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  1. Silver Spring Metro Plaza II 1
    Silver Spring Metro Plaza II
    United StatesSilver Spring
    73 m 17 fl 1986
  2. Silver Spring Metro Center III 2
    Silver Spring Metro Center III
    United StatesSilver Spring
    69 m 17 fl 1993
  3. Silver Spring Metro Center II 3
    Silver Spring Metro Center II
    United StatesSilver Spring
    67 m 18 fl 1993
  4. Silver Spring Centre 4
    Silver Spring Centre
    United StatesSilver Spring
    62 m 16 fl 1987
  5. Eleven55 Ripley 5
    Eleven55 Ripley
    United StatesSilver Spring
    61 m 20 fl 2013
  6. One Inventa Place 6
    One Inventa Place
    United StatesSilver Spring
    50 m 10 fl 2003
  7. Veridian Apartments 7
    Veridian Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    49 m 15 fl 2008
  8. The Crescent 8
    The Crescent
    United StatesSilver Spring
    48 m 14 fl 2007
  9. The Cameron 9
    The Cameron
    United StatesSilver Spring
    48 m 15 fl 2009
  10. The Premier at 8711 Georgia Avenue 10
    The Premier at 8711 Georgia Avenue
    United StatesSilver Spring
    44 m 13 fl 2013
  11. 1200 East West 11
    1200 East West
    United StatesSilver Spring
    43 m 14 fl 2010
  12. The Portico at Silver Spring Metro 12
    The Portico at Silver Spring Metro
    United StatesSilver Spring
    42 m 13 fl 2008
  13. ▢
    13
    The Bonifant at Silver Spring
    United StatesSilver Spring
    40 m 11 fl 2016
  14. Silver Spring Metro Plaza I 14
    Silver Spring Metro Plaza I
    United StatesSilver Spring
    38 m 9 fl 1986
  15. Homewood Suites & Hampton Inn Silver Spring 15
    Homewood Suites & Hampton Inn Silver Spring
    United StatesSilver Spring
    37 m 13 fl 1969
  16. Heritage Silver Spring 16
    Heritage Silver Spring
    United StatesSilver Spring
    36 m 9 fl 2014
  17. The Argent 17
    The Argent
    United StatesSilver Spring
    27 m 9 fl 2009
  18. ▢
    18
    Solaire 8250
    United StatesSilver Spring
    20 fl 2019
  19. ▢
    19
    Parkside Plaza
    United StatesSilver Spring
    18 fl 1982
  20. Blair Plaza 20
    Blair Plaza
    United StatesSilver Spring
    18 fl
  21. Lenox Park 21
    Lenox Park
    United StatesSilver Spring
    17 fl 1992
  22. ▢
    22
    Core
    United StatesSilver Spring
    17 fl 2017
  23. Blair East Apartments 23
    Blair East Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    17 fl 1967
  24. Solaire Silver Spring 24
    Solaire Silver Spring
    United StatesSilver Spring
    17 fl 2012
  25. Georgian Towers 25
    Georgian Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    16 fl 1969
  26. Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel 26
    Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel
    United StatesSilver Spring
    16 fl 1973
  27. ▢
    27
    The Chateau II
    United StatesSilver Spring
    16 fl 1968
  28. ▢
    28
    The Chateau I
    United StatesSilver Spring
    16 fl 1968
  29. ▢
    29
    Alexander House
    United StatesSilver Spring
    16 fl 1992
  30. Twin Towers I 30
    Twin Towers I
    United StatesSilver Spring
    15 fl 1967
  31. Gramax Towers 31
    Gramax Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    15 fl 1964
  32. Parkside East 32
    Parkside East
    United StatesSilver Spring
    15 fl 1967
  33. ▢
    33
    Claridge House Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    15 fl 1966
  34. ▢
    34
    Park Montgomery
    United StatesSilver Spring
    15 fl 1971
  35. Silver Spring Towers 35
    Silver Spring Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    15 fl 1966
  36. The Bennington 36
    The Bennington
    United StatesSilver Spring
    15 fl 2004
  37. Mica Condominium 37
    Mica Condominium
    United StatesSilver Spring
    15 fl
  38. Twin Towers II 38
    Twin Towers II
    United StatesSilver Spring
    15 fl 1967
  39. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Washington DC-Silver Spring 39
    DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Washington DC-Silver Spring
    United StatesSilver Spring
    14 fl 1968
  40. 8757 Georgia Avenue 40
    8757 Georgia Avenue
    United StatesSilver Spring
    14 fl 1970
  41. ▢
    41
    The Pearl
    United StatesSilver Spring
    14 fl 2017
  42. ▢
    42
    Charter House
    United StatesSilver Spring
    14 fl 1964
  43. The Atrium at Station Square 43
    The Atrium at Station Square
    United StatesSilver Spring
    13 fl 1987
  44. ▢
    44
    Blair House
    United StatesSilver Spring
    13 fl
  45. Montgomery Center 45
    Montgomery Center
    United StatesSilver Spring
    13 fl 1971
  46. Silver Spring Metro Center IV 46
    Silver Spring Metro Center IV
    United StatesSilver Spring
    13 fl 1993
  47. ▢
    47
    Pineway Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    12 fl 1975
  48. ▢
    48
    The Aurora, South Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    12 fl 1957
  49. Silver Spring Business Center 49
    Silver Spring Business Center
    United StatesSilver Spring
    12 fl 1985
  50. ▢
    50
    Elizabeth House
    United StatesSilver Spring
    12 fl 1966
