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SPECIAL EVENT!

The sixth stop on its global tour, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series—the most prominent competitive platform for the sport—will be jumping off the Institute of Contemporary Art at Fan Pier on August 20.

Rather than natural cliffs, the divers will use a specially built platform on the cantilever roof of the ICA building on Fan Pier, which soars 80 feet above the water’s edge.

The Boston leg of the tour will be the Series’ first-ever east coast stop in the US, and for the first time in the competition’s three-year history, two-time Olympic Gold medalist Greg Louganis serves as one of the five judges on the global tour. Eleven divers from nine countries, between the ages of 25 and 46, will compete in seven events in 2011.

The public can view the festivities free of charge on the ICA Grandstand and Water Café, the best vantage points for viewing the competition. Public areas along Fan Pier provide additional space for spectators.

With ICA gallery admission, visitors are also invited to view the event in the John Hancock Founders Gallery.

To read more about the event, please visit the official Red Bull website, www.redbullusa.com, as well as Globe columnist, Kevin Dupont’s article, “Going off the Deep End at ICA”.

Date and Time:

August 20, 2011
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Free and open to the public

Location:
ICA
Boston Harbor
Boston, MA

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

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

The FP3 gallery is pleased to present “AQUATIC,” a new exhibit featuring artists Lora Brody, William Hamlin, and Thom Lussier. The exhibit, a collaborative show with The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, begins this Thursday, July 14th and runs until September 28th. The artists featured have each utilized water as the subject or source in distinct ways for their work.

LORA BRODY is an award-winning Boston and Provincetown-based photographer best known for her “Pinhole” photographs of swimmers. She uses a Nikon SLR camera fitted with a pinhole cap to capture images of bodies moving through water. Her photos have appeared on the cover and in feature articles in The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, The Cape Cod Times, Cape Cod Magazine, Woman’s Day and Cooking Light.

WILLIAM HAMLIN created his unique style of photography through the study of both photography and art history at NYU. Hamlin formed his own technique – the woven photograph – after he created a series of collages in the style of David Hockney and a series of photographic extensions inspired by Lucas Samaras. Hamlin has received numerous awards and has been featured in many exhibitions throughout the Northeast. For this exhibition Hamlin presents a series of woven photographs of tiled swimming pools.

THOM LUSSIER is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art (BFA, photography) and received his Master’s from Yale University (MFA, photography). Lussier has worked with a large panoramic camera for many years. His work for this exhibition is a set of images from a series titled “Underneath.” The images are not digitally altered in any way and are featured in suspended shadow boxes in order to preserve the fluidity of the material on which they’re printed. Lussier’s work has been exhibited all over the world – New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin, Milan, and London… And now, Boston!

Visit FP3 this Thursday evening for an artist’s reception between 6-8 pm and enjoy this amazing new exhibit, a great way to spend a summer evening.

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!

We’re ready for our close-up! FP3 was recently host to a professional film crew and the star-studded cast of the upcoming comedy film, “I Hate You, Dad.” The film features actors Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, and Susan Sarandon.

Crews transformed our lobby into a fictional spa called “He Time Day Spa.” Scenes were also shot in one of FP3’s unoccupied luxury penthouses. Witness FP3’s motion picture debut when the film is released in June of 2012 and read the full article in the Boston Globe here!

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.

Our Penthouse #1 kitchen was featured in a Boston Herald article with video of expert chef, Ben Robinson, giving his take on some of the best luxury building kitchens from around the city.  Here’s what the Boston Herald and Chef Ben had to say about ours:

With Arclinea cabinets, Silestone counter tops, Bosch, Miele and Sub-Zero appliances, Penthouse 1 at FP3, listed for $1.65 million, would make any foodie feel like a winner.

Chef Ben says, “Good lighting around the stove is key, and this home features lights in the overhead vent hood as well as an exhaust system with different levels of draw. Combine that with a five-burner gas stove, double ovens and an oversized refrigerator that blends into the cabinetry and you have a cooking area any professional would love.”

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.