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).

View of Downtown Richmond from the James River, March 2025
Aerial view of the center business district in 2008

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.

  Was the tallest building in Richmond upon completion
More information Rank, Name ...
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).
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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.

More information Name, Image ...
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
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Tallest demolished

There has been one building in Richmond that once stood taller than 200 ft (61 m) and has since been demolished.

More information Name, Image ...
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.
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Timeline of tallest buildings

More information Name, Image ...
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]
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