City records identify an April opening target, but a state filing carries a different construction schedule.
CRANDALL — A proposed 7-Eleven near U.S. Highway 175 and Cartwright Road has moved through development review and utility coordination, but public records present conflicting schedules for when construction will finish and customers can begin shopping.
Crandall’s September city manager’s report identified April 20, 2027, as the developer’s conditional opening goal. A separate state construction registration lists October 6, 2027, as the construction completion date, leaving a gap of roughly five and a half months that the reviewed records do not explain.
Where the Store Is Planned
The project is in Crandall, with a state construction registration identifying its address as 400 Center Drive. The filing describes a 4,746-square-foot convenience store with fuel sales.
City documents identify the property as a 1.682-acre tract designated Lot 1, Block A, Cothran Malibu Addition. That subdivision name provides a way to follow the development through public agendas, including entries that do not prominently identify the proposed business as 7-Eleven.
How the Project Reached This Stage
Triangle Engineering LLC submitted the preliminary plat and store site-plan requests listed on the Planning and Zoning Commission’s May 12 agenda. Both requests identify the same acreage within the Samuel Gilliland Survey, Abstract No. 167, inside Crandall’s city limits.
Earlier records show an April 20 Board of Adjustment hearing scheduled for a design variance associated with the proposed store in the Highway Business zoning district. The hearing notice documents the scheduled request but does not establish its outcome.
The final plat subsequently appeared on the City Council’s September 8 agenda. Previously published coverage reports approval, but the official agenda reviewed for this update documents the requested action rather than the council’s vote. Adopted minutes and the recorded plat would provide confirmation of that milestone.
Utility Coordination Precedes Building Construction
September Economic Development Corporation materials provide another indication of progress. The city manager reported that staff had held a preconstruction meeting with the development team to address utility questions and requirements preceding vertical construction.
That meeting matters because development review and construction readiness involve separate steps. Utility connections and outstanding site requirements can affect when building construction begins and when the completed property becomes usable.
The report does not specify which utility matters remained unresolved or provide permit numbers and completed inspection records. A start of vertical construction was not independently confirmed in the records reviewed through October 31.
Why the Two Schedules Matter
The April 20, 2027, opening goal in the September city manager’s report was contingent on construction remaining on schedule. Residents should therefore treat it as a planning target rather than a confirmed opening announcement.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation registration carries a different timeline: an October 6, 2026, construction start and an October 6, 2027, completion date. Those submitted dates do not independently establish when crews began work or when the business will open.
The state registration, filed August 6, estimates construction costs at $950,000. It identifies VRE Cartwright 7E, LLC as the owner and Relevant Studio, LLC as the design firm.
Its “Review Complete” status concerns the architectural-barriers review associated with the registration. That designation does not establish municipal authorization to open the store.
Resolving the difference between the city report and state filing is the clearest next step in establishing a reliable schedule. Neither document, by itself, confirms an opening date.
Highway Access Remains a Practical Question
Crandall’s October 13 city manager’s report said the north service road of Highway 175 was scheduled to become one-way during the week of October 12. That planned change is relevant to residents who expect to use the new store during their regular commute.
However, the reviewed materials do not establish the store’s final driveway configuration, permitted turning movements, or whether customers will enter from a service road or connecting streets. They also do not confirm completion of the announced traffic conversion.
An approved access drawing would clarify how customers reach the property and how vehicles circulate around the store and fuel pumps. It would also help explain how fuel deliveries fit into the site’s traffic arrangement.
What Residents Can Expect Next
Fuel sales are documented in the state filing, but several operating details remain unconfirmed. Those include store hours, staffing, the number of fueling positions, and any additional food-service concept.
The next substantive milestones are issued construction permits, inspection activity, verified building progress, and clarification of the access plan. Together with an updated developer schedule, those records would provide a stronger basis for assessing when the store can open.
For now, the project has a documented development history, completed preconstruction coordination, and a conditional spring opening goal. The reviewed records do not establish whether April 20, 2027, remains achievable or explain why the state filing places construction completion in October.
