fox-35-exclusive-a-look-inside-orlandos-newest-high-rise live https://web.archive.org/web/20260829132004/https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/fox-35-exclusive-a-look-inside-orlandos-newest-high-rise August 29, 2026 The evening lighting scheme provides amber illumination on the four pyramids and white illumination on the upper floors. There is a restaurant on the ground level of the building. SunTrust Center Emporis.com Emporis Corporation 2010 http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=suntrustcenter-orlando-fl-usa https://web.archive.org/web/20121025203554/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=suntrustcenter-orlando-fl-usa usurped October 25, 2012 2010-05-31 The tower is home to the consulates of Argentina Embassies/Consulates in United States GoAbroad.com GoAbroad.com 2010 http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-in/UnitedStates 2010-05-31 2010-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20100429022020/http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-in/UnitedStates dead and the trade offices of Qingdao, China. Qingdao Trade Offices Orlando by Citysearch Citysearch.com 2010 http://orlando.citysearch.com/profile/2379401/orlando_fl/qingdao_trade_offices.html 2010-05-31 While there is no official height limit for a skyscraper in Orlando, any building planned with significant height requires the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration. This is because of overlapping flight paths between Orlando International Airport and Orlando Executive Airport, which caused the latter to be assigned to the lower flight levels, and also due to their close proximity to downtown Orlando. Mark Schlueb No Space Needle or Gateway Arch: What defines Orlando’s skyline? Orlando Sentinel June 17, 2018 January 25, 2015 – Original publication date August 29, 2026 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2015/01/25/no-space-needle-or-gateway-arch-what-defines-orlandos-skyline/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20260829072413/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2015/01/25/no-space-needle-or-gateway-arch-what-defines-orlandos-skyline/ August 29, 2026 As a result, 200 South Orange has remained the tallest building in Orlando since 1988. Bisges K Overall Fight For Air Stair Climb Orlando FleetFeetOrlando.com 2010 http://www.fleetfeetorlando.com/races/fight-for-air-orlando/results-2010.html 2011-05-23 In popular culture The building is featured in both the book and film versions of Paper Towns, a novel by John Green. In the story, protagonist Quentin Jacobsen and Margo, his love interest, ascend the tower at night to take in the view of Orlando. During the scene Margo declares the city to be a "paper town."Green John Paper Towns 2008 Penguin New York 978-0142414934 57 https://archive.org/details/papertowns0000gree_o0t8/page/57 References rec Regions Bank Building (Orlando, Fl) Tallest Building in Orlando 1988—Present134m None Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Orlando, Florida Category:Office buildings completed in 1988 Category:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings Category:1988 establishments in Florida Category:Buildings and structures in Orlando, Florida Category:Skyscrapers in Orlando, Florida Category:Postmodern architecture in Florida