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The wharf's construction is typical of Boston's 19th-century waterfront, which used timber cribs filled with rubble stone to form the perimeter. Earth filled the interior and granite blocks placed alongside the cribs formed a durable, protective seawall. The wharf's surface is now covered with a variety of paving materials, including granite pavers, asphalt and landscaping. Gardner expanded the wharf to the north to create a larger building site and erected a granite-faced warehouse, which is the major building occupying the wharf today. Completed in 1847 on the northwest section of the property, the warehouse was originally four stories tall. The fifth level is a 19th-century brick addition. The J.L. Kelso Company used the warehouse for storing goods until it was sold to Union Wharf Development Associates in 1977, who converted it to housing. Today, six buildings occupy Union Wharf but only the warehouse is considered historically significant. Now used for housing, the warehouse is not open to the public.

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