Tesla plans 538,720-square-foot Texas distribution hub, targets December 2028 finish
Tesla has registered a $1.435 million lease-space build-out in Mustang Ridge, Texas — a 538,720-square-foot distribution hub it expects to have running by the end of 2028.
- $1,435,878
- 538,720 square feet
- 135
- December 4, 2028
What Happened
Tesla has registered plans for a distribution center in Mustang Ridge, a Travis County community outside Austin. The project covers 538,720 square feet inside an existing office and warehouse building. The filing lists an estimated cost of $1,435,878 and describes the work as fitting out leased space rather than putting up a new building. Construction is scheduled to start December 7, 2026, with completion recorded for December 4, 2028.
538,720square feet
Lease-space build-out inside an existing office and warehouse building in Mustang Ridge, Travis County, Texas.
The project is registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under TABS2027000025.
Construction is scheduled to start.
The state record's completion date.
- Facility: Mustang Ridge Distribution Center I, 6925 FM Road 1327, Mustang Ridge, Travis County
- Project number: TABS2027000025, registered September 1, 2026
- Work: lease-space build-out in an existing office and warehouse building
- Funding: privately financed, with the project registered for private use
- 135
- 0
Tesla did not answer a request for comment on the project. WardsAuto reported that its nationwide network totals 135 delivery centers, with none in Texas, where franchise rules also influence how automakers sell vehicles.
Why this matters
The state registration adds another piece to Tesla's growing physical footprint around Austin. It also shows how the company's delivery network is being shaped in Texas, where franchise rules have kept Tesla from operating conventional delivery centers.
Terms in This Story
- delivery center
- A company location where finished vehicles are handed over to customers after purchase.
- franchise laws
- State rules governing how automakers may sell vehicles to the public.
- lease-space build-out
- Construction that fits out space inside a building a tenant is leasing, rather than erecting a new structure.
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