Tudor Wharf Draft Environmental Impact Report EOEA * 6744 



The plans for a residential project as 

 outlined in the Environmental 

 Notification Form have been rejected by 

 the proponent for a variety of reasons 

 including: 



1. The costs of acquisition and 

 construction on the Tudor Wharf site are 

 high, and therefore the project would be 

 aimed at the luxury market. The luxury 

 market is soft at this time. 



2. The site is severely impacted by the 

 traffic noise from and the view of the 

 Charlestown Bridge. Office use is much 

 less sensitive to these constraints than 

 residential use is. 



3. Site proportions and dimensions are 

 such that residential use would result in 

 a significantly reduced amount of square 

 footage for the whole development, 

 affecting the economic viability of the 

 project. 



4. Given the variety of uses planned for 

 the site - restaurant, historic ship 

 exhibit, water taxi landing, harborwalk, 

 and as a primary pedestrian commuting 

 path between Boston and Charlestown, it 

 was deemed unnecessary to include 

 residential use in the project as a 

 method of insuring activity during non- 

 working hours. The developers are 



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