# List of tallest buildings in the Washington metropolitan area

This list of tallest buildings in the Washington metropolitan area ranks high-rises, skyscrapers, and other buildings in the Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C., by height. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C., and parts of the states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Due to height restrictions imposed in Washington D.C., a majority of the tallest buildings in the D.C metropolitan area are located outside of Washington D.C.
The tallest structure in the area, excluding radio towers and other freestanding towers not included, is the Washington Monument, which rises 555 feet (169 m) and was completed in 1884. The structure, however, is not generally considered a high-rise building as it does not have successive floors that can be occupied; it is only included in this list for comparative purposes.

## Tallest buildings

| Rank | Name | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year | City | County | State | Notes |
| - | Washington Monument | 555 (169) | 3 | 1884 | Washington | - | DC | Tallest masonry structure in the District. Was the tallest structure in the world from 1884 until 1889, and the tallest monument in the U.S. until the completion of San Jacinto in 1939. |
| 1 | Capital One Tower | 470 (143) | 31 | 2018 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | Tallest building in Northern Virginia, second tallest building in Virginia, and tallest office building in the Washington metropolitan area. |
| 2 | Capital One Center M3 | 410 (125) | 31 | 2023 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | Topped out in 2021. |
| 3 | Central Place Tower | 391 (119) | 32 | 2017 | Rosslyn | Arlington | VA | Tallest Building in Arlington since 2017. The View of DC provides access to the top two floors, with a publicly accessible vantage point that opened June 21, 2018. |
| 3 | 1812 North Moore Street | 390 (119) | 35 | 2013 | Rosslyn | Arlington | VA | Also known as CEB Tower. Was the tallest building in the Washington metropolitan area at the time of completion, overtaking the Rosslyn Twin Towers. |
| 5 | 2000 Opportunity Way | 387 (118) | 28 | 2022 | Reston | Fairfax | VA | |
| 6 | Rosslyn Twin Tower One | 381 (116) | 27 | 1980 | Rosslyn | Arlington | VA | |
| 6 | Rosslyn Twin Tower Two | 381 (116) | 27 | 1982 | Rosslyn | Arlington | VA | |
| 8 | Rise at the Boro | 372 (113) | 32 | 2019 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 9 | Lumen at Tysons | 365 (111) | 32 | 2018 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 10 | Adaire | 356 (109) | 34 | 2016 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 11 | Central Place | 355 (108) | 31 | 2017 | Rosslyn | Arlington | VA | |
| 12 | VITA | 351 (107) | 30 | 2015 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 13 | The Wilson | 341 (104) | 25 | 2021 | Bethesda | Montgomery | MD | Tallest building in Montgomery County, MD and the tallest building in Maryland outside of Baltimore since 2021. Part of the Wilson & the Elm building complex. |
| 14 | Hilton Alexandria Mark Center | 338 (103) | 30 | 1985 | Alexandria | - | VA | Tallest building in Alexandria. |
| 15 | George Washington Masonic National Memorial | 333 (101) | 9 | 1932 | Alexandria | - | VA | |
| 16 | The Elm | 331 (101) | 29 | 2021 | Bethesda | Montgomery | MD | Part of the Wilson & the Elm building complex. |
| 17 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | 329 (100) | 1 | 1959 | Washington | - | DC | Tallest building in Washington, D.C. since 1959. Tallest constructed in the city in the 1950s. |
| 18 | Tysons Tower | 318 (97) | 22 | 2014 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 19 | Old Post Office Pavilion | 315 (96) | 12 | 1899 | Washington | - | DC | Tallest building constructed in Washington in the 1890s. |
| 19 | Fairview Park Marriott | 315 (96) | 16 | 1989 | Falls Church | - | VA | Tallest building in Falls Church. |
| 21 | One Skyline Tower | 313 (95) | 26 | 1988 | Bailey's Crossroads | Fairfax | VA | Tallest building in Bailey's Crossroads. |
| 21 | Turnberry Tower | 313 (95) | 27 | 2009 | Rosslyn | Arlington | VA | |
| 23 | Verse | 310 (94) | 25 | 2019 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 24 | Washington National Cathedral | 301 (92) | 7 | 1910–1990 | Washington | - | DC | Tallest building completed in Washington in the 1990s. |
| 25 | One Waterview Place | 300 (91) | 24 | 2008 | Rosslyn | Arlington | VA | |
| 25 | Two Waterview Place | 300 (91) | 29 | 2007 | Rosslyn | Arlington | VA | |
| 25 | Ascent at Spring Hill Station | 300 (91) | 26 | 2014 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 28 | Nouvelle | 299 (91) | 27 | 2015 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 29 | Rosslyn Metro Center II | 298 (91) | 27 | 2002 | Rosslyn | Arlington | VA | |
| 29 | The Watermark Hotel | 298 (91) | 28 | 2021 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 31 | Heming | 295 (90) | 28 | 2023 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | Mixed-use building - 410 apartments over three level retail plaza. |
| 32 | Parc Meridian | 294 (90) | 25 | 2016 | Alexandria | - | VA | |
| 33 | United States Capitol | 289 (88) | 3 | 1863 | Washington | - | DC | Tallest building constructed in Washington in the 1860s. |
| 33 | Market East Tower | 289 (88) | 24 | 2010 | North Bethesda | Montgomery | MD | |
| 35 | 1950 Opportunity Way | 287 (87) | 20 | 2022 | Reston | Fairfax | VA | |
| 35 | 1750 Tysons Central | 284 (87) | 21 | 2022 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 37 | 1801 North Lynn Street | 283 (86) | 24 | 2002 | Rosslyn | Arlington | VA | |
| 38 | 8350 Broad | 276 (84) | 20 | 2019 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |
| 39 | One White Flint North | 266 (81) | 18 | 1986 | Rockville | Montgomery | MD | Also known as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Building. Located at White Flint Plaza. |
| 40 | National Naval Medical Center | 264 (80) | 19 | 1942 | Bethesda | Montgomery | MD | Part of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center complex. |
| 40 | The Bartlett | 264 (80) | 22 | 2016 | Pentagon City | Arlington | VA | |
| 42 | MidTown West | 260 (79) | 21 | 2006 | Reston | Fairfax | VA | |
| 42 | MidTown East | 260 (79) | 21 | 2006 | Reston | Fairfax | VA | |
| 44 | One Freedom Square | 258 (79) | 18 | 2000 | Reston | Fairfax | VA | |
| 45 | Skyline Square North | 257 (78) | 26 | 1982 | Bailey's Crossroads | Fairfax | VA | |
| 45 | Skyline Square South | 257 (78) | 26 | 1984 | Bailey's Crossroads | Fairfax | VA | |
| 45 | Skyline Towers North | 257 (78) | 26 | 1988 | Bailey's Crossroads | Fairfax | VA | |
| 45 | Skyline Towers South | 257 (78) | 26 | 1988 | Bailey's Crossroads | Fairfax | VA | |
| 49 | MITRE 4 | 255 (78) | 14 | 2016 | Tysons | Fairfax | VA | |