List of tallest buildings in Richmond, Virginia

View of Downtown Richmond from the James River, March 2025

Aerial view of the center business district in 2008

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.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed Richmond buildings that stand at least 150 feet (46 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. ^[1]

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Address	Notes
1	James Monroe Building		449 (137)	29	1981	101 North 14th Street	Third tallest building in Virginia, second by occupiable height. [2]
2	600 Canal Place		417 (127)	20	2019	111 South 6th Street	Fourth tallest building in Virginia. Headquarters of Dominion Energy. [3]
3	Truist Place		400 (122)	26	1983	919 East Main Street	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). [4]
4	Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond		393 (120)	26	1978	701 East Byrd Street	One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Seventh tallest building in Virginia. [5]
5	Bank of America Center		333 (101)	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.
6	Richmond City Hall		315 (96)	19	1971	900 East Broad Street
7	Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU's Children's Tower		318 (97)	16	2023	1000 East Broad Street
8 =	Riverfront Plaza, East Tower		312 (95)	20	1990	951 East Byrd Street	Anchored by Hunton Andrews Kurth (2018-Present), formerly Hunton and Williams (1990-2018).
8 =	Riverfront Plaza, West Tower		312 (95)	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).
10	Main Street Centre (Virginia Lottery building)		305 (93)	23	1986	600 East Main Street
11	Two James Center (Wells Fargo building)		299 (91)	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).
12	One James Center (HCA Healthcare building)		295 (90)	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).
13	VCU Health System Adult Outpatient Pavilion		294 (90)	17	2021	1001 East Leigh Street
14	Eighth & Main Building		289 (88)	20	1975	707 East Main Street
15	Central National Bank		282 (86)	22	1930	219 East Broad Street	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).
16	Gateway Plaza (Towne Bank)		276 (84)	18	2015	800 East Canal Street
17 =	First National Bank Building		262 (80)	19	1913	823 East Main Street	Converted to residential in 2012
17 =	One Capitol Square		262 (80)	23	1964	830 East Main Street
19 =	John Tyler Building		240 (73)	11	1991	1300 East Main Street
19 =	Virginia War Memorial Carillon		240 (73)	8	1932	1300 Blanton Avenue
19 =	Vistas on the James		240 (73)	18	2007	300 Virginia Street
19 =	Rhoads Hall		240 (73)	18	1968	710 West Franklin Street
19 =	Seventh & Franklin Building		240 (73)	18	1967	701 East Franklin Street
19 =	Omni Richmond Hotel		240 (73)	18	1987	100 South 12th Street
19 =	Monroe Park Towers		240 (73)	18	1972	520 West Franklin Street
19 =	Wytestone Plaza		240 (73)	18	1965	801 East Main Street	Formerly known as the Ross Building from 1965 to 1998.
19 =	Richmond Marriott		240 (73)	18	1984	500 East Broad Street
28 =	Brandt Hall		227 (69)	17	2005	710 West Franklin Street
28 =	The Towers on Franklin		227 (69)	17	1963	104 West Franklin Street
28 =	700 East Main Street (Holiday Inn and Suites Richmond)		227 (69)	17	1964	700 East Main Street
31	General Assembly Building		215 (66)	14	2023	201 North 9th Street
32	Delta Hotel (formerly Crowne Plaza)		214 (65)	16	1986	555 East Canal Street
33	West Hospital		210 (64)	17	1941	1200 East Broad Street
34	Riverside on the James		203 (62)	15	2005	1001 Haxall Point
35 =	James Madison Building		200 (61)	15	1964	109 Governor Street
35 =	Thomas Jefferson Building		200 (61)	15	1956	1220 Bank Street
35 =	Williams Mullen Center		200 (61)	15	2010	200 South 10th Street
35 =	Hotel John Marshall		200 (61)	15	1929	101 North 5th Street	Converted to residential in 2011.
35 =	2000 Riverside Apartments		200 (61)	15	1965	2000 Riverside Drive	Tallest building in South Richmond (Manchester).

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.)	Address	Status	Notes
CoStar Tower		510 ft	26	2026	600 Tredegar Street	Under Construction (topped out February 2025)	Office / Retail [6]
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

Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Completed in	Demolished in	Address	Notes
One James River Plaza		310 (94)	22	1978	2020	701 East Cary Street	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

Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Years as tallest	Address	Notes
St. John's Episcopal Church		30 (9.1) (1741-1772) 68 (21) (1772-1880s)	1	1741-1788	2401 East Broad Street	[7]
Virginia State Capitol		100 (30)	3	1788-1845	1000 Bank Street	[7]
St. Paul's Episcopal Church		225 (69)	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)		195 (59)	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		262 (80)	19	1913-1930	823 East Main Street	Converted to residential in 2012
Central National Bank		282 (86)	22	1930-1971	219 East Broad Street	Converted to residential in 2016.
Richmond City Hall		315 (96)	19	1971-1974	900 East Broad Street
Bank of America Center (Richmond)		331 (101)	26	1974-1978	1111 East Main Street
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond		394 (120)	26	1978-1981	701 East Byrd Street	One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Seventh tallest building in Virginia. [5]
James Monroe Building		449 (137)	29	1981–present	101 North 14th Street	Third tallest building in Virginia, second by occupiable height. [2]

