Work underway on Tesla in Sarasota

The Tesla at University Town Center in Sarasota is a step closer to opening after the developer, Benderson Development, announced  “work is well underway."

The 55,000-square-foot showroom and service center is expected to open sometime later this year, University Park-based Benderson says in a statement. Tesla is an electric vehicle company headquartered in Texas. The company already has a showroom in the Mall at University Town Center as well as a service center at 5231 McIntosh Road. The new location will be along University Parkway, just west of the University exit of Interstate 75. 

It was also announced that the Sarasota-Bradenton area would be getting its first Drybar, also at UTC. The blow-dry bar salon will occupy a 1,600-square-foot space next to Restore Hyper Wellness.