List of tallest buildings in Virginia

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.[1]
2 Capital One Tower 470 (143) 31 2018 Tysons Tallest building in Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area.[2]
3 James Monroe Building 449 (137) 29 1981 Richmond Tallest building in Richmond. Was the tallest building in Virginia from 1981 - 2008.[3]
4 600 Canal Place 417 (127) 20 2019 Richmond Fourth tallest building in Virginia after topping out in July 2018.[4][5]
5 SunTrust Plaza 400 (122) 26 1983 Richmond [6]
6 Armada Hoffler Tower 396 (121) 23 2002 Virginia Beach [7]
7 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 394 (120) 26 1978 Richmond One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Tallest building in Virginia from 1978 - 1981.[8]
8 Central Place Tower 390 (119) 32 2018 Arlington Tallest Building in Arlington.[9]
1812 North Moore Street 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.[10]
10 Rosslyn Twin Tower One 381 (116) 27 1980 Arlington [11]
Rosslyn Twin Tower Two 381 (116) 27 1982 Arlington [12]
12 Lumen at Tysons 365 (111) 32 2018 Tysons [13]
13 Adaire 356 (109) 34 2016 Tysons [14]
14 Central Place 355 (108) 31 2017 Arlington [15]
15 VITA 351 (107) 30 2015 Tysons [16]
16 Dominion Tower 341 (104) 26 1987 Norfolk Tallest building in Norfolk.
17 Rise at the Boro 340 (104) 32 2019 Tysons [17][18]
18 Hilton Alexandria Mark Center 338 (103) 30 1985 Alexandria Tallest building in Alexandria[19]
19 George Washington Masonic National Memorial 333 (101) 9 1932 Alexandria [20]
20 Bank of America Center (Richmond) 331 (101) 26 1974 Richmond
21 Wells Fargo Tower 320 (98) 21 1990 Roanoke Tallest building in Roanoke[21]
22 Tysons Tower 318 (97) 22 2014 Tysons [22]
23 Richmond City Hall 315 (96) 19 1971 Richmond
Fairview Park Marriott 315 (96) 16 1989 Falls Church [23]
25 One Skyline Tower 313 (95) 26 1988 Bailey's Crossroads Tallest building in Bailey's Crossroads[24]
Turnberry Tower 313 (95) 27 2009 Arlington [25]
27 Riverfront Plaza West 312 (95) 20 1988 Richmond [26]
Riverfront Plaza East 312 (95) 20 1988 Richmond Also known as BB&T[27]
29 Verse 310 (94) 25 2019 Tysons [17]
30 Harbor Tower Apartments 307 (94) 25 1983 Portsmouth [28]
31 Icon Norfolk 305 (93) 23 1967 Norfolk Formerly Bank of America Center[29]
Main Street Centre 305 (93) 23 1986 Richmond [30]
33 One Waterview Place 300 (91) 24 2008 Arlington
Two Waterview Place 300 (91) 29 2007 Arlington
Ascent at Spring Hill Station 300 (91) 26 2014 Tysons [31]
36 Two James Center 299 (91) 21 1987 Richmond
Nouvelle 299 (91) 27 2015 Tysons [32][33]
38 Wells Fargo Center 298 (91) 23 2010 Norfolk
Rosslyn Metro Center II 298 (91) 27 2002 Arlington
40 One James Center 295 (90) 21 1985 Richmond
41 Parc Meridian 294 (90) 25 2016 Alexandria
42 150 West Main Street 292 (89) 20 2002 Norfolk
43 Eighth & Main Building 289 (88) 20 1975 Richmond
44 Norfolk Waterside Marriott 285 (87) 23 1991 Norfolk
45 1801 North Lynn Street 283 (86) 24 2002 Arlington
46 Central National Bank 282 (86) 22 1930 Richmond
Norfolk Southern Tower 282 (86) 20 1989 Norfolk
48 8350 Broad 276 (84) 20 2019 Tysons [34]
Gateway Plaza 276 (84) 18 2015 Richmond
50 Freedom Tower 275 (84) 17 2018 Lynchburg [35]
51 The Bartlett 264 (80) 22 2016 Arlington [36]
52 MidTown West 260 (79) 21 2006 Reston [37][38]
MidTown East 260 (79) 21 2006 Reston [37][38]
54 One Freedom Square 258 (79) 18 2000 Reston [37][39]
55 Skyline Square North 257 (78) 26 1982 Bailey's Crossroads [24]
Skyline Square South 257 (78) 26 1984 Bailey's Crossroads [24]
Skyline Towers North 257 (78) 26 1988 Bailey's Crossroads [24]
Skyline Towers South 257 (78) 26 1988 Bailey's Crossroads [24]
59 MITRE 4 255 (78) 14 2016 Tysons [40]

