James Monroe Building

The James Monroe Building is an office building located in Downtown Richmond, Virginia. It is the tallest building in Richmond at 137 meters (449 ft) and 29 floors. Only 25 of the floors, however, are actually occupyable as the top and middle two are maintenance floors.[2] Although it is the tallest building in Richmond, its location at the bottom of a hill gives it the appearance of being roughly the same height as other buildings in the Richmond skyline. The building has a parking garage at its base and is located adjacent to Interstate 95.

James Monroe Building
View of the James Monroe building from the east. The right side of the large parking pedestal is where the second tower would have gone.
General information
Address101 North 14th Street
Completed1981
Height449 ft (137 m)
Technical details
Floor count29
Floor area349,999 sq ft (32,516.0 m2)
Lifts/elevators12
Design and construction
ArchitectBallou, Justice & Upton Architects
References
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Completed in 1981, the James Monroe Building was intended to have a twin tower at the North end of its parking garage but the recession of the early 1980s ended the project.[3] It was the tallest building in Virginia from 1981 to 2007 when it was surpassed by The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center & Residences in Virginia Beach.

References
  1. "James Monroe Building". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  2. James Monroe Building at Emporis
  3. "Richmond City Watch Building Database ::". Retrieved 13 April 2017.

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