A developer is seeking approval to build a body collision center and paint shop for Tesla near Cutler Bay.
SP Hernandez Cutler Bay LLC, a partnership between Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties and Fort Lauderdale-based Hernandez Development, led by Alex Hernandez, filed an administrative site plan review application with Miami-Dade County officials in August. It concerns the vacant site of 5.1 acres directly north of the warehouse at 19301 S.W. 106th Ave.
The developers purchased the land for $11 million from CMC Group in June.
Earlier this year, Scannell Properties filed a pre-application with county officials for this site to build a collision repair center for electric vehicles, but no tenant was identified at the time.
The new administrative site plan review application clearly identifies Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) as the tenant.
The collision center would total 45,706 square feet and have 190 parking spaces. It would include a service area, a parts shop, an office with meeting rooms, and a customer lounge.
Officials with Hernandez Development declined comment. Local attorney Maritza Haro Salgado represents the developer in the application. Orlando-based Little Diversified Architectural Consulting designed the project.
This is actually the second new Tesla collision center in the works in Miami-Dade. Another one is slated for Miami Gardens, on the north end of the county. Tesla also opened a showroom in Kendall earlier this year.
Unlike most automotive companies, which work with franchise dealers that often do collision repair, Tesla exclusively handles car sales and it runs its own collision and repair shops, although Tesla owners may also take their vehicles for repairs at third-party shops that have been certified by Tesla.
Tesla Miami Gardens ranked No. 1 on the South Florida Business Journal’s list of largest auto dealerships in the Book of Lists. In addition, Tesla is rolling out robotaxis in many markets across the country.
