Prudential Tower

Prudential Tower
Prudential Tower
	Vertical panoramic view of the Prudential Tower
General information
Type	Office, Observation, Restaurant
Location	800 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°20′49.78″N 71°04′57.08″W / 42.3471611°N 71.0825222°W
Construction started	1960
Completed	1964
Height
Antenna spire	907 feet (276 m)
Roof	749 feet (228 m)
Technical details
Floor count	52
Floor area	1.2 million square feet (111,484 m²)
Design and construction
Architect	The Luckman Partnership
Developer	Boston Properties

The Prudential Tower, also called the Prudential Building or The Pru,^[1]^[2] is a skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. The building is the 2nd-tallest building in Boston. It was designed by Charles Luckman and Associates for Prudential Insurance and was completed in 1964. It is 749 feet (228 m) tall and has 52 floors. With its radio mast, the tower is 907 feet (276 m) and is the tallest building in Boston. It has an observation deck, called the "Prudential Skywalk", on its 50th floor. It is currently the highest observation deck in New England that is open to the public. The building also has a restaurant on the 52nd floor, called "Top of the Hub."

History

Construction on the Prudential Tower began in 1960. When it was completed in 1964, it was the tallest building in the world outside of New York City.

Since the Prudential Tower was built, other tall buildings have been built in Boston. Today, it is not one of the fifty tallest buildings in the USA.

Ownership

The Prudential Tower behind 111 Huntington Avenue, as seen from the South End

Boston Properties currently owns the Prudential Tower.

Broadcast tenants

The main rooftop mast has two FM master antennas, and a television antenna. The roof also has a smaller tower with standby antennas. These antennas broadcast several Boston radio stations.

List of tenants

Accenture^[3]
Ropes & Gray, 17 floors, mostly above 26th floor; reception on 48th floor.
Partners HealthCare, several floors; head office is on the 11th
SAS, 22nd floor
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P., 25th floor
Posternak, Blankstein & Lund LLP, 32nd-33rd floors
Exeter Group, 35th floor
St. Francis Chapel, ground floor of the Prudential Center Complex
NStar
Rapid7

References

↑ e.g. Burge, Kathleen (2006), "Made You Look! Yeah, There's the Top of the Pru, But There Are Other Amazing Views—If You Know Where to Find Them. The Boston Globe, July 16, 2006, p. C1
↑ Feeney, Mark (1998), "The Homely Landmark's a Skyscraper We Can't Stop Looking Down On, But in '65, It Gave The City a Big Boost" The Boston Globe,, February 3, 1998, page C1: "'The Pru' everyone calls it: a resigned shrug of a name, as flat and uninflected as the wan moue its pronunciation requires."
↑ "Accenture Office Directory". Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2012-12-21.

Other websites

PrudentialCenter.com
Boston Properties - The Prudential (Tower) Archived 2006-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
Boston Properties - The Prudential Center Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Custom House Tower	Tallest Building in Boston 1964–1976 228 m	Succeeded by John Hancock Tower
Preceded by Terminal Tower	Tallest building in the United States outside of New York City 1964–1969 228 m	Succeeded by John Hancock Center

[1] .g. Burge, Kathleen (2006), "Made You Look! Yeah, There's the Top of the Pru, But There Are Other Amazing Views—If You Know Where to Find Them. The Boston Globe, July 16, 2006, p. C1

[2] Feeney, Mark (1998), "The Homely Landmark's a Skyscraper We Can't Stop Looking Down On, But in '65, It Gave The City a Big Boost" The Boston Globe,, February 3, 1998, page C1: "'The Pru' everyone calls it: a resigned shrug of a name, as flat and uninflected as the wan moue its pronunciation requires."

[3] "Accenture Office Directory". Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2012-12-21.

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