List of tallest buildings in Richmond, Virginia

This is a list of tallest buildings in Richmond, Virginia. Presently, the tallest building in Richmond is the 29-story James Monroe Building. It was the tallest building in Virginia from the time of its completion in 1981 until 2007, when the 38-story Westin Tower in Virginia Beach opened in downtown Virginia Beach. The second-tallest building in the city is Dominion Energy's headquarters at 600 Canal Place at 417 feet in height. The next three tallest skyscrapers each have 26 stories within the structure, although they vary in height: Truist Place, at 400 ft (120 m); the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, at 394 ft (119 m); and the Bank of America Center, at 331 ft (101 m).

View of Downtown Richmond from the James River

The first high-rise in Richmond history is considered to be the 19-story First National Bank Building, which was completed in 1913. The structure stands at 262 ft (80 m) and is located on the southwest corner of Main Street and Ninth Street.

The newest high rises in Richmond include Brandt Hall, a 17-story college dorm on the Monroe Park campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, which was completed in 2005, along with the Vistas on the James, which were completed that same year. Additionally, in downtown, the 12-story MWV Building was completed in 2010. The 23-story Central National Bank Building, built in 1930, is being converted into apartments after being left abandoned for over 20 years.^[1] A new 18-story office building named "Gateway Plaza", was constructed downtown for the McGuire Woods law firm and completed in December, 2015.^[2] The newest building is the 20-story 600 Canal Place building, a 417-foot tower serving as Dominion Energy’s headquarters, which was completed in 2019. The former Dominion Energy tower, One James River Plaza, was initially demolished in May 2020 to make room for 700 Canal Place.^[3][4] However, in April 2021, Dominion Energy announced that plans for the smaller twin tower aren't coming to fruition.^[5][6]

Tallest buildings

 

Aerial view of the center business district

 

Richmond City Hall

This list ranks completed Richmond skyscrapers that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement.

Rank	Name	Image	Height feet	Height meters	Floors	Year	Notes
1	James Monroe Building		449	137	29	1981	Third tallest building in Virginia, second by occupiable height.^[7]
2	600 Canal Place		417	127	20	2019	Fourth tallest building in Virginia.^[8]
3	SunTrust Plaza		400	122	26	1983	Fifth tallest building in Virginia.^[9]
4	Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond		393	120	26	1978	One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Seventh tallest building in Virginia.^[10]
5	Bank of America Center (Richmond)		333	101	26	1974
6	Richmond City Hall		315	96	19	1971
7	Riverfront Plaza East		312	95	20	1990
	Riverfront Plaza West		312	95	20	1990	BB&T
9	One James River Plaza		310	94	22	1978	Demolished via implosion in May 2020
10	Main Street Centre		305	93	23	1986
11	Two James Center		299	91	21	1987
12	One James Center		295	90	21	1985
13	Eighth & Main Building		289	88	20	1975
14	Central National Bank		282	86	22	1930	Converted to residential in 2016.
15	Gateway Plaza		276	84	18	2015
16	First National Bank Building		262	80	19	1913	Converted to residential in 2012
	One Capitol Square		262	80	23	1964
18	John Tyler Building		240	73	11	1991
	Virginia War Memorial Carillon		240	73	8	1932
	Vistas on the James		240	73	18	2007
	Rhoads Hall		240	73	18	1968
	Seventh & Franklin Building		240	73	18	1967
	Omni Hotel		240	73	18	1987
	Monroe Park Towers		240	73	18	1972
	Wytestone Plaza		240	73	18	1965
	Richmond Marriott		240	73	18	1984
27	Brandt Hall		227	69	17	2005
	The Towers on Franklin		227	69	17	1963
	700 East Main Street		227	69	17	1964
30	Crown Plaza Hotel		214	65	16	1986
31	West Hospital		210	64	17	1941
32	Riverside on the James		203	62	15	2005
33	James Madison Building		200	61	15	1964
	Thomas Jefferson Building		200	61	15	1956
	Williams Mullen Center		200	61	15	2010
	Hotel John Marshall		200	61	15	1929	Converted to residential in 2011.
	2000 Riverside Apartments		200	61	15	1965	Tallest building in South Richmond (Manchester).

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	Image	Height	Floors	Year	Notes
St. John's Episcopal Church		approximately 20 / 6 (1741-1772) 45 / 14 (1772-1880s)	1	1741-1788
Virginia State Capitol		approximately 100 / 48	3	1788-1845
St. Paul's Episcopal Church		225 / 69	2	1845-1900/05	The spire was removed between 1900 and 1905 and replaced with a simpler dome, which reduced the overall height to 135 feet.
City Hall (now known as Old City Hall)		195 / 59	7	1900/05-1913	City Hall offices from 1894 to 1971, when the new City Hall was built.
First National Bank Building		262 / 80	19	1913-1930	Converted to residential in 2012
Central National Bank		282 / 86	22	1930-1971	Converted to residential in 2016.
Richmond City Hall		315 / 96	19	1971-1974
Bank of America Center (Richmond)		331 / 101	26	1974-1978
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond		394 / 120	26	1978-1981	One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Seventh tallest building in Virginia.^[10]
James Monroe Building		449 / 137	29	1981–present	Third tallest building in Virginia, second by occupiable height.^[7]

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in Richmond and are planned to rise at least 200 feet (61 m), but are not yet completed structures. Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.

Name	Image	Height* ft (m)	Floors*	Year* (est.)	Status	Notes
CoStar Tower^[11]		510 ft	26	2024	Under Construction	Office / Retail
VCU Health System Office Tower		~320 ft (98 m)	20	2021	Proposed	Office / Retail
VCU Health System Adult Outpatient Facility		~275 ft (83 m)	18	2021	Under Construction (Topped Out July 2020)	Medical Center
VCU Health Inpatient Children's Hospital		~240 ft (73 m)	16	2022	Under Construction	Medical Center
General Assembly Building		~200 ft (61 m)	15	2020	Under Construction	State Offices
Pinecrest Student Housing Tower		~200 ft (61 m)	15	2020	Proposed	Residential
VCU Health Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Building, Library and Innovation Center		~200 ft (61 m)	12	TBD	Proposed	Medical Center

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, or dates of completion has not yet been released.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Virginia

References

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