List of tallest buildings in Virginia facts for kids
Virginia is home to many impressive skyscrapers, which are very tall buildings. This list shows the tallest buildings in Virginia that are over 250 feet (about 76 meters) high. The very tallest building in Virginia is the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center in Virginia Beach. It has 38 floors and stands 508 feet (155 meters) tall! However, a large antenna spire makes up 95 feet of its height. The actual roof is 413 feet high. Another tall building, the Capital One Tower in Tysons, has its roof at 470 feet. Both buildings have their highest occupied floors much lower than their total official height.
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Virginia's Tallest Buildings
This table lists the tallest buildings in Virginia. It shows their height, how many floors they have, when they were built, and where they are located.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | City | What makes it special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westin Virginia Beach Town Center |  |
508 (155) | 38 | 2008 | Virginia Beach | This is the tallest building in Virginia Beach and the tallest in all of Virginia since 2008. |
| 2 | Capital One Tower |  |
470 (143) | 31 | 2018 | Tysons | It's the tallest building in Northern Virginia and the tallest office building in the Washington D.C. area. |
| 3 | James Monroe Building |  |
449 (137) | 29 | 1981 | Richmond | This building is the tallest in Richmond. It was the tallest in Virginia from 1981 to 2008. |
| 4 | Skymark Reston Town Center | 432 (132) | 39 | 2025 | Reston | This will be the tallest building in Reston. | |
| 5 | 600 Canal Place |  |
417 (127) | 20 | 2019 | Richmond | This building became the fourth tallest in Virginia when it was finished in 2018. |
| 6 | Capital One Center Three | 410 (125) | 31 | 2022 | Tysons | This is the tallest building in Virginia that was built in the 2020s. | |
| 7 | SunTrust Plaza | .jpg) |
400 (122) | 26 | 1983 | Richmond | |
| 8 | Armada Hoffler Tower | .jpg) |
396 (121) | 23 | 2002 | Virginia Beach | |
| 9 | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |  |
394 (120) | 26 | 1978 | Richmond | This is one of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the U.S. It was Virginia's tallest building from 1978 to 1981. |
| 10 | Central Place Tower |  |
390 (119) | 32 | 2018 | Arlington | This is the tallest building in Arlington. |
| 1812 North Moore Street |  |
390 (119) | 35 | 2013 | Arlington | It was once the tallest building in the Washington D.C. area. | |
| 12 | 2000 Opportunity Way |  |
387 (118) | 28 | 2022 | Reston | |
| 13 | Rosslyn Twin Tower One | .jpg) |
381 (116) | 27 | 1980 | Arlington | |
| Rosslyn Twin Tower Two | |
381 (116) | 27 | 1982 | Arlington | ||
| 15 | Rise at the Boro | 372 (113) | 32 | 2019 | Tysons | ||
| 16 | Lumen at Tysons |  |
365 (111) | 32 | 2018 | Tysons | |
| 17 | Adaire |  |
356 (109) | 34 | 2016 | Tysons | |
| 18 | Central Place |  |
355 (108) | 31 | 2017 | Arlington | |
| 19 | VITA |  |
351 (107) | 30 | 2015 | Tysons | |
| 20 | Dominion Tower |  |
341 (104) | 26 | 1987 | Norfolk | This is the tallest building in Norfolk. |
| 21 | Hilton Alexandria Mark Center |  |
338 (103) | 30 | 1985 | Alexandria | This is the tallest building in Alexandria. |
| 22 | George Washington Masonic National Memorial |  |
333 (101) | 9 | 1932 | Alexandria | This was the tallest building in Virginia that was built in the 1930s. |
| 23 | Bank of America Center (Richmond) | 331 (101) | 26 | 1974 | Richmond | ||
| 24 | Metropolitan Park 6 | 327 (100) | 22 | 2023 | Arlington | These buildings are part of the Amazon HQ2 campus. | |
