SunTrust Center (currently being renamed under the Truist name) is a 26-story office building in

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. It is the second tallest building in Richmond, and the fourth tallest in Virginia. Construction costs were relatively high due to being clad in

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History

Completed in 1983, it was formerly the headquarters of

Crestar Bank Crestar Bank was a bank headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with branches in Virginia and Maryland. It was the leading subsidiary of Crestar Financial Corporation. In 1998, it was acquired by SunTrust Banks. At that time, it was the largest indepe ...

a regional bank with branches throughout Virginia and in

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. Crestar was acquired by

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in 2000. The site replaces the United Virginia Bank Insurance Headquarters, which was demolished in 1981.

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