List of tallest buildings in Virginia

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This list of tallest buildings in Virginia ranks skyscrapers over 250 feet (76 m) tall in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia by height. The tallest building in Virginia is the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center in Virginia Beach, which contains 38 floors and is 508 ft (155 m) tall. The antenna spire however accounts for 95 feet of the building, leaving its rooftop at 413 ft. In comparison, the Capital One Building in Tysons has its roof at 470 ft. Both buildings have their highest occupied floor significantly lower than each building’s official height.

The skyline of Richmond capital of Virginia
The skyline of Rosslyn in Arlington County
The skyline of Norfolk
The skyline of Tysons in Fairfax County
The skyline of Town Center in Virginia Beach
The skyline of Alexandria
The skyline of Crystal City behind The Pentagon
The skyline of Roanoke
The skyline of Reston in Fairfax County
The skyline of Ballston in Arlington County
The skyline of the Oceanfront in Virginia Beach
The skyline of Bailey's Crossroads in Fairfax County
The skyline of Clarendon in Arlington County

Tallest buildings[]

Rank Name Image Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year City Notes
1 Westin Virginia Beach Town Center 508 feet (155 m) 38 2008 Virginia Beach Tallest building in Virginia Beach and in Virginia since 2008.[1]
2 Capital One Tower Capital One World Headquarters.jpg 470 (143) 31 2018 Tysons Tallest building in Northern Virginia and tallest office building in the Washington metropolitan area.[2]
3 James Monroe Building James Monroe Building; Richmond, Virginia from Interstate 90.JPG 449 (137) 29 1981 Richmond Tallest building in Richmond. Was the tallest building in Virginia from 1981 - 2008.[3]
4 600 Canal Place.jpg 417 (127) 20 2019 Richmond Fourth tallest building in Virginia after topping out in July 2018.[4][5]
5 Capital One Center M3 410 (125) 31 2023 Tysons Topped out in 2021[6][7]
6 SunTrust Plaza Suntrust Plaza (richmond).jpg 400 (122) 26 1983 Richmond [8]
7 Armada Hoffler Tower Armada Hoffler Tower, Town Center Virginia Beach (cropped).jpg 396 (121) 23 2002 Virginia Beach [9]
8 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, Virginia.jpg 394 (120) 26 1978 Richmond One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Tallest building in Virginia from 1978 - 1981.[10]
9 Central Place Tower CEB Building.jpg 390 (119) 32 2018 Arlington Tallest Building in Arlington.[11]
1812 North Moore Street 1812 Moore.jpg 390 (119) 35 2013 Arlington Was the tallest building in the Washington metropolitan area at the time of completion, overtaking the Rosslyn Twin Towers. Was surpassed by the Capital One Tower in 2017.[12]
11 2000 Opportunity Way May 2020 Reston Gateway Building A Construction.jpg 387 (118) 28 2022 Reston [13][14]
12 Rosslyn Twin Tower One The Pentagon (side).jpg 381 (116) 27 1980 Arlington [15]
Rosslyn Twin Tower Two The Pentagon (side).jpg 381 (116) 27 1982 Arlington [16]
14 372 (113) 32 2019 Tysons [17][18][19]
15 June 2020 lumen at tysons.jpg 365 (111) 32 2018 Tysons [20]
16 Adaire Tysons VA 2017 01 30 32.jpg 356 (109) 34 2016 Tysons [21]
17 Central Place Central Place Residential.jpg 355 (108) 31 2017 Arlington [22]
18 Vita Arlington.jpg 351 (107) 30 2015 Tysons [23]
19 Dominion Tower DominionTowerNorfolk.jpeg 341 (104) 26 1987 Norfolk Tallest building in Norfolk.
20 Hilton Alexandria Mark Center.png 338 (103) 30 1985 Alexandria Tallest building in Alexandria[24]
