List of tallest buildings in Norfolk, Virginia
The history of high-rises in Norfolk, Virginia, began in the early 1900s with the construction of such structures as the 12-story Royster Building in 1912.[1]
The skyline of Downtown Norfolk remained relatively low to mid-rise until the 1960s which brought the construction of the 23-story
Bank of America Center in 1967. Still the second-tallest building in Norfolk, the Bank of America Center was the tallest building in Virginia from its completion until 1971 when it was surpassed by Richmond City Hall.[2]
Virginia Beach.[3]
The majority of the most prominent and recognizable buildings in the downtown skyline were built between the late 1980s and the present, concluding with the opening of the 23-story
Hilton hotel
and conference center in May 2014. This replaces the planned Westin at the corner of Main and Granby streets.
Ranking
This lists ranks the tallest skyscrapers over 200 feet tall in Norfolk, Virginia, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Primary Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominion Tower | 
|
341 ft (104 m) | 26 | 1987 | Office |
| 2 | Icon Norfolk (formerly Bank of America Center) |
|
305 (93) | 23 | 1967 | Built as Virginia National Bank Tower in 1967; converted to Residential in 2017 |
| 3 | Wells Fargo Center | 
|
298 (91) | 23 | 2010 | Office |
| 4 | 150 West Main Street | 
|
292 (89) | 20 | 2002 | Office |
| 5 | Norfolk Waterside Marriott | 
|
285 (87) | 23 | 1991 | Hotel |
| 6 | TowneBank Building (formerly Norfolk Southern Tower) |
|
282 (86) | 20 | 1989 | Office |
| 7 | Hilton Norfolk the Main
|
|
270 (82) | 23 | 2017 | Hotel |
| 8 | Dominion Enterprises Building | 
|
267 (81) | 20 | 2006 | Office |
| 9 | River Tower | 
|
265 (81) | 24 | 2021 | Residential |
| 10 | CHKD In-Patient Tower | 225 (69) | 14 | 2022 | Hospital | |
| 11 | 500 East Main Street | 
|
223 (68) | 17 | 1971 | Office |
| 12 | 555 East Main Street | 
|
220 (67) | 17 | 1977 | Office |
| 13 | Harbor's Edge | 
|
213 (65) | 17 | 2006 | Residential |
| 14 | Hague Towers | 
|
203 (62) | 20 | 1970 | Residential |
Skyscrapers under construction or proposed
| Rank | Name | Picture | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk Gateway Tower | 300 (91) | 22 | 2020 | Canceled | The new office tower will rise to frame the entrance into downtown Norfolk[7] |
Canceled Skyscrapers
- Granby Tower (2010)
- Westin Hotel and Conference Center (2011); while this project was canceled, it was later revived as the Hilton Norfolk at the Main(2017).
See also
References
- ^ "Royster Building, Norfolk, Virginia". Emporis.com. Retrieved December 7, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Bank of America Center, Norfolk, Virginia". Emporis.com. Retrieved December 7, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Dominion Tower, Norfolk, Virginia". Emporis.com. Retrieved December 7, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Chesapeake-based developer also behind on other projects". HamptonRoads.com. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ "Squandered dollars on Norfolk's Granby Street". HamptonRoads.com. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ "Granby Tower, Norfolk, Virginia". Emporis.com. Retrieved December 7, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Norfolk Gateway Office Tower". Retrieved February 26, 2019.