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List of tallest buildings in Richmond, Virginia

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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).

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.richmond.com/business/local/article_ec34fe43-3650-56b4-8b02-cd40045d79ae.html|title = Work resumes on Central National Bank building| date=July 24, 2014 }} A new 18-story office building named "Gateway Plaza", was constructed downtown for the McGuire Woods law firm and completed in December, 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.richmond.com/business/real-estate/gateway-plaza-building-is-two-stories-taller/article_69bf904a-8744-5d72-ace7-37d512024f56.html|title = Gateway Plaza building is two stories taller| date=September 18, 2013 }} 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.{{Cite web|title=700 Canal Place - The Skyscraper Center|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/700-canal-place/36506|access-date=2021-01-30|website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}{{Cite web|last=Domingo|first=Enzo|title=Old Dominion Energy headquarters demolished in downtown Richmond|url=https://www.nbc12.com/2020/05/30/old-dominion-energy-headquarters-demolished-downtown-richmond/|access-date=2021-01-30|website=www.nbc12.com|date=May 30, 2020 |language=en-US}} However, in April 2021, Dominion Energy announced that plans for the smaller twin tower aren't coming to fruition.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-19|title=Dominion Energy pulls plug on second new office tower downtown|url=https://richmondbizsense.com/2021/04/19/dominion-energy-pulls-plug-on-second-new-office-tower-downtown/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Richmond BizSense|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Gilligan|first=Gregory J.|title=Dominion Energy is not planning to build a second office tower in downtown Richmond|url=https://richmond.com/business/dominion-energy-is-not-planning-to-build-a-second-office-tower-in-downtown-richmond/article_a9eaa004-d764-586f-9d1d-812ac140f41c.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=April 19, 2021 |language=en}}

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed Richmond buildings that stand at least {{convert|150|ft|m|0}} tall, based on standard height measurement.Note: This is not a complete listing of all buildings in Richmond above 150 feet in height

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! Name

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! data-sort-type{{=}}"number"| Height
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! Floors

! Year

! Address

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| align{{=}}left| James Monroe Building

| 100px

| {{convert|449|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

| 29

| 1981

| 101 North 14th Street

| Third tallest building in Virginia, second by occupiable height.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/buildings/130649/james-monroe-building-richmond-va-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407165608/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/130649/james-monroe-building-richmond-va-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 7, 2015|title=James Monroe Building|publisher=Emporis|language=en|access-date=3 May 2015}}

style{{=}}"word-spacing: -5px;" | _row_count

| align{{=}}left| 600 Canal Place

| File:600 Canal Place.jpg

| {{convert|417|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

| 20

| 2019

| 111 South 6th Street

|align{{=}}left| Fourth tallest building in Virginia. Headquarters of Dominion Energy.{{cite web |title=600 Canal Place, Richmond {{!}} 1334703 {{!}} EMPORIS |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1334703/600-canal-place-richmond-va-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711033347/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1334703/600-canal-place-richmond-va-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |website=Emporis |access-date=10 July 2018}}

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|align{{=}}left| Truist Place

| 100px

| {{convert|400|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

| 26

| 1983

| 919 East Main Street

|align{{=}}left| Fifth tallest building in Virginia. Formerly known as the SunTrust Center (1998-2021), Crestar Bank Center (1987-1998), and United Virginia Bank Center (1983-1987).{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/buildings/130612/suntrust-plaza-richmond-va-usa |title=SunTrust Plaza |publisher=Emporis |language=en |access-date=3 May 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084216/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/130612/suntrust-plaza-richmond-va-usa |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}

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|align{{=}}left| Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

| 100px

| {{convert|393|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 26

| 1978

| 701 East Byrd Street

|align{{=}}left| One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Seventh tallest building in Virginia.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/buildings/130661/federal-reserve-bank-building-richmond-va-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505074245/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/130661/federal-reserve-bank-building-richmond-va-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 5, 2015|title=Federal Reserve Bank Building|publisher=Emporis|language=en|access-date=3 May 2015}}

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|align{{=}}left| Bank of America Center

| 100px

| {{convert|333|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 26

| 1974

| 1111 East Main Street

| Formerly known as the NationsBank Center (1990-1999), Sovran Center (1983-1990), and the First and Merchants Center (1974-1983). This building replaced the First National Bank Building as the headquarters of the First and Merchants Bank.