21 George Washington Masonic National Memorial Front View of George Washington Masonic National Memorial.jpg 333 (101) 9 1932 Alexandria [25]
22 331 (101) 26 1974 Richmond
23 Wells Fargo Tower Wells Fargo Tower (Roanoke, VA).jpg 320 (98) 21 1990 Roanoke Tallest building in Roanoke[26]
24 318 (97) 22 2014 Tysons [27]
25 Richmond City Hall (2988924475).jpg 315 (96) 19 1971 Richmond
315 (96) 16 1989 Falls Church [28]
27 313 (95) 26 1988 Bailey's Crossroads Tallest building in Bailey's Crossroads[29]
Turnberry Towers Arlington.jpg 313 (95) 27 2009 Arlington [30]
29 Riverfront Plaza (9741343793).jpg 312 (95) 20 1988 Richmond [31]
Riverfront Plaza (9741343793).jpg 312 (95) 20 1988 Richmond Also known as BB&T[32]
31 310 (94) 25 2019 Tysons [17]
32 307 (94) 25 1983 Portsmouth [33]
33 Icon Norfolk BankOfAmericaNorfolk.jpeg 305 (93) 23 1967 Norfolk Formerly Bank of America Center[34]
305 (93) 23 1986 Richmond [35]
35 One Waterview Place 300 (91) 24 2008 Arlington
Two Waterview Place 300 (91) 29 2007 Arlington
300 (91) 26 2014 Tysons [36]
38 299 (91) 21 1987 Richmond
Nouvelle Apartments.jpg 299 (91) 27 2015 Tysons [37][38]
40 WellsFargoNorfolk.jpeg 298 (91) 23 2010 Norfolk
Rosslyn Metro Center II 298 (91) 27 2002 Arlington
The Watermark Hotel 298 (91) 28 2021 Tysons [6][7]
43 One James Center 295 (90) 21 1985 Richmond
44 294 (90) 25 2016 Alexandria
45 150 West Main Street 150WestMainStreetNorfolk.jpeg 292 (89) 20 2002 Norfolk
46 Eighth & Main Building 289 (88) 20 1975 Richmond
47 1950 Opportunity Way 202011 1950 opportunity way reston va town center parkway.jpg 287 (87) 20 2022 Reston [14][13]
48 Norfolk Waterside Marriott MarriottNorfolk.jpeg 285 (87) 23 1991 Norfolk
49 1750 Tysons Central 284 (87) 21 2022 Tysons [39][40][41]
50 1801 North Lynn Street 283 (86) 24 2002 Arlington
51 Central National Bank Central National Bank, Richmond, Virginia June04.JPG 282 (86) 22 1930 Richmond
Norfolk Southern Tower NorfolkSouthernTower.jpeg 282 (86) 20 1989 Norfolk
53 276 (84) 20 2019 Tysons [42]
Gateway Plaza 276 (84) 18 2015 Richmond
55 Freedom Tower Liberty University School of Divinity (crop).jpg 275 (84) 17 2018 Lynchburg [43]
56 The Bartlett 264 (80) 22 2016 Arlington [44]
57 MidTown West 260 (79) 21 2006 Reston [45][46]
MidTown East 260 (79) 21 2006 Reston [45][46]
59 One Freedom Square Accbuilding1.jpg 258 (79) 18 2000 Reston [45][47]
60 257 (78) 26 1982 Bailey's Crossroads [29]
257 (78) 26 1984 Bailey's Crossroads [29]
257 (78) 26 1988 Bailey's Crossroads [29]
257 (78) 26 1988 Bailey's Crossroads [29]
65 MITRE 4 202006 mitre 4 tysons va west.jpg 255 (78) 14 2016 Tysons [48]

Timeline of tallest buildings[]

Name Image Height Floors Years tallest City Notes
Central National Bank Central National Bank, Richmond, Virginia June04.JPG 282 / 86 22 1930-1932 Richmond
George Washington Masonic National Memorial Front View of George Washington Masonic National Memorial.jpg 333 / 101 9 1932-1978 Alexandria [25]
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, Virginia.jpg 394 / 120 26 1978-1981 Richmond One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Tallest building in Virginia from 1978 - 1981.[10]
James Monroe Building James Monroe Building; Richmond, Virginia from Interstate 90.JPG 449 / 137 29 1981-2008 Richmond Tallest building in Richmond. Was the tallest building in Virginia from 1981 - 2008.[3]
Westin Virginia Beach Town Center Virginia Beach Town Center - Westin.jpg 508 / 155 38 2008–present Virginia Beach Tallest building in Virginia.[1]

Tallest under construction, approved, or proposed[]

This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in Virginia.

