Prudential Tower
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."
| 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°WCoordinates: 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 |
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
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
Prudential Tower Media
The Prudential Tower as seen from the Back Bay, near the intersection of Commonwealth and Massachusetts Avenues.
Unfinished Prudential Tower in 1963, dwarfs the Old John Hancock building at left
Prudential Tower showing the "GO SOX" light pattern in support of the Boston Red Sox
Prudential Center courtyard, July 2006
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 |