<P> 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 200 Clarendon Street , formerly the John Hancock Tower . The Prudential Tower was designed by Charles Luckman and Associates for Prudential Insurance . Completed in 1964 , the building is 749 feet ( 228 m ) tall , with 52 floors , and ( as of February 2018 ) is tied with others as the 96th - tallest in the United States . It contains 1,200,000 sq ft ( 110,000 m ) of commercial and retail space . Including its radio mast , the tower stands as the tallest building in Boston , rising to 907 feet ( 276 m ) in height . </P>
<P> 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 200 Clarendon Street , formerly the John Hancock Tower . The Prudential Tower was designed by Charles Luckman and Associates for Prudential Insurance . Completed in 1964 , the building is 749 feet ( 228 m ) tall , with 52 floors , and ( as of February 2018 ) is tied with others as the 96th - tallest in the United States . It contains 1,200,000 sq ft ( 110,000 m ) of commercial and retail space . Including its radio mast , the tower stands as the tallest building in Boston , rising to 907 feet ( 276 m ) in height . </P>
when was the prudential center built in boston
when was the prudential center built in boston
1964
1964