{{Short description|Office and residential towers in Arlington, Virginia}} {{For|the theory|Central place theory}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox building | name = Central Place | image = File:1812 North Moore.jpg<!--BETTER PICTURE NEEDED--> | caption = Central Place residential tower (left) and 1812 N Moore (right) | completion_date = 2017 residential tower, 2018 office tower<ref name=enr/> | location = Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia | coordinates = {{coord|38|53|46.2|N|77|4|16.6|W|format=dec|region:US-VA|display=inline,title}} | altitude = ~{{convert|70-90|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} | owner = JBG Smith | building_type = Office tower, residential tower, ground floor retail and plaza, observation deck, above ground parking | antenna_spire = Central Place Tower {{convert|391|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=rosslyn/> Residential Tower {{convert|355|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} | floor_count = 32 (Central Place Tower) 31 (Residential Tower)<ref name=enr>{{cite web|url=http://www.enr.com/articles/40077-central-place-development-transforms-rosslyn-skyline|title=Central Place Development Transforms Rosslyn Skyline|publisher=Engineering News-Record}}</ref> | floor_area = {{convert|1000000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on}}<ref name=sign>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/breaking_ground/2014/07/ceb-to-anchor-planned-rosslyn-office-tower.html|title=With sign issue resolved, CEB to anchor planned Rosslyn tower|publisher=American City Business Journals}}</ref> | architect = Beyer Blinder Belle | main_contractor = JBG Smith }} '''Central Place''' is a mixed-use development in Arlington, Virginia, consisting primarily of '''Central Place Tower''' (headquarters of Gartner and CoStar Group<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2024 |title=CoStar Group Strikes Deal to Secure Relocation of Headquarters to Arlington, Virginia |url=https://www.costargroup.com/press-room/2024/costar-group-strikes-deal-secure-relocation-headquarters-arlington-virginia |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=CoStar Group}}</ref>) to the south, and a residential tower to the north, with a plaza between them. The office tower is home to Virginia's second public observation deck, after the City Hall of Richmond, Virginia, located nearly {{convert|490|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} above sea level,<ref name=rosslyn>{{cite web | url=http://www.rosslynva.org/go/central-place | title=Central Place | publisher=Rosslyn BID | access-date=2017-01-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202005134/http://www.rosslynva.org/go/central-place | archive-date=2017-02-02 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and is the highest public location in the Washington metropolitan area.<ref name=jbg>{{cite web | url=http://www.jbgsmith.com/property/office/CENTRAL-PLACE-TOWER/3313366 | title=Central Place Tower | publisher=JBG Smith}}</ref>
==History== Design began in 2002 and construction was set to begin in 2008, but was delayed to 2014 due to the Great Recession.<ref name=enr/> The complex is located directly above the Rosslyn station of the Washington Metro and some bedrock, presenting engineering challenges.<ref name=enr/>
thumb|Central Place Tower in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, VA.
==See also== *List of tallest buildings in Arlington, Virginia *List of tallest buildings in Virginia
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Category:Buildings and structures in Arlington County, Virginia
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