One Prudential Plaza

One Prudential Plaza
One Prudential Plaza with Two Prudential Plaza towering behind
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Former namesPrudential Building
General information
StatusCompleted
Location130 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Coordinates41°53′06″N 87°37′24″W / 41.8849°N 87.6233°W / 41.8849; -87.6233
Completed1955
Height
Antenna spire912 ft (278 m)
Roof601 ft (183 m)
Technical details
Floor count41
Floor area1,762,989 sq ft (163,787.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Naess & Murphy
Structural engineerNaess & Murphy
Main contractorGeorge A. Fuller Co.

One Prudential Plaza (formerly known as the Prudential Building) is a 41-story structure in Chicago completed in 1955 as the headquarters for Prudential's Mid-America company. It was the first skyscraper built in Chicago since the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Second World War. The plaza, including a second building erected in 1990, is owned by BentleyForbes and a consortium of New York investors, since the Great Recession of the early 21st century.[1]

  1. ^ Gapp, Paul (December 23, 1990). "Too prudent Two Pru design is functional but uninspired". Chicago Tribune. p. 3.