Virginia Beach fire crews responded to the Pembroke Square Apartments in the Aragona Village section of the city at approximately 10:44 a.m. for a technical rescue operation.
When crews arrived, they discovered the crane had tipped over with its boom resting on the apartment building's roof.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
Officials temporarily closed roads while crews worked at the scene.
The building was not condemned following the incident, but two apartment units were displaced due to the crane's impact.