Areas Financial institution constructing on JFK Boulevard destroyed to make means for 7 Brew Espresso

Rhett Brinkley

The 4000 block of JFK Boulevard in North Little Rock will quickly be a beehive of drive-thru espresso exercise. On Monday, the previous Areas Financial institution constructing on the northeast nook of the JFK and McCain intersection was demolished to make room for a brand new 7 Brew Espresso stand.

Quickly, when site visitors on McCain isn’t obscuring the view, commuters exiting the Starbucks drive-thru (4824 JFK Blvd.) can have a pleasant view of the brand new 7 Brew (4900 JFK Blvd.) proper throughout the road, which is just some blocks north of the Darkish Facet Espresso drive-thru stand positioned on the west facet of the freeway (4621 JFK Blvd.) within the North Park Mall car parking zone that homes Passion Foyer.

Right here’s what the view seemed like from the Starbucks drive-thru once I picked up a 6 p.m. chilly brew I had no enterprise consuming Monday night.

Rhett Brinkley

7 Brew initially opened in Rogers in 2017, and because the franchisee Brew Crew LLC of Fayetteville introduced its growth into Central Arkansas within the fall of 2022, the corporate has opened a number of shops. This yr, 7 Brew has opened areas at 11100 N. Rodney Parham Street on the website of the previous Shorty Small’s; 11418 W. Markham St., the place TCBY as soon as stood; 8023 Cantrell Street; 11921 Maumelle Blvd. in North Little Rock; 3212 E. Race Ave. in Searcy; and 918 W. Essential St. in Cabot.

The franchise’s fast progress may be attributed to pre-fabricated, modular buildings which can be delivered to the constructing websites. 7 Brew’s usually function two-lane drive-thrus with a walk-up window. One of many criticisms of the Starbucks on JFK and McCain Boulevard is the design of its drive-thru, which isn’t straightforward to entry if you happen to’re coming from the McCain facet and vehicles are backed up into the car parking zone on the JFK facet. Darkish Facet Espresso’s two-way drive-thru stand opened in April of 2020 and have become a preferred spot for commuters in the course of the pandemic, partly due to its handy accessibility in an enormous car parking zone.

Brandon Sebald, CEO of Brew Crew LLC, mentioned in a Might 2023 e mail to Arkansas Occasions {that a} 7 Brew in Benton is predicted this yr, and Brew Crew has plans for a further JFK location additional north within the first quarter of 2024.

In line with 7 Brew’s web site, there are at present 24 areas in Arkansas and greater than 100 nationwide.

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