  51. ▢
    51
    Park Sutton
    United StatesSilver Spring
    11 fl 1979
  52. The Plaza at Station Square 52
    The Plaza at Station Square
    United StatesSilver Spring
    11 fl 1984
  53. ▢
    53
    Summit Hills
    United StatesSilver Spring
    11 fl 1961
  54. The Colonnade at Station Square 54
    The Colonnade at Station Square
    United StatesSilver Spring
    11 fl 1982
  55. ▢
    55
    Thayer & Spring Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    11 fl 2019
  56. Colesville Towers 56
    Colesville Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    11 fl 1966
  57. Cole Spring Plaza Apartments 57
    Cole Spring Plaza Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    11 fl 1967
  58. Silver Spring Metro Center I 58
    Silver Spring Metro Center I
    United StatesSilver Spring
    10 fl 1993
  59. 801 Roeder Road 59
    801 Roeder Road
    United StatesSilver Spring
    10 fl 1976
  60. Metropolitan Building 60
    Metropolitan Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    10 fl 1966
  61. Lee Building 61
    Lee Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    10 fl 1986
  62. ▢
    62
    Sudbury House
    United StatesSilver Spring
    10 fl 1966
  63. ▢
    63
    8600 Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    10 fl
  64. World Building 64
    World Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    10 fl 1964
  65. Courtyard by Marriott Silver Spring Downtown 65
    Courtyard by Marriott Silver Spring Downtown
    United StatesSilver Spring
    10 fl 2005
  66. ▢
    66
    The Aurora, North Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    10 fl 2006
  67. Georgia West Apartments 67
    Georgia West Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    9 fl 1966
  68. ▢
    68
    Victory House Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    9 fl
  69. Computer Building 69
    Computer Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    9 fl 1970
  70. 8515 Georgia Avenue 70
    8515 Georgia Avenue
    United StatesSilver Spring
    9 fl 2004
  71. Octave 1320 71
    Octave 1320
    United StatesSilver Spring
    8 fl 1964
  72. ▢
    72
    Wayne Manchester Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    8 fl
  73. ▢
    73
    Wayne Manchester Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    8 fl
  74. 1109 Spring Street 74
    1109 Spring Street
    United StatesSilver Spring
    8 fl
  75. ▢
    75
    Signet Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    8 fl 1965
  76. ▢
    76
    Thayer Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    8 fl 1973
  77. Zalco Building 77
    Zalco Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    8 fl 1961
  78. United Therapeutics Headquarters, North Building 78
    United Therapeutics Headquarters, North Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    7 fl 2012
  79. ▢
    79
    Central
    United StatesSilver Spring
    7 fl 2017
  80. 8670 Georgia Avenue 80
    8670 Georgia Avenue
    United StatesSilver Spring
    7 fl
  81. Blair Office Building 81
    Blair Office Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    7 fl
  82. United Therapeutics Headquarters, South Building 82
    United Therapeutics Headquarters, South Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    7 fl 2012
  83. ▢
    83
    Garland Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    7 fl
  84. ▢
    84
    Hillbrook Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl
  85. ▢
    85
    8240 Fenton Street
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl 2019
  86. Montgomery Arms Apartments 86
    Montgomery Arms Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl 1941
  87. Comfort Inn Georgia Avenue/DC Gateway 87
    Comfort Inn Georgia Avenue/DC Gateway
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl
  88. ▢
    88
    Cameron Professional Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl
  89. ▢
    89
    Ken-Mil Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl 1961
  90. ▢
    90
    Montgomery Towers
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl
  91. ▢
    91
    The Galaxy
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl
  92. ▢
    92
    Fenwick Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl 2014
  93. ▢
    93
    United Therapeutics Unisphere
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl 2018
  94. ▢
    94
    Silver Spring House
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl 1963
  95. ▢
    95
    Manchester Manor
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl
  96. Citron Apartments 96
    Citron Apartments
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl 2013
  97. Town Square Garage 97
    Town Square Garage
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl
  98. ▢
    98
    The Elan
    United StatesSilver Spring
    6 fl 1980
  99. Perpetual Building 99
    Perpetual Building
    United StatesSilver Spring
    5 fl 1958
  100. 1015 Ripley Street 100
    1015 Ripley Street
    United StatesSilver Spring
    5 fl 2014
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