Three retail and service buildings are planned along U.S. Highway 82 in Gainesville, according to Architectural Barriers records filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation: an ALDI grocery store, a 7-Eleven fueling center and a Take 5 Oil Change. For people who live here, the filings point to a grocery store and two roadside service stops on a highway the city has already marked for redevelopment.
The three together come to roughly 28,000 square feet and about $4.65 million in estimated construction cost. The state records list construction windows rather than opening dates, and TDLR gives the dollar figures as estimates, not final costs.
| Project | Address listed | Size | Estimated cost | Construction window listed | Owner listed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ALDI 112 | 1210 U.S. Highway 82 | 20,275 sq ft | $2.4 million | Nov. 1, 2025 to April 1, 2026 | CCR SE Grand 82 LLC |
| 7-Eleven fueling center | US82 & I-35 | 6,156 sq ft | $1.4 million | July 6, 2026 to May 4, 2027 | 7-Eleven |
| Take 5 Oil Change | 409 US 82 | 1,682 sq ft | $850,000 | Jan. 1, 2026 to July 1, 2027 | Take 5 Properties SPV LLC |
The grocery store accounts for most of the new floor space
Building size as listed in each TDLR Architectural Barriers filing.
Source: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Architectural Barriers project records
Each filing names a different owner. Nothing in the records states that the three projects share ownership or follow one construction schedule.
The corridor has been on the city's list for some time. In April 2024, Gainesville said developers, the Gainesville Economic Development Corporation and the city were discussing redevelopment in the southeast quadrant of Highway 82 and Grand Avenue, and named Aldi, McDonald's and 7-Eleven as interested brands. The city called that work a top priority of its 2023 Economic Development Plan and part of improving the entryways into town.
Public money is attached to one of the sites. Gainesville's active-incentives disclosure lists CCR SE Grand 82 LLC, the owner named in the ALDI filing, at the southeast corner of Grand and 82 under both a city agreement and a GEDC 4B performance agreement, each carrying an estimated incentive of $750,000 through fiscal 2029. Council minutes from 2025 record a 6-0 vote, with one member absent, to amend the company's Chapter 380 agreement for reimbursement of up to $120,000.
Two agreements listed at the same corner
CCR SE Grand 82 LLC, southeast corner of Grand and 82
$12 million estimated investment, FY2025-FY2029 term, $750,000 estimated impact-fee credit incentive
CCR SE Grand 82 LLC, southeast corner of Grand and 82
$6 million estimated investment, FY2025-FY2029 term, $750,000 estimated incentive
Source: City of Gainesville active economic-development incentives disclosure
Census Bureau estimates put Gainesville at 18,528 residents as of last July, about 7% above its 2020 base. The Gainesville EDC markets the city as located where Interstate 35 meets U.S. 82, with BNSF rail and Amtrak service, and lists the local sales tax rate at 8.25%, the ceiling the Texas Comptroller allows.
ALDI told its corporate newsroom it planned more than 180 new U.S. stores in 2026 under a $9 billion investment through 2028. A separate Take 5 filing in Fort Worth lists the same 1,682 square feet and the same $850,000 estimated cost as the Gainesville project.
TDLR's project pages state that once construction ends, the owner must request an inspection by a Registered Accessibility Specialist within 30 days and obtain it within a year.
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