por favor gracias Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Great shot, ekdrm2d1...thanks for all the great updates and Happy New Year! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermh Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Common Bond is almost completely built out. Rough guess but I'd imagine it'll be ready to open within the month. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jermh Posted August 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) Adjacent to the regular seated restaurant, it looks like common bond will also have some sort of counter service. Covered out-door seating area. Edited August 5, 2020 by jermh 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermh Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Looks like they aren't planning on opening until downtown pedestrian traffic picks up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 hours ago, jermh said: Looks like they aren't planning on opening until downtown pedestrian traffic picks up. Weren’t those 2 spaces open concept at first? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted December 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2020 Holiday decorations. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 The Understory holiday art. https://www.instagram.com/transwestern/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Alliance Bernstein buildout registered with TDLR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 When is Understory open? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.33 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: When is Understory open? Monday-Thursday, 7 AM - 10 PM Friday, 7 AM - 12 AM Saturday, 8 AM - 12 AM Sunday, 8 AM - 10 PM *Vendor operating hours may vary Its pretty busy during the lunch rush now. Most of the vendors are open (I think Mama Ninfas is still temporally closed). Some of the vendors are not open on Fridays, and some are not open on weekends. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Skanska sells rest of stake in Bank of America Tower in downtown Houston https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/07/20/skanska-sells-stake-bank-of-america-tower.html Skanska is selling off the rest of its ownership stake in Bank of America Tower, the Sweden-based developer announced last week. New York-based Skanska USA Commercial Development sold a 90% interest in the tower to an affiliate of Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners for $373 million in 2019. Now, the company is selling the remaining 10% to a Beacon affiliate, as well. The new $24 million deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted September 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2021 Flying up new landscaping on the roof deck. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I've been to Understory a few times. It's like people don't even know that it's open outside of lunch hours. All the other food halls downtown seem to have more people in the evening than Understory. How's the lunch crowd here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Yeah Understory does a bad job letting people know they're open. The few times I tried to go when it first opened, they were closed. So I quit trying . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 It feels more like an office cafeteria than the other food halls to me. I do like the bar in the middle though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 13 hours ago, BeerNut said: I've been to Understory a few times. It's like people don't even know that it's open outside of lunch hours. All the other food halls downtown seem to have more people in the evening than Understory. How's the lunch crowd here? The lunch crowd is pretty solid. I've been there at least a dozen times, usually after 1pm, and it's good for that hour. It's not Pennzoil Plaza basement, but it's respectable for post-lunch. But you're right — even if you're one of the few people who know it exists, you probably don't know it's open after lunch. I like Understory, and I appreciate that some of the stalls are open on the weekends. The burger joint is good, if you're into that sort of thing. The burgers aren't to my taste, but I seem to recall that the fries were excellent. I go to the coffee shop down there every couple of weeks. I know that it feels corporate and antiseptic, but I'm OK with that. Post-COVID, I'll pick a clean looking food court over a faux "urban" food court every time. Whoever runs it does seem to make an effort to do events. There are often seasonal photo pop-up thingies for the twee crowd, and the occasional craft market. What it needs most is to let people know it's there. From the street, it looks like "Understory" is the name of the one street-level restaurant, and there's nothing else there. Some signage is needed. Also, as far as I can tell, it doesn't do any promotion outside of the building. The only place I've ever seen it mentioned was in the Downtown District newsletter. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Common Bond's brasserie concept at Understory may be closed, notes @jhjones74. Understory is the food hall located at 800 Capitol St in Bank of America Tower. Below is the post from the downtown Houston restaurant topic with its ever-changing title (now titled Downtown Restaurant And Bar Market as of August) https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/31454-downtown-restaurant-and-bar-market/?do=findComment&comment=692871 1 hour ago, jhjones74 said: Not sure if this was mentioned anywhere, but the Common Bond in understory is closed from what I can see. It's listed as permanently closed on google, though I can't find any announcement on this. That was a place I always wished would stay open on the weekends. From what I could see, the bakery was always pretty busy during the week days. Curious if the brasserie concept has something to do with them closing - I never saw or heard of anybody really going there. Without knowing all the details, this seems to unfortunately suggest that despite the incremental population that's moved in downtown, even in probably the busiest food hall the support isn't there to make a concept like this work. Though to be fair they never seemed to make an attempt to cater to anything other than the lunch/business crowd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 22 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said: Common Bond's brasserie concept at Understory may be closed, notes @jhjones74. Understory is the food hall located at 800 Capitol St in Bank of America Tower. Below is the post from the downtown Houston restaurant topic with its ever-changing title (now titled Downtown Restaurant And Bar Market as of August) https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/31454-downtown-restaurant-and-bar-market/?do=findComment&comment=692871 23 hours ago, @jhjones74 said: Not sure if this was mentioned anywhere, but the Common Bond in understory is closed from what I can see. It's listed as permanently closed on google, though I can't find any announcement on this. That was a place I always wished would stay open on the weekends. From what I could see, the bakery was always pretty busy during the week days. Curious if the brasserie concept has something to do with them closing - I never saw or heard of anybody really going there. Without knowing all the details, this seems to unfortunately suggest that despite the incremental population that's moved in downtown, even in probably the busiest food hall the support isn't there to make a concept like this work. Though to be fair they never seemed to make an attempt to cater to anything other than the lunch/business crowd I messaged Understory and Common Bond last evening about the closure. Understory replied back confirming Common Bond closed its 800 Capital St location over the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 22 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said: Common Bond's brasserie concept at Understory may be closed, notes @jhjones74. Understory is the food hall located at 800 Capitol St in Bank of America Tower. Below is the post from the downtown Houston restaurant topic with its ever-changing title (now titled Downtown Restaurant And Bar Market as of August) https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/31454-downtown-restaurant-and-bar-market/?do=findComment&comment=692871 23 hours ago, @jhjones74 said: Not sure if this was mentioned anywhere, but the Common Bond in understory is closed from what I can see. It's listed as permanently closed on google, though I can't find any announcement on this. That was a place I always wished would stay open on the weekends. From what I could see, the bakery was always pretty busy during the week days. Curious if the brasserie concept has something to do with them closing - I never saw or heard of anybody really going there. Without knowing all the details, this seems to unfortunately suggest that despite the incremental population that's moved in downtown, even in probably the busiest food hall the support isn't there to make a concept like this work. Though to be fair they never seemed to make an attempt to cater to anything other than the lunch/business crowd 9 minutes ago, IntheKnowHouston said: I messaged Understory and Common Bond last evening about the closure. Understory replied back confirming Common Bond closed its 800 Capital St location over the weekend. CultureMap published an article on Common Bond closing its brasserie concept at 800 Capitol St: The downtown branch of a Houston bakery staple has quietly closed. Common Bond has shuttered its brasserie location in the Bank of America tower. A representative provided the following statement in response to CultureMap’s request for comment: "Common Bond Brasserie Downtown has closed. Our lease has ended, and we felt it was best to concentrate on the Bistro & Bakery and On-The-Go locations.” https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/common-bond-downtown-closed/ Exterior photo of Common Bond's location at Bank of America Tower is below. The photo is included in the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I've noticed the blue light strip this week. Not sure if it's new. Or, it could be a reflection. Another view. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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