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If you’re in the Seaport district and have a pup or canine companion, then you’ll want to check out Yappy Hour in the Tamo Terrace of the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center. What better way to mingle with fellow dog owners and with your best friend by your side?! It’s sure to be a blast.

Cocktails and Canine Companions every Wednesday Night in the Seaport District

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Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center

Join us for Yappy Hour

Wednesday Nights through mid-September

5:30 – 7:30pm Tamo Terrace

One Seaport Lane, Boston

Globe Correspondent Cate McQuaid writes about the current exhibition at the FP3 Gallery in yesterday’s Boston Globe.

She calls the summery show “Aquatic’’ at FP3 Gallery “ a refreshing diversion.”

She adds:  ”Of the three photographers working with water, my favorite is William Hamlin, who shoots tiled swimming tools, then cuts and weaves the photos, as in “Pool Step on Right.’’

The exhibition is a collaboration with The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown and is on display through September 28, 2011.  Other featured artists include Lora Brody and Thomas Lussier.

Read the full article here:

Flying off the Edge of Expected – Boston Globe Article

Getting tired of your same old routine at the gym? Mix it up this summer with these different free fitness programs in the Fort Point area.

Sunrise Yoga

Every Saturday between now and September 3^rd the Intercontinental Boston will be hosting free Sunrise Yoga between 8-9 am. After a stressful week in the office this is the perfect way to start off your Saturday morning in a relaxing way. Taught by certified instructors, this class is open to participants of all different experience levels. While the class itself doesn’t cost anything, participants can rent a mat and blocks for the session for $10 (or you can bring your own).

Sunset Boot Camp at Fort Point Channel

Sunset Boot Camp

Master Trainer Erica Duggan of CHANNEL FITNESS here in the Fort Point, offers free Sunset Boot Camp sessions for this who live and work in the neighborhood.  The class takes place outdoors on the Children’s Museum Green and is the perfect mix of card, weight training, and strengthening for all fitness levels.

Channel Fitness also offers reduced health club memberships to residents of FP3, so your training sessions can continue into the fall and winter months!

Boston’s Waterfront is a Popular Destination Year-Round!

A recent article in the Boston Herald discussed how the MBTA Silver Line has experienced huge increases in ridership due to the newfound popularity of Boston’s waterfront.

Legal Sea Foods’ CEO Roger Berkowitz commented on Boston’s waterfront saying that the “streets were teeming with people as if the Tall Ships were in town.”   Berkowitz is not the only one noticing the growing popularity of Boston’s Seaport District as one of Boston’s most exciting destinations for residents and tourists looking  for  great dining, shopping, and cultural actives.

The area’s increasing popularity is also reflected in much of the high end commercial and residential development happening in the area.  Luxury loft condos, like FP3 Boston, are reminiscent of localized cultural explosions seen in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.  Art exhibitions, posh restaurants, and exciting nightlife make Boston’s Seaport District the newest, hottest part of the city!

What’s your favorite thing to do in the Seaport/ Waterfront area?  Comment below!

Read the full Boston Herald article here: http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1354356

Explore the Waterfront District by boat!

What better way to explore all that Boston’s Waterfront District has to offer than traveling by waterway? This summer, the Friends of Fort Point Channel and Seaport TMA encourage you to take advantage of water transportation to visit various points of interest along the Fort Point Channel and South Boston Waterfront.

Water taxis are now offering discounted rates, making it easier than ever to use water transit to visit your favorite restaurants in the Waterfront District. It only costs $5 to travel one-way using Rowes Wharf Water Transport or City Water Taxi. Additionally, if you want to make a full day of your “dock hop and dine” experience it only costs $25 per person to jump on/off the Cityside Harbor Shuttle for an entire day.

A fabulous dining experience at one of the many great new restaurants in the FP3 neighborhood is just a short boat ride away!

Though the Children’s Wharf, right outside The Children’s Museum, is dominated by children throughout the day, there’s a new, free concert series now entertaining adults!

“Night Life @Children’s Wharf,” just a block from FP3, features live music, ranging from Latin dance rhythms to Polynesian lounge tunes , and creative cocktails for those 21+ [with proper ID.]

This free concert series, besides offering great music, is the perfect showcase for spectacular views of the waterfront, dancing and appropriately themed cuisine and drinks. Head to Children’s Wharf this Wednesday, July 13^th and enjoy a night out on the Channel as the Polynesian group WAITIKI takes the stage.

Hottest new Mexican Restaurant this side of the Boston Waterfront

Boston’s “hottest” new Mexican restaurant, Temazcal Tequila Cantina, is now open at Liberty Wharf, just a few blocks from FP3.  Temazcal is one of four restaurants at this trendy, popular waterfront dining spot – the other restaurants include Legal Sea Foods, Jerry Remy’s and Del Frisco’s.

The restaurant makes the most of its beautiful location with floor to ceiling windows which showcase breathtaking views of the Boston Harbor.