| Metropolitan Park 7/8 | 327 (100) | 22 | 2023 | Arlington | |||
| 26 | Wells Fargo Tower | .jpg) |
320 (98) | 21 | 1990 | Roanoke | This is the tallest building in Roanoke. |
| 27 | Tysons Tower |  |
318 (97) | 22 | 2014 | Tysons | |
| 28 | Richmond City Hall | .jpg) |
315 (96) | 19 | 1971 | Richmond | |
| Fairview Park Marriott | 315 (96) | 16 | 1989 | Annandale | |||
| 30 | One Skyline Tower | 313 (95) | 26 | 1988 | Bailey's Crossroads | This is the tallest building in Bailey's Crossroads. | |
| Turnberry Tower |  |
313 (95) | 27 | 2009 | Arlington | ||
| 32 | Riverfront Plaza West | .jpg) |
312 (95) | 20 | 1988 | Richmond | |
| Riverfront Plaza East | |
312 (95) | 20 | 1988 | Richmond | Also known as BB&T. | |
| 34 | Verse | 310 (94) | 25 | 2019 | Tysons | ||
| 35 | Harbor Tower Apartments | 307 (94) | 25 | 1983 | Portsmouth | ||
| 36 | Icon Norfolk |  |
305 (93) | 23 | 1967 | Norfolk | This building was formerly called Bank of America Center. |
| Main Street Centre | 305 (93) | 23 | 1986 | Richmond | |||
| 38 | One Waterview Place | 300 (91) | 24 | 2008 | Arlington | ||
| Two Waterview Place | 300 (91) | 29 | 2007 | Arlington | |||
| 8421 Broad |  |
300 (91) | 26 | 2014 | Tysons | This building was formerly known as The Ascent. | |
| 41 | Two James Center | 299 (91) | 21 | 1987 | Richmond | ||
| Nouvelle |  |
299 (91) | 27 | 2015 | Tysons | ||
| 43 | Wells Fargo Center |  |
298 (91) | 23 | 2010 | Norfolk | |
| Rosslyn Metro Center II | 298 (91) | 27 | 2002 | Arlington | |||
| The Watermark Hotel | 298 (91) | 28 | 2021 | Tysons | |||
| 46 | One James Center | 295 (90) | 21 | 1985 | Richmond | ||
| Heming | 295 (90) | 28 | 2023 | Tysons | This building has apartments above a three-level shopping area. | ||
| 48 | Parc Meridian | 294 (90) | 25 | 2016 | Alexandria | ||
| 49 | Cortland Rosslyn East | 293 (89) | 27 | 2021 | Arlington | ||
| 50 | 150 West Main Street |  |
292 (89) | 20 | 2002 | Norfolk | |
| 51 | Eighth & Main Building | 289 (88) | 20 | 1975 | Richmond | ||
| 52 | 1950 Opportunity Way |  |
287 (87) | 20 | 2022 | Reston | |
| 53 | Norfolk Waterside Marriott |  |
285 (87) | 23 | 1991 | Norfolk | |
| 54 | 1750 Tysons Central | 284 (87) | 21 | 2022 | Tysons | ||
| 55 | 1801 North Lynn Street | 283 (86) | 24 | 2002 | Arlington | ||
| 56 | Central National Bank |  |
282 (86) | 22 | 1930 | Richmond | |
| Norfolk Southern Tower |  |
282 (86) | 20 | 1989 | Norfolk | ||
| 58 | 8350 Broad | .jpg) |
276 (84) | 20 | 2019 | Tysons | |
| Gateway Plaza | 276 (84) | 18 | 2015 | Richmond | |||
| 60 | Freedom Tower | .jpg) |
275 (84) | 17 | 2018 | Lynchburg | |
| 61 | Hilton Norfolk The Main |  |
270 (82) | 23 | 2017 | Norfolk | |
| 62 | River Tower at Harbor's Edge |  |
265 (81) | 24 | 2021 | Norfolk | |
| 63 | The Bartlett | 264 (80) | 22 | 2016 | Arlington | ||
| 64 | Cortland Rosslyn West | 263 (80) | 23 | 2021 | Arlington | ||
| 65 | MidTown West | 260 (79) | 21 | 2006 | Reston | ||
| MidTown East | 260 (79) | 21 | 2006 | Reston | |||
| 67 | One Freedom Square |  |
258 (79) | 18 | 2000 | Reston | |
| 68 | Skyline Square North | 257 (78) | 26 | 1982 | Bailey's Crossroads | ||
| Skyline Square South | 257 (78) | 26 | 1984 | Bailey's Crossroads | |||
| Skyline Towers North | 257 (78) | 26 | 1988 | Bailey's Crossroads | |||
| Skyline Towers South | 257 (78) | 26 | 1988 | Bailey's Crossroads | |||
| 72 | The Monarch | 257 (78) | 20 | 2023 | Tysons | ||
| 73 | MITRE 4 |  |
255 (78) | 14 | 2016 | Tysons |
A Look Back: Virginia's Tallest Buildings Over Time
This table shows which buildings held the title of "tallest in Virginia" throughout history.
| Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Years tallest | City | What makes it special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Church |  |
46 (14) | 3 | c.1639/1700-c.1682 | Jamestown | The exact building dates for this church and St. Luke's Church are not fully known. |
| St. Luke's Church |  |
60 (18) | 3 | c.1632/82-c.1706 | near Smithfield | |
| Governor's Palace |  |
approximately 90 (27) | 3 | c.1706-1788 | Williamsburg | |
| Virginia State Capitol |  |
approximately 100 (48) | 3 | 1788-1845 | Richmond | |
| St. Paul's Episcopal Church |  |
225 (69) | 2 | 1845-1900/05 | Richmond | This church was briefly the tallest building in the United States! Its spire was later removed, making it shorter. |
| City Hall (now Old City Hall) |  |
195 (59) | 7 | 1900/05-1913 | Richmond | This building served as the City Hall offices for many years. |
| First National Bank Building |  |
262 (80) | 19 | 1913-1930 | Richmond | This building was changed into apartments in 2012. |
| Central National Bank | |
282 (86) | 22 | 1930-1932 | Richmond | |
| George Washington Masonic National Memorial | |
333 (101) | 9 | 1932-1978 | Alexandria | |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond | |
394 (120) | 26 | 1978-1981 | Richmond | This is one of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. |
| James Monroe Building | |
449 (137) | 29 | 1981-2008 | Richmond | This building was the tallest in Virginia for 27 years! |
| Westin Virginia Beach Town Center | |
508 (155) | 38 | 2008–present | Virginia Beach | This is currently the tallest building in Virginia. |
Future Skyscrapers: Buildings Being Planned or Built
This section lists some of the very tall buildings that are currently being built, or have been approved to be built, in Virginia.
| Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | City | Status | What makes it special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iconic at the View | 600 (183) | 30 | — | Tysons | Approved | If built, this would be the tallest building in Virginia and the Washington D.C. area! | |
| The View at Tysons C-1 | 455 (139) | 27 | — | Tysons | Approved | ||
| CoStar HQ2 Complex | 425 (130) | 26 | — | Richmond | Proposed | This would become the tallest building in Richmond. | |
| The View at Tysons C-2B | 421 (128) | 35 | — | Tysons | Approved | ||
| Arbor Row Hotel | 413 (126) | 28 | — | Tysons | Proposed | ||
| Capital One Center Building 7 | 400 (122) | 39 | — | Tysons | Approved | ||
| The View at Tysons D-1 | 395 (120) | 29 | — | Tysons | Approved | ||
| The View at Tysons C-2A | 389 (119) | 33 | — | Tysons | Approved | ||
| Carlyle Park 3 | 386 (118) | 34 | — | Alexandria | Approved | ||
| Hilton at the Key | 379 (116) | 36 | — | Arlington | Under Construction | ||
| Halley Rise Block H | 375 (114) | 32 | — | Reston | Approved | ||
| Capital One Center Building 8 | 373 (114) | 34 | — | Tysons | Approved | ||
| Piazza at Tysons A | 371 (113) | 33 | — | Tysons | Proposed | ||
| Capital One Center Building 9 | 365 (111) | 33 | — | Tysons | Approved | ||
| The Helix | 350 (107) | 22 | — | Arlington | Approved | ||
| BLVD Haley | 342 (104) | 27 | 2025 | Reston | Under Construction | ||
| Carlyle Park 1 | 338 (103) | 30 | — | Alexandria | Approved | ||
| One Reston Town Center | 330 (101) | 23 | — | Reston | Approved | ||
| JW Marriott - Reston Station | 327 (100) | 26 | 2025 | Reston | Under Construction | This hotel will also have apartments on its upper floors. | |
| Capital One Center Building 10 | 325 (99) | 22 | — | Tysons | Approved | ||
| The Mather B | 321 (98) | 27 | 2024 | Tysons | Under Construction | ||
| Campus Commons Building C | 320 (98) | 27 | — | Reston | Approved | ||
| Carlyle Park 2 | 319 (97) | 28 | — | Alexandria | Approved | ||
| Halley Rise Building D1 | 317 (97) | 28 | — | Reston | Approved | ||
| Capital One Center Building 4 | 305 (93) | 18 | — | Tysons | Approved | ||
| RTC West Building 6 | 300 (91) | 22 | — | Reston | Approved | ||
| RTC West Building 8 | 300 (91) | 22 | — | Reston | Approved | ||
| Paxton | 300 (91) | 26 | — | Tysons | Approved | ||
| Dittmar Rosslyn Residential | 282 (86) | 25 | — | Arlington | Approved | ||
| Commerce Metro Center Building C | 272 (83) | 22 | — | Reston | Approved | ||
| Halley Rise Building G | 265 (81) | 19 | — | Reston | Approved |
- If you see dashes (—) in the table, it means that information like height, number of floors, or completion dates hasn't been shared yet.
Buildings That Are No Longer Standing
This table lists a very tall building in Virginia that was once standing but has since been taken down.
| Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year Completed | Year Demolished | City | What makes it special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One James River Plaza | .jpg) |
310 (94) | 22 | 1978 | 2020 | Richmond | This building was taken down using a controlled explosion in May 2020. |
See Also
- List of tallest buildings in Norfolk
- List of tallest buildings in Arlington
- List of tallest buildings in Richmond
- List of tallest buildings in Virginia Beach
- List of tallest buildings in Tysons, Virginia
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