Name Image Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year City Status Notes
Iconic Tower 600 (183) 30 — Tysons Approved Would stand as the tallest building in the commonwealth and Washington Metropolitan Area, as well as the tallest building between Philadelphia and Charlotte.[49]
The View at Tysons C-1 455 (139) 27 — Tysons Approved Would stand adjacent to The Iconic Tower.[49]
RTC Next Building D 432 (132) 39 — Reston Approved Would be the tallest building in Reston, and the tallest residential tower in the Washington Metropolitan Area.[50][51][14]
CoStar HQ2 Complex 425 (130) 26 — Richmond Proposed Would stand as the tallest building in Richmond after demolition of James Monroe Building.[52]
The View at Tysons C-2B 421 (128) 35 — Tysons Approved [49]
Capital One Center Building 7 400 (122) 39 — Tysons Approved [6][7]
The View at Tysons D-1 395 (120) 29 — Tysons Approved [49]
The View at Tysons C-2A 389 (119) 33 — Tysons Approved [49]
Carlyle Park 3 386 (118) 34 — Alexandria Approved [53]
Dittmar Rosslyn Hotel 379 (116) 38 — Arlington Under Construction [54][55]
Halley Rise Block H 375 (114) 32 — Reston Approved [56][57]
Capital One Center Building 8 373 (114) 34 — Tysons Approved [6][7]
Piazza at Tysons A 371 (113) 33 — Tysons Proposed [58]
Capital One Center Building 9 365 (111) 33 — Tysons Approved [6][7]
The Helix 350 (107) 22 — Arlington Proposed
Carlyle Park 1 338 (103) 30 — Alexandria Approved [59]
One Reston Town Center 330 (101) 23 — Reston Approved
Met Park 6 327 (100) 22 2023 Arlington Under Construction Intended to house the first phase of Amazon's HQ2.[60][61]
Met Park 7/8 327 (100) 22 2023 Arlington Under Construction Intended to house the first phase of Amazon's HQ2.[60][61]
JW Marriott - Reston Station 327 (100) 26 2024 Reston Under Construction Hotel with condominiums on the upper floors.[62][63][64][65]
Capital One Center Building 10 325 (99) 22 — Tysons Approved [6][7]
The Mather B 321 (98) 27 2024 Tysons Under Construction [66][38]
Campus Commons Building C 320 (98) 27 — Reston Approved [67][68]
Carlyle Park 2 319 (97) 28 — Alexandria Approved [59]
Halley Rise Building D1 317 (97) 28 — Reston Approved [69]
Capital One Center Building 4 305 (93) 18 — Tysons Approved [70]
RTC West Building 6 300 (91) 22 — Reston Approved [71][72]
RTC West Building 8 300 (91) 22 — Reston Approved [71][72]
Paxton 300 (91) 26 2024 Tysons Approved [73]
The Heming 295 (90) 28 2023 Tysons Under Construction Scotts Run mixed-use development.[74][75]
The Highlands East 293 (89) 27 2021 Arlington Under Construction [76]
The Monarch 283 (86) 20 2023 Tysons Under Construction [77][38]
Dittmar Rosslyn Residential 282 (86) 25 — Arlington Approved [54][55]
Commerce Metro Center Building C 272 (83) 22 — Reston Approved [78][79]
Halley Rise Building G 265 (81) 19 — Reston Approved [56][80]
River Tower at Harbor's Edge 265 (81) 24 2021 Norfolk Under Construction [81]
The Highlands West 263 (80) 23 2021 Arlington Under Construction [76]

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

Tallest no longer standing[]

Name Image Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year Completed Year Demolished City Notes
Richmond, Virginia (8127309371).jpg 310 (94) 22 1978 2020 Richmond Building demolished via implosion in May 2020.[82][83]


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