The
Prudential Tower, also known as the
Prudential Building or, colloquially,
The Pru, is an
International Style skyscraper in
Boston,
Massachusetts. The building, a part of the
Prudential Center complex, currently stands as the
2nd-tallest building in Boston, behind the
200 Clarendon building. The Prudential Tower was designed by
Charles Luckman and Associates for
Prudential Insurance. Completed in 1964, the building is tall, with 52 floors. It contains of commercial and retail space. Including its
radio mast, the tower stands as the tallest building in Boston and is tied with others as the
77th-tallest in the United States, rising to in height. A 50th-floor observation deck, called the
Skywalk Observatory, is currently the highest observation deck in
New England open to the public, as the higher observation deck of the
John Hancock Tower has been closed since the
terror attacks of September 11, 2001. A restaurant, the
Top of the Hub, occupies the 52nd floor.