Riverfront Plaza

{{short description|Twin-tower skyscraper complex in Richmond, Virginia, U.S.}}

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| name = Riverfront Plaza

| former_names = River Plaza (pre-construction)

| status = complete

| image = Riverfront Plaza (9741343793).jpg

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| caption = Riverfront Plaza, from Brown's Island, in 2013

| logo = Riverfront Plaza logo.svg

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| location = Downtown Richmond, Virginia

| address = 901 and 951 East Byrd Street

| location_town = Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

| coordinates = {{coord|37|32|05|N|77|26|20|W|display=inline,title}}

| cost = {{US$|136 million}} (1990)

| owner = Hertz Investment Group (2015−present)

| floor_area = {{convert|951897|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on}}

| floor_count = 20 (each tower)

| building_type = {{hlist|Office|retail|parking}}

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| height = {{convert|312|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}

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| years_built = 1988−1990

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| architect = Keith Simmons of Harwood K. Smith & Partners

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| other_designers =

| main_contractor = Fluor Daniel

| developer = {{tree list}}

• Riverfront Plaza Partnership
• Daniel Corporation
• Hunton & Williams
• Wheat, First Securities

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| website = {{url|https://riverfrontplazarichmond.com/}}

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Riverfront Plaza is twin-tower office building complex in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. Built from 1988 to 1990 on the former site of the Old Mansion Coffee Co., it was developed as a joint venture of the law firm Hunton & Williams (now Hunton Andrews Kurth), which still occupies most of the east tower; the Daniel Corporation; and Wheat, First Securities.{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Campbell|title=20-story office towers planned for Old Mansion Coffee Co. site|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=May 6, 1987|pages=B1, B4|volume=137|number=126|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/140220494/|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|first=Maria Osborn|last=Howard|title=Debut: Twin peaks stir mixed emotions|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=November 4, 1990|volume=140|number=308|pages=G1, G7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/140220175/|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

The complex was purchased in 2015 by Hertz Investment Group from Hines Interests Limited Partnership, who owned it since 2006.{{cite news|first=Gregory J.|last=Gilligan|title=Riverfront Plaza buildings sold for $147.5 million|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=December 21, 2015|url=https://richmond.com/business/riverfront-plaza-buildings-sold-for-147-5-million/article_17dcaaf7-be9c-5a6e-acc9-23d9f8823394.html|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}{{cite web|first=Paula C.|last=Squires|title=Riverfront Plaza office towers in downtown Richmond sell for $147.5 million|website=Virginia Business|date=December 22, 2015|url=https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/riverfront-plaza-office-towers-in-downtown-richmond-sell-for-147-5-million/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}