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private and public improvements to 

 buildings in the area are improving 

 Charlestown's quality of life. The Tudor 

 Wharf project, one of the lead projects 

 in the City Square area, will 

 dramatically improve the visual aspects, 

 pedestrian routes and urban environment 

 of both the waterfront and the Square. 



The Charlestown redevelopment efforts 

 consist of the following: 



1) Boston National Historic Park. 

 Charlestown Navy Yard Unit . The southwest 

 corner of the former Shipyard is a 

 national park totalling 29 acres. Over 

 900,000 visited the U.S.S. Constitution 

 and the museum last year. 



2) Charlestown Navy Yard . In 1973 the 

 U.S. Navy decommissioned the Charlestown 

 Navy Yard. The site is being redeveloped 

 as a National Park site, featuring the 

 USS Constitution. Under the auspices of 

 the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the 

 remaining land and piers are being 

 developed into a mixed use development 

 incorporating institutional, government, 

 commercial and light industrial uses 

 along with housing. A 600 space marina is 

 also a part of the development. Many of 

 the former shipyard buildings have 

 already been converted to other uses. 

 These include housing, office space, 



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