Fast-growing electric carmaker Tesla will open two more sales and service centers in Orlando near the Packing District and in the airport submarket, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.

The Elon Musk-led company has leased the former Bedrosians Tile and Stone building at 2140 N. John Young Pkwy. The 43,000-square-foot building is in the Contractors Business Park Orlando and abuts the Walmart Supercenter on Princeton Street.

Jerod Freeland and Justin Ruby with Foundry Commercial marketed the Bedrosians property for lease, and Atlantic Retail represented the tenant in the negotiations.

“I think what made it attractive is all of the development going on in the area with Dr. Phillips and the Packing District. I think that that was a big draw for it, and it was close proximity, some of their other locations that Tesla has,” Freeland said. “I think their goal is to open as soon as possible.”

Tesla also filed a master plan with the City of Orlando for a new sales and service center at the corner of Lee Vista Boulevard and Goldenroad Road in the Orlando Corporate Center PD.

Tesla is America’s most popular EV manufacturer. The company’s four models ranked first, second, fourth and sixth for total sales in 2022. Last year vehicle deliveries grew 40% year over year, to 1.31 million while production grew 47% year over year to 1.37 million. That kind of growth drives demand for additional service bays in locations that are convenient for customers.

Tesla currently operates a showroom and service center in Maitland/Eatonville and is building a second on State Road 50 in Clermont. The company submitted plans earlier this year for a 57,436-square-foot center in Kissimmee on South Orange Blossom Trail near the Osceola Parkway.

Tesla dealerships differ from traditional automakers because they maintain limited inventory onsite with only a small gallery of the models available for pre-order. The bulk of the space is dedicated to service. In Central Florida, the company operates a showroom at The Florida Mall. The carmaker bought a building 1051 W. Sand Lake Rd. in 2021 and opened a collision repair center there.

The Clermont service center is under construction now and should be completed by the end of the year. At 61,253 square feet, it’s slightly larger than the proposed Kissimmee center.

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