Lattice tower 1232268 — Chelsea, MA

At 27 m, structure 1232268 is about 37% of the 74 m average across the 78 structures registered in Suffolk County. It is about half of the Massachusetts average of 59 m across 1,508 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 38% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1 m, which puts the top of the structure 29 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Chelsea in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at coordinates 42.39456, -71.02444, with the site address filed as "2 Griffn Way". Suffolk County has 78 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 9th-largest count among the 14 Massachusetts counties with registrations, and 48 of them are marked constructed. Massachusetts as a whole has 1,508 registrations, the 38th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Newton-02494, MA · 1227884, a tower at 413 m (canceled).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1232268 on Aug 23, 2018. Nationally, 18,387 of the 197,770 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 134 in Massachusetts.

The FCC record lists Massachusetts Water Resource Authority of Chelsea, MA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0003613874. Across the registry it holds 8 structure registrations, including 8 in Massachusetts. Its most common filed structure-type code is TOWER (5 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2018-ANE-3485-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".