List of tallest buildings in Richmond, Virginia

View of Downtown Richmond from the James River

This is a list of tallest buildings in Richmond, Virginia. Presently, the tallest building in Richmond is the 29-story James Monroe Building. Standing at 449 ft (137m) 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 next three tallest skyscrapers in the city each have 26 stories within the structure, although they vary in height. The SunTrust Plaza stands at 400 ft (120 m), while the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, which also has 26 stories stands at 394 ft (119 m). The third tallest building is the Bank of America Center which stands at 331 ft (101 m).

Typically, the first high-rise in Richmond history is often considered to be the 19-story BB&T Bank Building, which was completed in 1913. The structure stands at 262 ft (80 m) and is located in Downtown Richmond.

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 the Vistas on the James, which were completed that same year. Additionally, in downtown, the 12-story MWV Building was complete in 2010.

Tallest buildings

Name	Stories	Height (Feet)	City	Year Built
James Monroe Building	29	449 feet (137 m)	Richmond	1981
SunTrust Plaza	26	400 feet (120 m)	Richmond	1983
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond	26	394 feet (120 m)	Richmond	1978
Bank of America Center (Richmond)	26	331 feet (101 m)	Richmond	1974
Richmond City Hall	19	315 feet (96 m)	Richmond	1971
Riverfront Plaza East	20	312 feet (95 m)	Richmond	1990
Riverfront Plaza West	20	312 feet (95 m)	Richmond	1990
One James River Plaza	22	308 feet (94 m)	Richmond	1978
Main Street Centre	23	305 feet (93 m)	Richmond	1986
Two James Center	21	299 feet (91 m)	Richmond	1987
One James Center	21	295 feet (90 m)	Richmond	1985
Eighth & Main Building	20	289 feet (88 m)	Richmond	1975
Central National Bank	22	282 feet (86 m)	Richmond	1930
BB&T Bank Building	19	262 feet (80 m)	Richmond	1913
One Capitol Square	23	262 feet (80 m)	Richmond	1964
John Tyler Building	11	240 feet (73 m)	Richmond	1991
Virginia War Memorial Carillon	8	226 feet (69 m)	Richmond	1932
West Hospital	17	210 feet (64 m)	Richmond	1941
Riverside on the James	15	203 feet (62 m)	Richmond	2005
James Madison Building	15	200 feet (61 m)	Richmond	1964
Thomas Jefferson Building	15	200 feet (61 m)	Richmond	1956

References

• "Tallest Buildings in Richmond." Emporis.com. Accessed