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|align{{=}}left| Richmond City Hall

| 100px

| {{convert|315|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 19

| 1971

| 900 East Broad Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU's Children's Tower

|

| {{convert|318|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 16

| 2023

| 1000 East Broad Street

|

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| align{{=}}left| Riverfront Plaza, East Tower

| 100px

| {{convert|312|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 20

| 1990

| 951 East Byrd Street

| Anchored by Hunton Andrews Kurth (2018-Present), formerly Hunton and Williams (1990-2018).

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| align{{=}}left| Riverfront Plaza, West Tower

| 100px

| {{convert|312|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 20

| 1990

| 901 East Byrd Street

| Anchored by Truist Securities (2019-Present), formerly by BB&T Securities (2010-2019), Wachovia Securities (2001-2007), Wheat First Union (1997-2001), and Wheat First Butcher Singer (1990-1998).

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|align{{=}}left| Main Street Centre (Virginia Lottery building)

|100px

| {{convert|305|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 23

| 1986

| 600 East Main Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Two James Center (Wells Fargo building)

|100px

| {{convert|299|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 21

| 1987

| 1021 East Cary Street

| Anchored by Wells Fargo (2008-Present), formerly by Wachovia (1998-2008), Central Fidelity National Bank (1993-1998), and Central Fidelity Bank (1987-1993).

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|align{{=}}left| One James Center (HCA Healthcare building)

|100px

| {{convert|295|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 21

| 1985

| 901 East Cary Street

| Anchored by HCA since 2020, formerly by McGuireWoods (2004-2015), First Union Bank (1993-2001), and Dominion Bank (1985-1993).

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|align{{=}}left| VCU Health System Adult Outpatient Pavilion

|

| {{convert|294|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 17

| 2021

| 1001 East Leigh Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Eighth & Main Building

|100px

| {{convert|289|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

| 20

| 1975

| 707 East Main Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Central National Bank

| 100px

| {{convert|282|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 22

| 1930

| 219 East Broad Street

|align{{=}}left| Converted to residential in 2016. Formerly anchored by Wachovia (1998-2000, operations were then consolidated to Two James Center), Central Fidelity National Bank (1993-1998), Central Fidelity Bank (1979-1993), and the eponymous CNB (1930-1979).

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|align{{=}}left| Gateway Plaza (Towne Bank)

|100px

| {{convert|276|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 18

| 2015

| 800 East Canal Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| First National Bank Building

| 100px

| {{convert|262|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 19

| 1913

| 823 East Main Street

|align{{=}}left| Converted to residential in 2012

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|align{{=}}left| One Capitol Square

|100px

| {{convert|262|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 23

| 1964

| 830 East Main Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| John Tyler Building

|100px

| {{convert|240|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 11

| 1991

| 1300 East Main Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Virginia War Memorial Carillon

| 100px

| {{convert|240|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 8

| 1932

| 1300 Blanton Avenue

|

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|align{{=}}left| Vistas on the James

|100px

| {{convert|240|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 18

| 2007

| 300 Virginia Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Rhoads Hall

|

| {{convert|240|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 18

| 1968

| 710 West Franklin Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Seventh & Franklin Building

|100px

| {{convert|240|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 18

| 1967

| 701 East Franklin Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Omni Richmond Hotel

|100px

| {{convert|240|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 18

| 1987

| 100 South 12th Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Monroe Park Towers

|100px

| {{convert|240|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 18

| 1972

| 520 West Franklin Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Wytestone Plaza

|100px

| {{convert|240|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 18

| 1965

| 801 East Main Street

| Formerly known as the Ross Building from 1965 to 1998.

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|align{{=}}left| Richmond Marriott

| 100px

| {{convert|240|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 18

| 1984

| 500 East Broad Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Brandt Hall

| 100px

| {{convert|227|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 17

| 2005

| 710 West Franklin Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| The Towers on Franklin

| 100px

| {{convert|227|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 17

| 1963

| 104 West Franklin Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| 700 East Main Street (Holiday Inn and Suites Richmond)

|100px

| {{convert|227|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 17

| 1964

| 700 East Main Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| General Assembly Building

|100px

| {{convert|215|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 14

| 2023

| 201 North 9th Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Delta Hotel (formerly Crowne Plaza)

|100px

| {{convert|214|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 16

| 1986

| 555 East Canal Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| West Hospital

