List of tallest buildings in the Washington metropolitan area

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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]

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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

RankNameImageHeight

ft (m)

FloorsYearCityCountyStateNotes
- [A] Washington Monument Washington Monument 2022.jpg 555 (169)31884 Washington - [B] DC Tallest masonry 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 Capital One World Headquarters.jpg 470 (143)312018 Tysons Fairfax VA Tallest building in Northern Virginia, second tallest building in Virginia, and tallest office building in the Washington metropolitan area. [4]
2Capital One Center M3410 (125)312023 Tysons Fairfax VA Topped out in 2021. [5] [6]
3 Central Place Tower CEB Building.jpg 391 (119)322017 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 1812 Moore.jpg 390 (119)352013 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]
52000 Opportunity Way May 2020 Reston Gateway Building A Construction.jpg 387 (118)282022 Reston Fairfax VA [9] [10]
6 Rosslyn Twin Tower One The Pentagon (side).jpg 381 (116)271980 Rosslyn Arlington VA [11]
Rosslyn Twin Tower Two The Pentagon (side).jpg 381 (116)271982 Rosslyn Arlington VA [12]
8Rise at the Boro372 (113)322019 Tysons Fairfax VA [13] [14] [15]
9Lumen at Tysons June 2020 lumen at tysons.jpg 365 (111)322018 Tysons Fairfax VA [16]
10Adaire Adaire Tysons VA 2017 01 30 32.jpg 356 (109)342016 Tysons Fairfax VA [17]
11 Central Place Central Place Residential.jpg 355 (108)312017 Rosslyn Arlington VA [18]
12VITA Vita Arlington.jpg 351 (107)302015 Tysons Fairfax VA [19]
13The Wilson The Wilson - Bethesda, Maryland 01.jpg 341 (104)252021 Bethesda Montgomery MD Tallest building in Montgomery County, MD and the tallest building in Maryland outside of Baltimore since 2021. Part of the Wilson & the Elm building complex. [20]
14Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hilton Alexandria Mark Center.png 338 (103)301985 Alexandria - [C] VA Tallest building in Alexandria. [21]
15 George Washington Masonic National Memorial Front View of George Washington Masonic National Memorial.jpg 333 (101)91932 Alexandria - VA [22]
16The Elm The Elm - Bethesda, Maryland.jpg 331 (101)292021 Bethesda Montgomery MD Part of the Wilson & the Elm building complex. [23]
17 Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington.jpg 329 (100)11959 Washington - DC Tallest building in Washington, D.C. since 1959. Tallest constructed in the city in the 1950s. [24] [25]
18 Metropolitan Park

Merlin/Jasper

Metropolitan Park 2192023.jpg
327 (99)222023 Pentagon City Arlington VA Phase 1 of Amazon HQ2. Metropolitan Park
19Tysons Tower Tysons Tower Tysons VA 2017 02 12 02.jpg 318 (97)222014 Tysons Fairfax VA [26]
20 Old Post Office Pavilion Old Post Office Building, Washington, D.C.jpg 315 (96)121899 Washington - DC Tallest building constructed in Washington in the 1890s. [27] [28]
Fairview Park Marriott315 (96)161989 Falls Church - [C] VA Tallest building in Falls Church. [29]
21One Skyline Tower313 (95)261988 Bailey's Crossroads Fairfax VA Tallest building in Bailey's Crossroads. [30]
Turnberry Tower Turnberry Towers Arlington.jpg 313 (95)272009 Rosslyn Arlington VA [31]
23Verse310 (94)252019 Tysons Fairfax VA [13]
24 Washington National Cathedral 12-07-12-Washington National Cathedral-RalfR-N3S 5678-5694.jpg 301 (92)71910–1990 Washington - DC Tallest building completed in Washington in the 1990s. [32] [33]
25One Waterview Place300 (91)242008 Rosslyn Arlington VA
Two Waterview Place300 (91)292007 Rosslyn Arlington VA
Ascent at Spring Hill Station Ascent at Spring Hill Station Tysons VA 2017 01 30 08.jpg 300 (91)262014 Tysons Fairfax VA [34]
28Nouvelle Nouvelle Apartments.jpg 299 (91)272015 Tysons Fairfax VA [35] [36]
29Rosslyn Metro Center II298 (91)272002 Rosslyn Arlington VA
The Watermark Hotel298 (91)282021 Tysons Fairfax VA [5] [6]
31Heming295 (90)282023 Tysons Fairfax VA Mixed-use building - 410 apartments over three level retail plaza. [37] [38]
32Parc Meridian294 (90)252016 Alexandria - VA
33 United States Capitol US Capitol rotunda outside.JPG 289 (88)31863 Washington - DC Tallest building constructed in Washington in the 1860s. [39] [40]
Market East Tower North Bethesda Market East MD 2021-11-26 10-57-38 1.jpg 289 (88)242010 North Bethesda Montgomery MD [41]
351950 Opportunity Way 202011 1950 opportunity way reston va town center parkway.jpg 287 (87)202022 Reston Fairfax VA [10] [9]
1750 Tysons Central284 (87)212022 Tysons Fairfax VA [42] [43] [44]
371801 North Lynn Street283 (86)242002 Rosslyn Arlington VA
388350 Broad 8350 Broad (Tysons Corner).jpg 276 (84)202019 Tysons Fairfax VA [45]
39One White Flint North Nuclear Regulatory Commission North Bethesda MD 2021-11-26 11-04-51 1.jpg 266 (81)181986 Rockville Montgomery MD Also known as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Building. Located at White Flint Plaza. [46]
40 National Naval Medical Center National Naval Medical Center Organizational Directory Winter 1977 (IA NationalNavalMedicalCenterOrganizationalDirectory1977Winter) (page 1 crop).jpg 264 (80)191942 Bethesda Montgomery MD Part of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center complex. [47]
The Bartlett264 (80)222016 Pentagon City Arlington VA [48]
42MidTown West260 (79)212006 Reston Fairfax VA [49] [50]
MidTown East260 (79)212006 Reston Fairfax VA [49] [50]
44One Freedom Square Accbuilding1.jpg 258 (79)182000 Reston Fairfax VA [49] [51]
45Skyline Square North257 (78)261982 Bailey's Crossroads Fairfax VA [30]
Skyline Square South257 (78)261984 Bailey's Crossroads Fairfax VA [30]
Skyline Towers North257 (78)261988 Bailey's Crossroads Fairfax VA [30]
Skyline Towers South257 (78)261988 Bailey's Crossroads Fairfax VA [30]
49MITRE 4 202006 mitre 4 tysons va west.jpg 255 (78)142016 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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