List of tallest buildings in Virginia


This list of tallest buildings in Virginia ranks skyscrapers over 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 tall.

Tallest buildings

RankNameImageHeight
ft 		FloorsYearCityNotes
1Westin Virginia Beach Town Center382008Virginia BeachTallest building in Virginia Beach.
2Capital One Tower312018TysonsTallest building in Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area.
3James Monroe Building291981RichmondTallest building in Richmond. Was the tallest building in Virginia from 1981 - 2008.
4600 Canal Place202019RichmondFourth tallest building in Virginia after topping out in July 2018.
5SunTrust Plaza261983Richmond
6Armada Hoffler Tower232002Virginia Beach
7Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond261978RichmondOne of twelve Federal Reserve Banks in the United States. Tallest building in Virginia from 1978 - 1981.
8Central Place Tower322018ArlingtonTallest Building in Arlington.
81812 North Moore Street352013ArlingtonWas 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.
10Rosslyn Twin Tower One271980Arlington
10Rosslyn Twin Tower Two271982Arlington
12Lumen at Tysons322018Tysons
13Adaire342016Tysons
14Central Place312017Arlington
15VITA302015Tysons
16Dominion Tower261987NorfolkTallest building in Norfolk.
17Rise at the Boro322019Tysons
18Hilton Alexandria Mark Center301985AlexandriaTallest building in Alexandria
19George Washington Masonic National Memorial91932Alexandria
20Bank of America Center 261974Richmond
21Wells Fargo Tower211990RoanokeTallest building in Roanoke
22Tysons Tower222014Tysons
23Richmond City Hall191971Richmond
23Fairview Park Marriott161989Falls Church
25One Skyline Tower261988Bailey's CrossroadsTallest building in Bailey's Crossroads
25Turnberry Tower272009Arlington
27Riverfront Plaza West201988Richmond
27Riverfront Plaza East201988RichmondAlso known as BB&T
29Verse252019Tysons
30Harbor Tower Apartments251983Portsmouth
31Icon Norfolk231967NorfolkFormerly Bank of America Center
31Main Street Centre231986Richmond
33One Waterview Place242008Arlington
33Two Waterview Place292007Arlington
33Ascent at Spring Hill Station262014Tysons
36Two James Center211987Richmond
36Nouvelle272015Tysons
38Wells Fargo Center232010Norfolk
38Rosslyn Metro Center II272002Arlington
40One James Center211985Richmond
41Parc Meridian252016Alexandria
42150 West Main Street202002Norfolk
43Eighth & Main Building201975Richmond
44Norfolk Waterside Marriott231991Norfolk
451801 North Lynn Street242002Arlington
46Central National Bank221930Richmond
46Norfolk Southern Tower201989Norfolk
488350 Broad202019Tysons
48Gateway Plaza182015Richmond
50The Bartlett222016Arlington
51MidTown West212006Reston
51MidTown East212006Reston
53One Freedom Square182000Reston
54Skyline Square North261982Bailey's Crossroads
54Skyline Square South261984Bailey's Crossroads
54Skyline Towers North261988Bailey's Crossroads
54Skyline Towers South261988Bailey's Crossroads

Timeline of tallest buildings

Tallest under construction, approved, or proposed

This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in Virginia.
NameImageHeight
ft 		FloorsYearCityStatusNotes
Iconic Tower30—TysonsApprovedWould stand as the tallest building in the commonwealth and Washington Metropolitan Area, as well as the tallest building between Philadelphia and Charlotte.
Reston Gateway Block D44—RestonApprovedWould be the tallest building in Reston, and the tallest residential tower in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
The View at Tysons C-127—TysonsApprovedWould stand adjacent to The Iconic Tower.
The View at Tysons C-2B35—TysonsApproved
Reston Gateway Building A282022RestonUnder Construction
Capital One Center M3312023TysonsUnder Construction
Capital One Center Building 739—TysonsApproved
The View at Tysons D-129—TysonsApproved
The View at Tysons C-2A33—TysonsApproved
Carlyle Plaza South34—AlexandriaApproved
Halley Rise Block H32—RestonApproved
Capital One Center Building 834—TysonsApproved
Capital One Center Building 933—TysonsApproved
Reston Gateway Building B202022RestonUnder Construction
One Reston Town Center23—RestonApproved-
Met Park 6222023ArlingtonApprovedIntended to house the first phase of Amazon's HQ2.
Met Park 7/8222023ArlingtonApprovedIntended to house the first phase of Amazon's HQ2.
Marriott Renaissance at Reston Station Promenade242023RestonApprovedMixed use retail/hotel/residential.
Capital One Center Building 1022—TysonsApproved
Campus Commons Building C27—RestonApproved
Halley Rise Building D128—RestonApproved
Capital One Center Building 418—TysonsApproved
RTC West Building 622—RestonApproved
RTC West Building 822—RestonApproved
Scotts Run South Johnson 1 Building D26—TysonsProposed
Capital One Center Hotel282021TysonsUnder Construction
The Heming282022TysonsUnder ConstructionScotts Run mixed-use development.
The Mather272023TysonsApproved
1750 Tysons Central212021TysonsUnder ConstructionSpeculative office building.
The Monarch202020TysonsUnder Construction
Halley Rise Building G19—RestonApproved
Commerce Metro Center Building C22—RestonApproved
River Tower at Harbor's Edge242021NorfolkUnder Construction

* 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