Truist Place (Richmond)

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|name = Truist Place

|status = Completed

|image = Suntrust Plaza (richmond).jpg

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|location = 919 East Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219

|coordinates = {{coord|37|32|15.7|N|77|26|9.4|W|display=inline,title}}

|start_date = 1981

|completion_date = 1983

|architect = Davis Carter Scott, Ltd.

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|floor_area =

|floor_count = 26

|building_type = Office

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|roof = {{convert|400|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|elevator_count = 12

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|opening = 1983

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|references = {{cite web|title=SunTrust Plaza|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/suntrust-plaza/9612|website=Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|accessdate=2017-07-29}}

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Truist Place is a 26-story office building in Richmond, Virginia. It is the third tallest building in Richmond, and the sixth tallest in Virginia. Construction costs were relatively high due to being clad in granite.

History

Truist Place occupies a block that was once the site of a carriage manufacturer known as Ainslie's Carriage Works along with other miscellaneous shops. In 1912, these structures were demolished to make room for the United Virginia Bank Insurance Headquarters.{{cite web |title=RVA Legends – D. A. Ainslie's Carriage Works |url=https://rvahub.com/2019/06/25/rva-legends-d-a-ainslies-carriage-works/ |website=RVAHub.com |access-date=21 July 2023}} This building was subsequently demolished in 1981.{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/130612/suntrust-plaza-richmond-va-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084216/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/130612/suntrust-plaza-richmond-va-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 18, 2015|title=SunTrust Plaza, Richmond|publisher=Emporis}} In 1983, the current building was topped out and was established as the headquarters of the United Virginia Bank (UVB). A sculpture known as Quadrature was created by artist Robert Engman in 1985 and currently sits in front of the building.

Later, UVB changed its name to Crestar Financial Corporation and thus the name of the building was changed to the Crestar Bank Headquarters. Crestar was acquired by SunTrust in 1998, whereupon the building was renamed SunTrust Center. The building was renamed Truist Place in late 2021 after SunTrust was bought by BB&T.{{Cite web|url=https://richmond.com/business/sign-of-the-times-truist-financial-starting-to-put-its-name-on-suntrust-and-bb/article_1dc861ef-e398-56c4-8dd2-3f1ccdfe059a.html|title = Sign of the times: Truist Financial starting to put its name on SunTrust and BB&T office buildings downtown}}

References

External links

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Category:Office buildings completed in 1983

Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Virginia

Category:Skyscrapers in Richmond, Virginia

Category:1983 establishments in Virginia