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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. 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).

View of Downtown Richmond at night

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 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] The latest, a new 18-story office building named "Gateway Plaza", was constructed downtown for the McGuire Woods law firm and completed in December, 2015.[2]

Tallest buildings

Aerial view of the center business district
Richmond City Hall

This list ranks completed Richmond skyscrapers that stand at least 200 feet (60 m), 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.[3]
2 600 Canal Place - Dominion Tower File:Dominion Tower, Richmond, VA.jpg 417 127 20 2019 Fourth tallest building in Virginia.[4]
3 SunTrust Plaza 400 122 26 1983 Fifth tallest building in Virginia.[5]
4 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 394 120 26 1978 One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Seventh tallest building in Virginia.[6]
5 Bank of America Center (Richmond) 331 101 26 1974
6 Richmond City Hall 315 96 19 1971
7 Riverfront Plaza East 312 95 20 1990
8 Riverfront Plaza West 312 95 20 1990
9 One James River Plaza 308 94 22 1978
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
17 One Capitol Square 262 80 23 1964
18 John Tyler Building 240 73 11 1991
19 Virginia War Memorial Carillon 240 73 8 1932
20 Vistas on the James 240 73 18 2007
21 Rhoads Hall 240 73 18 1968
22 Seventh & Franklin Building 240 73 18 1967
23 Omni Hotel 240 73 18 1987
24 Monroe Park Towers 240 73 18 1972
25 Wytestone Plaza 240 73 18 1965
26 Richmond Marriott 240 73 18 1984
27 Brandt Hall 227 69 17 2005
28 The Towers on Franklin 227 69 17 1963
29 700 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
34 Thomas Jefferson Building 200 61 15 1956
35 Williams Mullen Center 200 61 15 2010
36 Hotel John Marshall 200 61 15 1929
37 2000 Riverside 200 61 15 1965

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
600 Canal Place - Dominion Tower File:Dominion Tower, Richmond, VA.jpg 417 ft (127 m) 20 mid 2019 Under Construction Office / Retail
700 Canal Place - Dominion Tower File:Dominion Tower, Richmond, VA.jpg ~367 ft (112 m) 17 mid 2019 Proposed Office / Retail
Locks at 321 File:Locks at 3TwentyOne.jpg >315 ft (96 m) 21 late 2017 Cancelled Mixed office/residential
VCU Health System Adult Outpatient Facility
File:VCUHS AOF Schematic Design C S Plans.jpg.7b022b44854eb71c3af8db008d8bfc0c.jpg
 ~275 ft (83 m) 18 late 2020 Approved (demolition commenced) Medical Center
Uphoff Tower ~240 ft (73 m) 18 TBD Proposed Mixed-use Commercial/Residential
General Assembly Building
File:Virginia General Assembly Building.jpg
 ~200 ft (61 m) 15 2020 Approved (demolition commenced) State Offices

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

References

  1. ^ http://www.richmond.com/business/local/article_ec34fe43-3650-56b4-8b02-cd40045d79ae.html
  2. ^ http://www.richmond.com/business/real-estate/gateway-plaza-building-is-two-stories-taller/article_69bf904a-8744-5d72-ace7-37d512024f56.html
  3. ^ "James Monroe Building". Emporis. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ^ GmbH, Emporis. "600 Canal Place, Richmond | 1334703 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ^ "SunTrust Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Federal Reserve Bank Building". Emporis. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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