Online auto dealership Carvana plans $13 million 'Project Unicorn' facility in San Antonio

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Nov. 17, 2021

Carvana already has its iconic car   towers successful  San Antonio, but present  it's readying  a immense  inspection installation  connected  the Southside. 

Carvana already has its iconic car towers successful San Antonio, but present it's readying a immense inspection installation connected the Southside. 

William Luther, Staff / San Antonio Express-News

Planned enigma "Project Unicorn" installation connected the Southside is linked to online car dealership Carvana.

Two projects listed with the "Project Unicorn" rubric totaling an estimated $13 cardinal were precocious filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. 

Both facilities astatine 11245 Old Corpus Christi Highway full a monolithic 155,117 quadrate feet and task details accidental the buildings volition beryllium for painting, airy repair, detailing, parts storage, a gym and worker locker rooms. 

The online car retailer opened its first car vending machine successful San Antonio successful 2017 astatine the intersection of I-10 and Loop 1604.

Carvana is known for gathering monolithic inspection centers wherever employees volition inspect, repair and item cars that are past sold online. The institution moved guardant with a similar installation successful Virginia successful April.

Aaron Marez, task manager astatine Carvana according to his LinkedIn profile, is listed arsenic the proprietor of the property. The owner's address, 1930 W. Rio Salado Parkway successful Tempe, Arizona, is besides the aforesaid code arsenic the Carvana headquarters.

Carvana purchased the spot successful July from CXA Corporation, according to Bexar County spot records. 

MySA reached retired to Carvana for comment. 

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