List of tallest buildings in Richmond, Virginia
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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. 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 Dominion Energy's headquarters at 600 Canal Place at 417 feet 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.
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 with 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] A new 18-story office building named "Gateway Plaza", was constructed downtown for the McGuire Woods law firm and completed in December, 2015.[2] The newest building is the 20-story 600 Canal Place building, a 417-foot tower serving as Dominion Energy’s headquarters, which was completed in 2019. The former Dominion Energy tower, One James River Plaza, was initially demolished in May 2020 to make room for 700 Canal Place.[3][4] However, in April 2021, Dominion Energy announced that plans for the smaller twin tower aren't coming to fruition.[5][6]
Tallest buildings
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This list ranks completed Richmond skyscrapers that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement.
Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year | Address | Notes |
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1 | James Monroe Building | 449 (137) | 29 | 1981 | 101 North 14th Street | Third tallest building in Virginia, second by occupiable height.[7] | |
2 | 600 Canal Place | ![]() | 417 (127) | 20 | 2019 | 111 South 6th Street | Fourth tallest building in Virginia.[8] |
3 | Truist Place | ![]() | 400 (122) | 26 | 1983 | 919 East Main Street | Fifth tallest building in Virginia.[9] |
4 | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond | ![]() | 393 (120) | 26 | 1978 | 701 East Byrd Street | One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Seventh tallest building in Virginia.[10] |
5 | Bank of America Center (Richmond) | ![]() | 333 (101) | 26 | 1974 | 1111 East Main Street | |
6 | Richmond City Hall | ![]() | 315 (96) | 19 | 1971 | 900 East Broad Street | |
7 | Riverfront Plaza East | ![]() | 312 (95) | 20 | 1990 | 951 East Byrd Street | |
Riverfront Plaza West | ![]() | 312 (95) | 20 | 1990 | 901 East Byrd Street | BB&T | |
9 | One James River Plaza | ![]() | 310 (94) | 22 | 1978 | 701 East Cary Street | Demolished via implosion in May 2020 |
10 | Main Street Centre (Virginia Lottery building) | ![]() | 305 (93) | 23 | 1986 | 600 East Main Street | |
11 | Two James Center (Wells Fargo building) | ![]() | 299 (91) | 21 | 1987 | 1021 East Cary Street | |
12 | One James Center (HCA Healthcare building) | ![]() | 295 (90) | 21 | 1985 | 901 East Cary Street | |
13 | Eighth & Main Building | ![]() | 289 (88) | 20 | 1975 | 707 East Main Street | |
14 | Central National Bank | 282 (86) | 22 | 1930 | 219 East Broad Street | Converted to residential in 2016. | |
15 | Gateway Plaza (Towne Bank) | ![]() | 276 (84) | 18 | 2015 | 800 East Canal Street | |
16 | First National Bank Building | 262 (80) | 19 | 1913 | 823 East Main Street | Converted to residential in 2012 | |
One Capitol Square | ![]() | 262 (80) | 23 | 1964 | 830 East Main Street | ||
18 | John Tyler Building | ![]() | 240 (73) | 11 | 1991 | 1300 East Main Street | |
Virginia War Memorial Carillon | 240 (73) | 8 | 1932 | 1300 Blanton Avenue | |||
Vistas on the James | ![]() | 240 (73) | 18 | 2007 | 300 Virginia Street | ||
Rhoads Hall | 240 (73) | 18 | 1968 | 710 West Franklin Street | |||
Seventh & Franklin Building | ![]() | 240 (73) | 18 | 1967 | 701 East Franklin Street | ||
Omni Richmond Hotel | ![]() | 240 (73) | 18 | 1987 | 100 South 12th Street | ||
Monroe Park Towers | 240 (73) | 18 | 1972 | 520 West Franklin Street | |||
Wytestone Plaza | ![]() | 240 (73) | 18 | 1965 | 801 East Main Street | ||
Richmond Marriott | 240 (73) | 18 | 1984 | 500 East Broad Street | |||
27 | Brandt Hall | ![]() | 227 (69) | 17 | 2005 | 710 West Franklin Street | |
The Towers on Franklin | 227 (69) | 17 | 1963 | 104 West Franklin Street | |||
700 East Main Street (Holiday Inn and Suites Richmond) | ![]() | 227 (69) | 17 | 1964 | 700 East Main Street | ||
30 | General Assembly Building | 215 (66) | 14 | 2023 | 201 North 9th Street | ||
31 | Delta Hotel (formerly Crowne Plaza) | 214 (65) | 16 | 1986 | 555 East Canal Street | ||
32 | West Hospital | ![]() | 210 (64) | 17 | 1941 | 1200 East Broad Street | |
33 | Riverside on the James | ![]() | 203 (62) | 15 | 2005 | 1001 Haxall Point | |
34 | James Madison Building | ![]() | 200 (61) | 15 | 1964 | 109 Governor Street | |
Thomas Jefferson Building | ![]() | 200 (61) | 15 | 1956 | 1220 Bank Street | ||
Williams Mullen Center | ![]() | 200 (61) | 15 | 2010 | 200 South 10th Street | ||
Hotel John Marshall | ![]() | 200 (61) | 15 | 1929 | 101 North 5th Street | Converted to residential in 2011. | |
2000 Riverside Apartments | ![]() | 200 (61) | 15 | 1965 | 2000 Riverside Drive | Tallest building in South Richmond (Manchester). |
Timeline of tallest buildings
[edit]Name | Image | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year | Address | Notes |
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St. John's Episcopal Church | approximately 20 / 6 (1741-1772) 45 / 14 (1772-1880s) | 1 | 1741-1788 | 2401 East Broad Street | ||
Virginia State Capitol | ![]() | approximately 100 / 48 | 3 | 1788-1845 | 1000 Bank Street | |
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.[10] |
James Monroe Building | 449 (137) | 29 | 1981–present | 101 North 14th Street | Third tallest building in Virginia, second by occupiable height.[7] |
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
[edit]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 |
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CoStar Tower[11] | 510 ft | 26 | 2024 | Under Construction | Office / Retail | |
VCU Health System Office Tower | ~320 ft (98 m) | 20 | 2021 | Proposed | Office / Retail | |
VCU Health System Adult Outpatient Facility | ~275 ft (83 m) | 18 | 2021 | Under Construction (Topped Out July 2020) | Medical Center | |
VCU Health Inpatient Children's Hospital | ~240 ft (73 m) | 16 | 2022 | Under Construction | Medical Center | |
Pinecrest Student Housing Tower | ~200 ft (61 m) | 15 | 2020 | Proposed | Residential | |
VCU Health Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Building, Library and Innovation Center | ~200 ft (61 m) | 12 | TBD | Proposed | Medical Center |
* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, or dates of completion has not yet been released.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Work resumes on Central National Bank building". July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Gateway Plaza building is two stories taller". September 18, 2013.
- ^ "700 Canal Place - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Domingo, Enzo (May 30, 2020). "Old Dominion Energy headquarters demolished in downtown Richmond". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Dominion Energy pulls plug on second new office tower downtown". Richmond BizSense. April 19, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ Gilligan, Gregory J. (April 19, 2021). "Dominion Energy is not planning to build a second office tower in downtown Richmond". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "James Monroe Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "600 Canal Place, Richmond | 1334703 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "SunTrust Plaza". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "Federal Reserve Bank Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "CoStar Tower". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.