Tallest structures

This list displays all structures within 20 miles of the Virginia State Capitol that are over 650 feet (198 m) tall.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Year	Address	Coordinates	Notes
1	Spectrasite Communications Tower		1,228.7 (374.5)	c. 1970s	23 Sesame Street	37°30′45″N77°36′04″W / 37.5125°N 77.6011°W / 37.5125; -77.6011 (Spectrasite Communications Tower)	White tower around Huguenot Park [8]
2	Pinnacle Towers LLC tower		1,222.1 (372.5)	late 1980s/early 1990s	15711 Midlothian Turnpike	37°30′15″N77°41′51″W / 37.5042°N 77.6975°W / 37.5042; -77.6975 (Pinnacle Towers LLC tower)	Eastern tower near Westchester Commons [9]
3	American Towers LLC tower		1,007.9 (307.2)	c. 1990s	201 Dry Bridge Road	37°30′16″N77°42′13″W / 37.5044°N 77.7036°W / 37.5044; -77.7036 (American Towers LLC tower)	Western tower near Westchester Commons [10]
4	Nexstar Media Inc. tower		964.9 (294.1)	1978	23 Sesame Street	37°30′46″N77°36′04″W / 37.5128°N 77.6011°W / 37.5128; -77.6011 (Nexstar Media Inc. tower)	Red double pronged tower near Huguenot Park [11]
5	WUPV tower		895 (272.8)	1989	1148 Mahixon Road	37°44′32″N77°15′14″W / 37.7422°N 77.2539°W / 37.7422; -77.2539 (WUPV tower)	Transmits WUPV [12] [13]
6	WTVR TV Tower		851 (259.4)	1953	3301 West Broad Street	37°33′58″N77°28′34″W / 37.5661°N 77.4761°W / 37.5661; -77.4761 (WTVR TV Tower)	Transmits WTVR-FM [14]
7	WWBT tower		792 (241.4)	1956	5710 Midlothian Turnpike	37°30′23″N77°30′11″W / 37.5063°N 77.5031°W / 37.5063; -77.5031 (WWBT tower)	Transmits WWBT [15]
8	Basie road tower		745.1 (227.1)	1992	3245 Basie Road	37°36′52″N77°30′55″W / 37.6144°N 77.5153°W / 37.6144; -77.5153 (Basie road tower)	Transmits WCDX and WRXL [16]
8 =	Old Bon Air road tower		745.1 (227.1)	1993	1155 Old Bon Air Road	37°30′32″N77°34′36″W / 37.5089°N 77.5767°W / 37.5089; -77.5767 (Old Bon Air road tower)	Transmits WURV [17]

Tallest demolished structures

This list displays formerly standing structures around the Richmond area that were over 650 feet (198 m) tall.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Completed in	Dismantled in	Address	Coordinates	Notes
1	WRLH tower		1,232.9 (375.8)	1982	2017	15701 Midlothian Turnpike	37°30′22″N77°41′57″W / 37.5061°N 77.6992°W / 37.5061; -77.6992 (WRLH tower)	[18]

Timeline of tallest structures

For before 1953, see timeline of tallest buildings section above.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Years as tallest	Address	Coordinates	Notes
1	WTVR TV Tower		851 (259.4)	1953-1978	3301 West Broad Street	37°33′58″N77°28′34″W / 37.5661°N 77.4761°W / 37.5661; -77.4761 (WTVR TV Tower)	Tallest steel lattice transmission tower in the United States at the time of construction and only surpassed in height by the Empire State Building and four other skyscrapers in New York City [19]
2	Nexstar Media Inc. tower		964.9 (294.1)	1978-1982	23 Sesame Street	37°30′46″N77°36′04″W / 37.5128°N 77.6011°W / 37.5128; -77.6011 (Nexstar Media Inc. tower)	Red double pronged tower near Huguenot Park [20]
3	WRLH tower		1,232.9 (375.8)	1982-2017	15701 Midlothian Turnpike	37°30′22″N77°41′57″W / 37.5061°N 77.6992°W / 37.5061; -77.6992 (WRLH tower)	[21]
4	Spectrasite Communications Tower		1,228.7 (374.5)	2017-present	23 Sesame Street	37°30′45″N77°36′04″W / 37.5125°N 77.6011°W / 37.5125; -77.6011 (Spectrasite Communications Tower)	White tower around Huguenot Park [22]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Virginia

References

1. Note: This is not a complete listing of all buildings in Richmond above 150 feet in height
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