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Tesla Expands Texas Presence With 183,000-Sq-Ft Building in Taylor: Report

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Tesla Expands Texas Presence With 183,000-Sq-Ft Building in Taylor: Report

It appears Tesla is expanding its footprint even further in Austin, Texas, with the electric vehicle maker reportedly leasing a 183,000-square-foot rail-serviced building at the RCR Taylor Logistics Park in Taylor, Texas.

According to Austin Business JournalThe addition of the Taylor building will give Tesla more than 1 million square feet of combined real estate in Kyle, Hutto and Taylor. Those sites are expected to provide ancillary support to Giga Texas, which is located in eastern Travis County. Giga Texas has 10 million square feet of floor space at its latest count.

Tesla’s plans for the rail-served building in RCR Taylor Logistics Park emerged about three months after Houston-based Partners Real Estate announced it was building the facility. At the time, Partners Real Estate officials said only that the 183,000-square-foot building had been pre-leased. The company did not share additional details, citing a nondisclosure agreement.

Despite the relative secrecy surrounding the company that would occupy the 183,000-square-foot building, rumors abound that Tesla is leasing the site. The building, after all, is near a car ramp that Tesla uses to ship its finished vehicles from Gigafactory Texas by train. For now, it remains to be seen how Tesla will use its Taylor site.

Tesla and Partners Real Estate have not commented on the matter. This is not surprising for Tesla, as the company is known for operating under a veil of secrecy. Companies that work with Tesla also tend to sign non-disclosure agreements. Despite this, some officials have already expressed support for the project. Among them is Dave Porter, executive director of the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership, who noted that adding Tesla to RCR Taylor Logistics Park would benefit Williamson County.

Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell also shared similar sentiments. “Williamson County is grateful for a company of Tesla’s caliber to expand into our community. We are deeply appreciative of their commitment and excited about our future together,” Judge Gravell noted.

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Tesla Expands Texas Presence With 183,000-Sq-Ft Building in Taylor: Report