| 100px

| {{convert|210|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 17

| 1941

| 1200 East Broad Street

|

style{{=}}"word-spacing: -5px;" | _row_count

|align{{=}}left| Riverside on the James

|100px

| {{convert|203|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 15

| 2005

| 1001 Haxall Point

|

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|align{{=}}left| James Madison Building

| 100px

| {{convert|200|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 15

| 1964

| 109 Governor Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Thomas Jefferson Building

| 100px

| {{convert|200|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 15

| 1956

| 1220 Bank Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Williams Mullen Center

| 100px

| {{convert|200|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 15

| 2010

| 200 South 10th Street

|

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|align{{=}}left| Hotel John Marshall

| 100px

| {{convert|200|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 15

| 1929

| 101 North 5th Street

|align{{=}}left| Converted to residential in 2011.

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|align{{=}}left| 2000 Riverside Apartments

| 100px

| {{convert|200|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 15

| 1965

| 2000 Riverside Drive

|align{{=}}left| Tallest building in South Richmond (Manchester).

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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 {{convert|200|ft|m|0}}, but are not yet completed structures. Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.

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Name

! class=unsortable|Image

! Height*
ft (m)

! Floors*

! Year*
(est.)

! Address

! Status

!class="unsortable"| Notes

CoStar Tower

|100px

| 510 ft

| 26

| 2026

| 600 Tredegar Street

| Under Construction (topped out February 2025)

| Office / Retail{{cite web|url=https://richmond.com/business/watch-now-costar-to-build-26-story-office-tower-in-downtown-richmond-the-citys-tallest/article_c2c166e5-8393-5eec-be5c-f094b0e564ca.html#tracking-source=home-top-story|title=CoStar Tower|date=December 17, 2021 |publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en|access-date=17 December 2021}}

Avery Hall Investments Apartment Buildings

|

| –

| 17

| –

| 301 West Sixth Street

| Under Construction

| Set to be the tallest building in Manchester

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

Tallest demolished

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! class="unsortable"|Image

! Height
{{small|ft (m)}}

! Floors

! Completed
in

! Demolished
in

! Address

! class="unsortable"|Notes

align{{=}}left| One James River Plaza

|100px

| {{convert|310|ft|m|abbr=values}}

| 22

| 1978

| 2020

| 701 East Cary Street

|align{{=}}left| Demolished via implosion in May 2020. Former headquarters of Dominion Energy. Replaced the VEPCO Headquarters 1913 building at 700 East Franklin Street and replaced by 600 Canal Street, built in 2019.

Timeline of tallest buildings

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|+

! Name

! class=unsortable|Image

! data-sort-type{{=}}"number"| Height
{{small|ft (m)}}

! Floors

! Years as tallest

! Address

! class="unsortable"|Notes

St. John's Episcopal Church

|100px

| {{convert|30|ft|m|abbr=values}} (1741-1772)

{{convert|68|ft|m|abbr=values}} (1772-1880s)

|1

|1741-1788

| 2401 East Broad Street

| Height approximated using Google Earth

Virginia State Capitol

|100px

| {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=values}}

|3

|1788-1845

| 1000 Bank Street

|

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

|100px

|{{convert|225|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

|2

|1845-1900/05

| 815 East Grace Street

|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)

|100px

|{{convert|195|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

|7

|1900/05-1913

| 1001 East Broad Street

|City Hall offices from 1894 to 1971, when the new City Hall was built.

First National Bank Building

|137x137px

|{{convert|262|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

|19

|1913-1930

| 823 East Main Street

|Converted to residential in 2012

Central National Bank

|125x125px

|{{convert|282|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

|22

|1930-1971

| 219 East Broad Street

|Converted to residential in 2016.

Richmond City Hall

|134x134px

|{{convert|315|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

|19

|1971-1974

| 900 East Broad Street

|

Bank of America Center (Richmond)

|100px

|{{convert|331|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

|26

|1974-1978

| 1111 East Main Street

|

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

|133x133px

|{{convert|394|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

|26

|1978-1981

| 701 East Byrd Street

|One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Seventh tallest building in Virginia.

James Monroe Building

|100x100px

|{{convert|449|ft|m|0|abbr=values}}

|29

|1981–present

| 101 North 14th Street

|Third tallest building in Virginia, second by occupiable height.

See also

References

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