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. 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] Currently, a new 18-story office building, Gateway Plaza, is being constructed downtown for the McGuire Woods law firm. It is scheduled for completion 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	Tallest building in Virginia by occupiable height
2	SunTrust Plaza		400	122	26	1983
3	Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond		394	120	26	1978	One of 12 Federal Reserve Banks in the United States
4	Bank of America Center (Richmond)		331	101	26	1974
5	Richmond City Hall		315	96	19	1971
6	Riverfront Plaza East		312	95	20	1990
7	Riverfront Plaza West		312	95	20	1990
8	One James River Plaza		308	94	22	1978
9	Main Street Centre		305	93	23	1986
10	Two James Center		299	91	21	1987
11	One James Center		295	90	21	1985
12	Eighth & Main Building		289	88	20	1975
13	Central National Bank		282	86	22	1930	Currently undergoing a conversion to become a residential building
14	Gateway Plaza		276	84	18	2015
15	First National Bank Building		262	80	19	1913
16	One Capitol Square		262	80	23	1964
17	John Tyler Building		240	73	11	1991
18	Virginia War Memorial Carillon		240	73	8	1932
19	Vistas on the James		240	73	18	2007
20	Rhoads Hall		240	73	18	1968
21	Seventh & Franklin Building		240	73	18	1967
22	Omni Hotel		240	73	18	1987
23	Monroe Park Towers		240	73	18	1972
24	Wytestone Plaza		240	73	18	1965
25	Richmond Marriott		240	73	18	1984
26	Brandt Hall		227	69	17	2005
27	The Towers on Franklin		227	69	17	1963
28	700 East Main Street		227	69	17	1964
29	Crown Plaza Hotel		214	65	16	1986
30	West Hospital		210	64	17	1941
31	Riverside on the James		203	62	15	2005
32	James Madison Building		200	61	15	1964
33	Thomas Jefferson Building		200	61	15	1956
34	Williams Mullen Center		200	61	15	2010
35	John Marshall Hotel		200	61	15	1929
36	River Towers		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
Dominion Tower		413 ft.	20	mid 2019	Approved	Office / Retail
Locks at 321		>315 ft.	21	late 2017	Approved	Mixed office/residential
Uphoff Tower		240 ft.	18	tbd	Proposed	Mixed-use Commercial/Residential
General Assembly Building		200 ft.	15	tbd	Proposed	State Offices

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

References

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

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