A former Wendy's drive-thru on East Whitestone Boulevard in Cedar Park is about to get a new tenant pouring coffee instead of flipping burgers. 7 Brew, the fast-growing drive-thru coffee chain, plans to open a new stand at 2901 E. Whitestone Blvd., with construction expected to run from this month through December and a build cost pegged at $400,000.
The project was covered by Texas Construction Media on September 22, 2026, before Community Impact Newspaper published its Cedar Park report on October 8, 2026. The site previously housed a closed Wendy's, according to Texas Construction Media. A Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing lists the project.
A New Stand for Cedar Park
The Whitestone Boulevard location will add a 7 Brew shop in Cedar Park, expanding a Williamson County footprint that already includes an active stand in neighboring Leander on Ronald Reagan Boulevard, with a second Leander location planned near Northline. The project adds to commercial development along a major traffic corridor in Williamson County.
Cedar Park's demographics provide context for the planned location. The city's population tops 84,000, with a median household income of $124,554 and 56.6% of adult residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, according to Hoodline's earlier coverage of the Cedar Park Economic Development Corporation's figures. Those numbers offer a snapshot of the city as 7 Brew plans a location on Whitestone Boulevard.
Part of a Broader Construction Boom
The 7 Brew buildout is one of the commercial projects planned in Cedar Park. State construction tracking records compiled by Zabalist showed 131 projects in the city over the past year. Commercial permits like these often serve as early indicators of economic activity well before a shop ever opens its doors.
Once built, the Whitestone Boulevard stand will sell coffee, tea, energy drinks, soda, and smoothies, per the original report from Community Impact. The chain's modular format features drive-through-only stands of about 510 square feet. Those compact buildouts generate roughly $2 million in average unit volume, according to research from VettedBiz.
A Chain Riding National Momentum
7 Brew's expansion into Cedar Park comes amid national growth for the Rogers, Arkansas-founded chain, which surpassed 500 locations by late 2025 and 600-plus across 38 states shortly afterward, per Built In. The company celebrated its 777th location milestone in San Antonio this past June.
7 Brew is competing alongside rivals Dutch Bros and Scooter's Coffee in an increasingly crowded national race for drive-thru coffee market share, with Technomic naming all three chains to the Top 10 of its annual America's Favorite Chains list in January, a first for the drive-thru beverage category.
Once the Whitestone Boulevard location wraps construction, it will fall under Texas's standard accessibility rules for commercial projects. Under 16 Texas Administrative Code § 68.52, projects covered by the rule must be inspected by a Registered Accessibility Specialist within one year of completion, with the property owner required to request that inspection within 30 days of finishing the build.
7 Brew's arrival on Whitestone Boulevard follows the chain's Texas expansion, which includes locations in El Paso, as competition among drive-thru coffee brands heats up in that market. The chain has a modular-building partnership for its stands.
