Tudor Wharf Draft Environmental Impact Report EOEA # 6744 



2.6 Physical Description and Site Plan 



Existing Conditions; 



The two acre Tudor Wharf site is located 

 at 44 Charles River Avenue and is bounded 

 on the north by the former Hoosac Spur 

 rail line, to the east by Hoosac Pier and 

 Constitution Marina, on the west by 

 Charles River Avenue and the Charlestown 

 Bridge. Tudor Wharf extends south into 

 Boston Harbor. The area under Alternative 

 #1 is 84,563 square feet (s.f.) of land 

 and 15,960 s.f. of watersheet. The 

 Massport property is 28,046 s.f., which 

 would be used under Alternative #2. The 

 warehouse structure on the site is 

 partially on land and extends southerly 

 over the harbor. Portions of the site to 

 the south and west of the warehouse 

 structure consist of a level, asphalt 

 paved truck loading area. This pavement 

 is bounded to the south by a granite 

 block seawall which runs east-west 

 completely beneath the warehouse 

 structure. (See Exhibit 5) 



The existing warehouse consists of a two 

 buildings, one a two story high masonry 

 structure constructed on land and a 

 single story wood frame building over the 

 water. The structure build over water is 

 on supported on timber piles. In 1944 and 



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