If the location and the atmosphere aren’t enough to entice you, the menu certainly will. Temazcal features gourmet Mexican cuisine by two-time James Beard award winner, Chef Todd Hall. As the former head chef of the highly-regarded La Hacienda restaurant in the Fairmont Princess Hotel of Scottsdale, AZ, Hall brings his southwestern flair and flavor to Boston.

While the menu screams authentic Mexican dining, Temazcal also features more than 300 types of tequila!

So walk or boat to Liberty Wharf to try Temazcal.  And while you’re in the neighborhood, be sure to stop by and check out FP3.  Living so close to some of the city’s newest and best restaurants certainly has its benefits!

More than a dozen eateries along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway kicked off their summer cookin' just after Memorial Day.

The best thing about living in Boston is that there’s always something new and exciting cooking just around the corner and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway is no exception.

The smells of delicious foods from carts and mobile eateries along the Greenway stretch can be detected from the North End to Chinatown; a welcoming sensation for any food fan! And as it turns out, a few restaurateurs have caught wind of this booming eatery scene and want in on the action.

With the public park just a short walk across the bridge from us at FP3, this is very good news, especially for FP3 Residents with an appetite for great food.

Georgia Murray, chairwoman of the Greenway Conservancy, recently told the Boston Globe, “Great restaurateurs want to go where the people are. And more and more people are along the Greenway.”

Among the many restaurateurs venturing towards our Seaport neighborhood is blue-haired chef and Hell’s Kitchen contestant, Jason “Jay” Santos with his restaurant, Blue Inc. It will have a featured sidewalk patio with a great dining view of the Greenway’s lush gardens and foliage. In the evening, Jay will be serving up his signature crispy duck confit over mango sticky rice with hoisin cashew glaze, which sounds amazing. And for the lunch crowd, he will have a burger bar cooking with butterscotch and black truffle milkshakes, which sounds even more amazing.

Another expert chef, Jody Adams, will be opening her next big restaurant called Trade on the Greenway in the new Atlantic Wharf building as well.

It certainly is going to be an exciting summer filled with tasty foods and new restaurants.

If you’d like to know more about all the great food that the Greenway has to offer, check out our past blog article, Who’s Hungry? Dozen Food Vendors Returning to Greenway, and the latest Boston Globe article, Greenway Gets Cookin’. There’s no better time than now to Live FP3.

FP3 Architect - David Hacin

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino recently announced initiatives to attract more venture-backed firms to the waterfront and to encourage developments to accommodate solar power. At the same time, developer John B. Hynes III announced that he has hired architects to design two residential towers on Seaport Boulevard in addition to a 12,000 square foot, one-story development which will contain an “innovation center” to promote collaboration between new firms in the increasingly popular waterfront area.

Design for the innovation center at Seaport Square will be directed by the architecture firm Hacin & Associates Inc. Hacin was responsible for the award winning design of our FP3 luxury waterfront condos. The two 20-story residential towers, containing 300,000 square feet, will be designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects, who also call Fort Point home. Elkus Manfredi is very active in this area; they are designing the adjacent Fan Pier development by Joseph Fallon and recently completed the new Liberty Wharf, a development of restaurants and offices farther down Northern Avenue.

“We find ourselves in the position of rolling out a substantial amount of activity at Seaport Square to begin satisfying the various components that will make up and enhance the innovation district,’’ Hynes said in a statement. The three building development is part of a more extensive development project in the area which will ultimately include several offices, store fronts, and hundreds of homes. Although an exact date hasn’t been set for construction to begin, hopes are that ground will be broken soon after the submission of final design plans to city regulators in September.

This development initiative exemplifies the rising interest in the commercial enhancement of the Boston waterfront district. FP3′s neighborhood  has become an increasingly popular one as it has continues to attract new residents, businesses, and real estate developers. Join a culturally established community with promise of continued expansion and improvement – contact an FP3 real estate agent today to learn more information about luxury condos for sale in Boston’s waterfront district.

Taste of the Fort Point Channel

Attention food lovers! Get out and enjoy this early summer weather with some of Fort Point’s finest cuisine!  Thursday, June 9th, the Friends of Fort Point Channel are hosting the 7th Annual Taste of Fort Point Channel at Children’s Wharf Park on Fort Point Channel.

Live music from local artists will be on tap for the whole event, and over a dozen Fort Point restaurants are offering samples of their finest wares.

Participating restaurants include Barbara Lynch‘s Sportello on the ground floor of FP3!

This is a free event open to the public – please come down and join us!  You can even enter a raffle to win a Friday night stay at the luxurious Seaport Hotel!

Fort Point, Boston’s up and coming luxury living destination, offers fantastic dining and entertainment to residents and visitors alike – come take this unique opportunity to try out some of the great restaurants that call Fort Point home. The amazing selection of traditional and avant-garde offerings might just convince you to make a luxury condo in Fort Point your new home!

The event runs from noon to 1:30pm. It is being held at Children’s Wharf Park, between Congress Street and Seaport Boulevard, on the Fort Point Channel (next to the Boston Children’s Museum) In the event of rain or other inclement weather, the event will be held at the same time the next day, Friday the 10^th.