List of tallest buildings in the Washington metropolitan area

This list of tallest buildings in the Washington metropolitan area ranks high-rises, skyscrapers, and other buildings in the Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C., by height. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C., and parts of the states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Due to height restrictions imposed in Washington D.C., a majority of the tallest buildings in the D.C metropolitan area are located outside of Washington D.C. ^[1]

The tallest structure in the area, excluding radio towers and other freestanding towers not included, is the Washington Monument, which rises 555 feet (169 m) and was completed in 1884. The structure, however, is not generally considered a high-rise building as it does not have successive floors that can be occupied; it is only included in this list for comparative purposes.

Tallest buildings

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	City	County	State	Notes
- [A]	Washington Monument		555 (169)	3	1884	Washington	- [B]	DC	Tallest concrete structure in the District. Was the tallest structure in the world from 1884 until 1889, and the tallest monument in the U.S. until the completion of San Jacinto in 1939. [2] [3]
1	Capital One Tower		470 (143)	31	2018	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	Tallest building in Northern Virginia, second tallest building in Virginia, and tallest office building in the Washington metropolitan area. [4]
2	Capital One Center M3		410 (125)	31	2023	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	Topped out in 2021. [5] [6]
3	Central Place Tower		391 (119)	32	2017	Rosslyn	Arlington	VA	Tallest Building in Arlington since 2017. [7] The View of DC provides access to the top two floors, with a publicly accessible vantage point that opened June 21, 2018.
	1812 North Moore Street		390 (119)	35	2013	Rosslyn	Arlington	VA	Also known as CEB Tower. Was the tallest building in the Washington metropolitan area at the time of completion, overtaking the Rosslyn Twin Towers. [8]
5	2000 Opportunity Way		387 (118)	28	2022	Reston	Fairfax	VA	[9] [10]
6	Rosslyn Twin Tower One		381 (116)	27	1980	Rosslyn	Arlington	VA	[11]
	Rosslyn Twin Tower Two		381 (116)	27	1982	Rosslyn	Arlington	VA	[12]
8	Rise at the Boro		372 (113)	32	2019	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[13] [14] [15]
9	Lumen at Tysons		365 (111)	32	2018	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[16]
10	Adaire		356 (109)	34	2016	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[17]
11	Central Place		355 (108)	31	2017	Rosslyn	Arlington	VA	[18]
12	VITA		351 (107)	30	2015	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[19]
13	The Wilson		341 (104)	25	2021	Bethesda	Montgomery	MD	Tallest building in Montgomery County, MD since 2021. Part of the Wilson & the Elm building complex. [20]
14	Hilton Alexandria Mark Center		338 (103)	30	1985	Alexandria	- [C]	VA	Tallest building in Alexandria. [21]
15	George Washington Masonic National Memorial		333 (101)	9	1932	Alexandria	-	VA	[22]
16	The Elm		331 (101)	29	2021	Bethesda	Montgomery	MD	Part of the Wilson & the Elm building complex. [23]
17	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception		329 (100)	1	1959	Washington	-	DC	Tallest building in Washington, D.C. since 1959. Tallest constructed in the city in the 1950s. [24] [25]
18	Tysons Tower		318 (97)	22	2014	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[26]
19	Old Post Office Pavilion		315 (96)	12	1899	Washington	-	DC	Tallest building constructed in Washington in the 1890s. [27] [28]
	Fairview Park Marriott		315 (96)	16	1989	Falls Church	- [C]	VA	Tallest building in Falls Church. [29]
21	One Skyline Tower		313 (95)	26	1988	Bailey's Crossroads	Fairfax	VA	Tallest building in Bailey's Crossroads. [30]
	Turnberry Tower		313 (95)	27	2009	Rosslyn	Arlington	VA	[31]
23	Verse		310 (94)	25	2019	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[13]
24	Washington National Cathedral		301 (92)	7	1910–1990	Washington	-	DC	Tallest building completed in Washington in the 1990s. [32] [33]
25	One Waterview Place		300 (91)	24	2008	Rosslyn	Arlington	VA
	Two Waterview Place		300 (91)	29	2007	Rosslyn	Arlington	VA
	Ascent at Spring Hill Station		300 (91)	26	2014	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[34]
28	Nouvelle		299 (91)	27	2015	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[35] [36]
29	Rosslyn Metro Center II		298 (91)	27	2002	Rosslyn	Arlington	VA
	The Watermark Hotel		298 (91)	28	2021	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[5] [6]
31	Heming		295 (90)	28	2023	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	Mixed-use building - 410 apartments over three level retail plaza. [37] [38]
32	Parc Meridian		294 (90)	25	2016	Alexandria	-	VA
33	United States Capitol		289 (88)	3	1863	Washington	-	DC	Tallest building constructed in Washington in the 1860s. [39] [40]
	Market East Tower		289 (88)	24	2010	North Bethesda	Montgomery	MD	[41]
35	1950 Opportunity Way		287 (87)	20	2022	Reston	Fairfax	VA	[10] [9]
	1750 Tysons Central		284 (87)	21	2022	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[42] [43] [44]
37	1801 North Lynn Street		283 (86)	24	2002	Rosslyn	Arlington	VA
38	8350 Broad		276 (84)	20	2019	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[45]
39	One White Flint North		266 (81)	18	1986	Rockville	Montgomery	MD	Also known as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Building. Located at White Flint Plaza. [46]
40	National Naval Medical Center		264 (80)	19	1942	Bethesda	Montgomery	MD	Part of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center complex. [47]
	The Bartlett		264 (80)	22	2016	Pentagon City	Arlington	VA	[48]
42	MidTown West		260 (79)	21	2006	Reston	Fairfax	VA	[49] [50]
	MidTown East		260 (79)	21	2006	Reston	Fairfax	VA	[49] [50]
44	One Freedom Square		258 (79)	18	2000	Reston	Fairfax	VA	[49] [51]
45	Skyline Square North		257 (78)	26	1982	Bailey's Crossroads	Fairfax	VA	[30]
	Skyline Square South		257 (78)	26	1984	Bailey's Crossroads	Fairfax	VA	[30]
	Skyline Towers North		257 (78)	26	1988	Bailey's Crossroads	Fairfax	VA	[30]
	Skyline Towers South		257 (78)	26	1988	Bailey's Crossroads	Fairfax	VA	[30]
49	MITRE 4		255 (78)	14	2016	Tysons	Fairfax	VA	[52]

Notes

A. ^{^} Not a habitable building, but is included in this list for comparative purposes.

B. ^{^} All counties within the District of Columbia were abolished by the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871.

C. ^{^} Alexandria and Falls Church are independent cities and are not in the territory of any county.

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