Timeline of tallest buildings
Name Image Height Floors Years tallest City Notes
Central National Bank 282 / 86 22 1930-1932 Richmond
George Washington Masonic National Memorial 333 / 101 9 1932-1978 Alexandria [20]
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 394 / 120 26 1978-1981 Richmond One of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Tallest building in Virginia from 1978 - 1981.[8]
James Monroe Building 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 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.[41]
Reston Gateway Block D 480 (146) 44 — Reston Approved Would be the tallest building in Reston, and the tallest residential tower in the Washington Metropolitan Area.[42][43]
The View at Tysons C-1 455 (139) 27 — Tysons Approved Would stand adjacent to The Iconic Tower.[41]
The View at Tysons C-2B 421 (128) 35 — Tysons Approved [41]
Reston Gateway Building A 420 (128) 28 2022 Reston Under Construction [43][42][44]
Capital One Center M3 410 (125) 31 2023 Tysons Under Construction [45][46]
Capital One Center Building 7 400 (122) 39 — Tysons Approved [45][46]
The View at Tysons D-1 395 (120) 29 — Tysons Approved [41]
The View at Tysons C-2A 389 (119) 33 — Tysons Approved [41]
Carlyle Park 3 386 (118) 34 — Alexandria Approved [47]
Dittmar Rosslyn Hotel 379 (116) 38 — Arlington Under Construction [48][49]
Halley Rise Block H 375 (114) 32 — Reston Approved [50][51]
Capital One Center Building 8 373 (114) 34 — Tysons Approved [45][46]
Capital One Center Building 9 365 (111) 33 — Tysons Approved [45][46]
The Helix 350 (107) 22 — Arlington Proposed
Reston Gateway Building B 345 (105) 20 2022 Reston Under Construction [43][42][44]
Carlyle Park 1 338 (103) 30 — Alexandria Approved [52]
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.[53][54]
Met Park 7/8 327 (100) 22 2023 Arlington Under Construction Intended to house the first phase of Amazon's HQ2.[53][54]
Marriott Renaissance at Reston Station Promenade 327 (100) 24 2023 Reston Approved Mixed use retail/hotel/residential.[55][56][57]
Capital One Center Building 10 325 (99) 22 — Tysons Approved [45][46]
The Mather B 321 (98) 27 2023 Tysons Under Construction [58][33]
Campus Commons Building C 320 (98) 27 — Reston Approved [59][60]
Carlyle Park 2 319 (97) 28 — Alexandria Approved [52]
Halley Rise Building D1 317 (97) 28 — Reston Approved [61]
Capital One Center Building 4 305 (93) 18 — Tysons Approved [62]
RTC West Building 6 300 (91) 22 — Reston Approved [63][64]
RTC West Building 8 300 (91) 22 — Reston Approved [63][64]
Scotts Run South Johnson 1 Building D 300 (91) 26 — Tysons Proposed [65]
Capital One Center Hotel 298 (91) 28 2021 Tysons Under Construction [45][46]
The Heming 295 (90) 28 2022 Tysons Under Construction Scotts Run mixed-use development.[66][67]
The Highlands East 293 (89) 27 2021 Arlington Under Construction [68]
1750 Tysons Central 284 (87) 21 2021 Tysons Under Construction Speculative office building.[69][70][71]
The Monarch 283 (86) 20 — Tysons Under Construction [72][33]
Dittmar Rosslyn Residential 282 (86) 25 — Arlington Approved [48][49]
Commerce Metro Center Building C 272 (83) 22 — Reston Approved [73][74]
Halley Rise Building G 265 (81) 19 — Reston Approved [50][75]
River Tower at Harbor's Edge 265 (81) 24 2021 Norfolk Under Construction [76]
The Highlands West 263 (80) 23 2021 Arlington Under Construction [68]

* 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
One James River Plaza 310 (94) 22 1978 2020 Richmond Building demolished via implosion in May 2020.[77][78]


See also

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