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Wildcat Management buys 7 Brew Coffee site in Livingston, Texas

What's the deal? Wildcat ManagementDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Dallas-based real estate investment and development firm, has closed on the purchase of a 7 Brew CoffeeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → property in Livingston, Texas. The asset is subject to a 15-year absolute triple-net ground lease and sits along US Highway 190 near a new H-E-BDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and WalmartDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.

Why now? The deal extends Wildcat beyond its urban redevelopment work in Downtown Dallas and its Castle Ranch project in Mansfield. It adds a stabilised, income-producing asset to the firm's portfolio.

What's the endgame? The purchase reflects a diversification strategy for Wildcat, which is led by President Tanya Ragan and active across Texas and Minnesota. Its portfolio includes the historic Purse Building and 1823 Cadiz Street in Downtown Dallas, plus stabilised assets in growing regional markets.

"Our work in Downtown Dallas is about transformation," Ragan said. "This acquisition is about identifying a stable, well-located asset in a growing corridor with a long-term tenant already in place."

Why Livingston? The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas broke ground in summer 2026 on the Naskila Casino Resort, an approximately 685,000-square-foot destination casino and hotel expected to draw more visitors and investment. Angelina CollegeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → also maintains a campus in the area.

7 BrewDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → is one of the fastest-growing drive-thru coffee chains in the country, with locations expanding across the Southeast and Southwest.

The signal: The move shows how developers known for high-risk urban redevelopment are balancing their books with predictable net-lease income. For Wildcat, that means pairing signature preservation projects — it is still marketing the six-storey Purse Building at 601 Elm Street in Dallas — with cash-flowing assets in fast-growing regional corridors.

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