List of tallest buildings in Richmond
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This is a list of tallest buildings in Richmond, Virginia. Presently, the tallest building in Richmond is the 29-story James Monroe Building, standing at 449 feet (137 m). 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 the CoStar Tower. Completed in 2026, it has a structural height of 421 feet (128 m). The third-tallest building is Dominion Energy's headquarters at 600 Canal Place at 417 feet (127 m) 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 buildings in Richmond that stand at least 200 ft (61 m) tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The “Year” column indicates the year of completion. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion with earlier buildings ranked first, and then alphabetically.
| Rank | Name | Image | Location | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Purpose | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Monroe Building | 101 North 14th Street | 449 (136.9) | 29 | 1981 | Office | Tallest building in Richmond since 1981. Tallest building completed in Richmond in the 1980s. Third tallest building in Virginia.[1][2] | |
| 2 | 600 Canal Place | 111 South 6th Street | 417 (127.2) | 20 | 2019 | Office | Headquarters of Dominion Energy.[3][4] | |
| 3 | Truist Place | 919 East Main Street | 400 (121.9) | 26 | 1983 | Office | Formerly known as the SunTrust Center (1998-2021), Crestar Bank Center (1987-1998), and United Virginia Bank Center (1983-1987).[5][6] | |
| 4 | Federal Reserve Bank Building | 701 East Byrd Street | 393 (119.8) | 26 | 1978 | Office | Tallest building in Richmond from 1978 to 1981. Houses the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, one of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States.[7][8] | |
| 5 | Bank of America Center | 1111 East Main Street | 333 (101.5) | 26 | 1974 | Office | Tallest building in Richmond from 1974 to 1978. 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.[9] | |
| 6 | Richmond City Hall | 900 East Broad Street | 314 (95.7) | 19 | 1971 | Government | Tallest building in Richmond from 1971 to 1974.[10] | |
| 7 | Riverfront Plaza, East Tower | 951 East Byrd Street | 312 (95.1) | 22 | 1990 | Office | Anchored by Hunton Andrews Kurth since 2018, formerly Hunton and Williams (1990-2018).[11] | |
| 8 | Riverfront Plaza, West Tower | 901 East Byrd Street | 312 (95.1) | 22 | 1990 | Office | Anchored by Truist Securities since 2019, formerly by BB&T Securities (2010-2019), Wachovia Securities (2001-2007), Wheat First Union (1997-2001), and Wheat First Butcher Singer (1990-1998).[12] | |
| 9 | Main Street Centre | 600 East Main Street | 305 (93) | 23 | 1986 | Office | Also known as the Virginia Lottery building.[13] | |
| 10 | Two James Center | 1021 East Cary Street | 300 (91.4) | 21 | 1987 | Office | Also known as the Wells Fargo Building. Anchored by Wells Fargo (2008-Present), formerly by Wachovia (1998-2008), Central Fidelity National Bank (1993-1998), and Central Fidelity Bank (1987-1993).[14] | |
| 11 | Eighth & Main Building | 707 East Main Street | 290 (88.4) | 20 | 1975 | Office | [15] | |
| 12 | One James Center | 901 East Cary Street | 285 (86.9) | 21 | 1985 | Office | Anchored by HCA Healthcare since 2020, formerly by McGuireWoods (2004-2015), First Union Bank (1993-2001), and Dominion Bank (1985-1993).[16] | |
| 13 | VCU Health System Adult Outpatient Pavilion | 1001 East Leigh Street | 278 (85) | 17 | 2021 | Health | [17][18] | |
| 14 | Gateway Plaza | 800 East Canal Street | 276 (84.1) | 18 | 2015 | Office | Hosts a branch of TowneBank.[19] | |
| 15 | Central National Bank | 219 East Broad Street | 274 (83.5) | 22 | 1930 | Residential | Tallest building in Richmond from 1930 to 1971. Converted to residential use 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).[20] | |
| 16 | First National Bank Building | 823 East Main Street | 262 (79.9) | 19 | 1913 | Residential | Tallest building in Richmond from 1913 to 1930. Tallest building completed in Richmond in the 1910s. Converted to residential use in 2012.[21] | |
| 17 | One Capitol Square | 830 East Main Street | 261 (79.6) | 23 | 1964 | Office | [22] | |
| 18 | Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU's Children's Tower | 1000 East Broad Street | 260 (79) | 16 | 2023 | Health | [23] | |
| 19 | Virginia War Memorial Carillon | 1300 Blanton Avenue | 240 (73) | 8 | 1932 | Monument | [24] | |
| 20 | John Tyler Building | 1300 East Main Street | 240 (73) | 11 | 1992 | Office | [25] | |
| 21 | Vistas on the James | 300 Virginia Street | 240 (73) | 18 | 2007 | Residential | ||
| 22 | Rhoads Hall | 710 West Franklin Street | 240 (73) | 18 | 1968 | |||
| 23 | Seventh & Franklin Building | 701 East Franklin Street | 240 (73) | 18 | 1967 | |||
| 24 | Omni Richmond Hotel | 100 South 12th Street | 240 (73) | 18 | 1987 | |||
| 25 | Monroe Park Towers | 520 West Franklin Street | 240 (73) | 18 | 1972 | |||
| 26 | Wytestone Plaza | 801 East Main Street | 240 (73) | 18 | 1965 | Formerly known as the Ross Building from 1965 to 1998. | ||
| 27 | Richmond Marriott | 500 East Broad Street | 240 (73) | 18 | 1984 | |||
| 28 | Brandt Hall | 710 West Franklin Street | 227 (69) | 17 | 2005 | |||
| 29 | The Towers on Franklin | 104 West Franklin Street | 227 (69) | 17 | 1963 | |||
| 30 | 700 East Main Street (Holiday Inn and Suites Richmond) | 700 East Main Street | 227 (69) | 17 | 1964 | |||
| 31 | General Assembly Building | 201 North 9th Street | 215 (66) | 14 | 2023 | |||
| 32 | Delta Hotel (formerly Crowne Plaza) | 555 East Canal Street | 214 (65) | 16 | 1986 | |||
| 33 | West Hospital | 1200 East Broad Street | 210 (64) | 17 | 1941 | |||
| 34 | Riverside on the James | 1001 Haxall Point | 203 (62) | 15 | 2005 | |||
| 35 | James Madison Building | 109 Governor Street | 200 (61) | 15 | 1964 | |||
| 36 | Thomas Jefferson Building | 1220 Bank Street | 200 (61) | 15 | 1956 | |||
| 37 | Williams Mullen Center | 200 South 10th Street | 200 (61) | 15 | 2010 | |||
| 38 | Hotel John Marshall | 101 North 5th Street | 200 (61) | 15 | 1929 | Converted to residential in 2011. | ||
| 39 | 2000 Riverside Apartments | 2000 Riverside Drive | 200 (61) | 15 | 1965 | Tallest building in South Richmond (Manchester). |
Tallest under construction or 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.
* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, or dates of completion has not yet been released.
| 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[26] | |
| Avery Hall Investments Apartment Buildings | – | 17 | – | 301 West Sixth Street | Under Construction | Set to be the tallest building in Manchester |
Tallest demolished
There has been one building in Richmond that once stood taller than 200 ft (61 m) and has since been demolished.
| Name | Image | Address | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year completed | Year demolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One James River Plaza | 701 East Cary Street | 310 (94) | 22 | 1978 | 2020 | 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. 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.[7] | |
| James Monroe Building | 449 (137) | 29 | 1981–present | 101 North 14th Street | Third tallest building in Virginia, second by occupiable height.[1] |