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Bastille Kitchen Expected to Open September in Fort Point Channel By Naomi Kooker Longtime restaurateur Seth Greenberg and chef-business partner Mark Goldberg (Park, Woodward) are pairing up to create an expansive French restaurant, Bastille Kitchen, in the heart of Fort Point Channel in the Seaport District this September. It was known some time ago that Greenberg, a co-owner of the celebrated French/Mediterranean Mistral, was opening in the area, but the name and … [Read more...]
Design Furniture for Boston’s Fort Point Channel Article Courtesy of: Europaconcorsi Deadline November 11, 2012 Design Furniture for Boston’s Fort Point Channel Design Furniture for Boston’s Fort Point Channel Design brings communities together. Public seating sets the scene for chance encounters, people watching, connecting with nature, or just taking a break. Design Museum Boston invites individuals and groups from around the world to design an iconic bench or … [Read more...]
Everything you need in 450 square feet Developers, city betting tiny apartments will be big thing Karen Stein of GOODGOOD, a design studio, created a mock-up of an micro-apartment unit for a 20-story tower that broke ground in the Seaport District Thursday. By Casey Ross Article Courtesy of: The Boston Globe A small platform, painted black with images of kitchen appliances and living room furniture outlined in bright neon, was celebrated Thursday as the future of … [Read more...]
Digital Lumens Moves to Boston's Innovation District New Company Headquarters Doubles Square Footage, Expands Research and Development, Sales and Support Space Press Release: Digital Lumens BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire) Driven by continued growth, Digital Lumens, developer of the market-leading Intelligent LED Lighting System, today announced that it has relocated its headquarters to 374 Congress Street in Boston's revitalized 'Innovation District.' Digital Lumens signed … [Read more...]
Greentown Labs, an energy-oriented workshop in Fort Point Channel, expands space for 'cleanweb' companies E-mail | Article Courtesy of: Boston.com By Scott Kirsner, Globe Columnist Greentown Labs co-founder Jason Hanna tells me that the energy-oriented workshop space for startups is growing this summer, adding about 3200 square feet on a second floor of its building. And with the expansion, another 10 companies will join the 13 already housed at Greentown, which may now … [Read more...]
Brewery Launching In Boston Innovation District This Summer, Trillium Brewing Article Originally appeared here By Kyle Aspach One new micro-brewery is set to open in the South Boston Innovation District this summer, while a second is being eyed for South Boston in the next few years as demand continues to surge for specialty craft brews. The first is Trillium Brewing Co., which plans to open by August at 369 Congress St., said co-owner Esther Tetreault. The business will be one … [Read more...]
AllianceViews Fort Point Channel: Nicer for Noses, Better for Boats! Article Courtesy of: Boston Preservation Alliance - POSTED BY: SARAH KELLY Carole Charnow, President of the Boston Children's Museum; Mayor Menino; Senator Jack Hart; Danielle Pillion, Executive Director of the Friends of Fort Point Channel; and Boston City Councilors Bill Linehan and Felix Arroyo sound off air horns to celebrate the Fort Point Channel dock opening / Video Credit: Boston.com Boston’s … [Read more...]
Builder lays out plans for Seaport boutique hotel By Greg Turner | http://www.bostonherald.com The hotel headed for the sprawling Seaport Square project will offer 135 luxury rooms overlooking the Fort Point Channel, a pedestrian plaza linking the Boston Harborwalk and a publicly accessible rooftop terrace with commanding views of the downtown skyline. In a filing with state environmental regulators, developer Norwich Partners detailed its $50 million plan for a “premiere facility of … [Read more...]
"We celebrate the past to awaken the future" ~ John F. Kennedy, 1960 Boston is a walking city – it’s easy to lose yourself in its narrow cobblestone streets, so embedded in their past. Article Courtesy of: Marina Chetner Historic Beacon Hill On a daytime stroll, you’ll pause to admire beautiful brownstones, original storefronts dating back to the 1800’s, and monuments of centuries ago. At night, the streets-capes take on the feel of an old-world Europe – the darkness … [Read more...]
Nearby Neighborhoods: Fort Point A guide to Boston’s transformed waterfront By Amy Laskowski share it! Photos by Vernon Doucette - Article Courtesy of: BU Today Few city neighborhoods have undergone the kind of recent transformation that Fort Point has. Comprising about 100 waterfront acres in the South End, the area has become Boston’s hottest—and hippest—district. Fort Point is home to museums, famous restaurants, and a vibrant artists enclave. The neighborhood was named for … [Read more...]
In Boston, architects design a public face for the profession By Sun Joo Kim Do you know the location of your local AIA (American Institute of Architects) office?How about its purpose?Taking some of the valuable design advice its members give to clients, the Boston chapter of the AIAis designing and using its space to broadcast its mission.The Boston AIA is moving into a newly constructed space, designed by a member firm, that presents a more accessible, more open, and more inviting … [Read more...]
'Golden Age of Travel' on display at Boston gallery By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent Article Courtesy of: Boston.com It is called the “Golden Age of Travel,” those long-ago, pre-TSA days in the early 20th century when travel was largely done by the wealthy and was viewed as far more glamorous and romantic than it is today. From Oct. 14-Dec. 31, Grand Circle Gallery of Boston and WardMaps of Cambridge are presenting “Journeys Through the Mediterranean: Maps, Guides … [Read more...]
South Boston Innovation District takes shape (in all sizes) Article Courtesy of the Boston Business Journal by Galen Moore In one fell swoop on Jan. 24, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VRTX) took care of 1 million square feet of untenanted real estate in South Boston’s waterfront. But most of the companies moving to South Boston’s so-called Innovation District are a few blocks inland, in a very different market. In Fort Point, small high-tech businesses are filling … [Read more...]
In the land of improbable places Putting faith in the power of words, government and business leaders rename neighborhoods to attract new companies. But often serendipity is the key to branding. May 22, 2011|By Scott Kirsner, Globe Correspondent Speaking to a group of techies at a breakfast in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood, Mayor Thomas M. Menino endorsed their efforts to give the area a new identity. “I want this city to grow and show its technology leadership,’’ he … [Read more...]
$60m Liberty Wharf complex showcases public, open spaces (David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Photo) The new Liberty Wharf complex on the South Boston Waterfront is everything its predecessor was not: sleek, open, and inviting. By Casey Ross Globe Staff / September 1, 2010 This is not your father’s Jimmy’s Harborside. With walls of glass, exotic woods, and sharply drawn angles, the new Liberty Wharf complex on the South Boston Waterfront is … [Read more...]
Synergy Buys Building Near Seaport District for $40 Million C&W Arranges Sale of 253 Summer St In a year-end sale, 253 Summer Street was purchased for $40 million by an affiliate of Synergy, a Boston-based investment and development firm founded and headed by David Greaney. Cushman & Wakefield of Massachusetts arranged the sale of the pair of office buildings totaling 175,000 square feet located near the Seaport District on behalf of Boston HSR South Boston LLC. Cushman & … [Read more...]
Developers' loss at Boston's Fort Point Channel district is residents' gain By Nancy Trejos Washington Post Staff Writer The cutout letters pasted to the window of a red brick building seemed highly ironic: Urban Renewal, they spelled. I spotted the words as I was strolling through South Boston's Fort Point Channel -- once an industrial center near Boston Harbor, now a budding residential and commercial neighborhood that's wary of too much change coming too soon. Five years ago, … [Read more...]
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