Smart Motors to break ground on used car facility

Smart Motors will begin construction next week on a facility that will give its used car dealership a significant upgrade.

The groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 26 for a 13,952-square-foot building at 5702 Odana Road. The two-story facility will replace a dated, one-story, 1,800-square-foot building on the same site and is scheduled to open this spring.

The project, by Sullivan designBuild of Madison, will architecturally mirror the Smart Motors new-vehicle building across the street and include a large showroom, a children’s play area and guest lounge, a separate area for the finance team and a marketing department. The development includes the demolition of the existing building on the site and the removal of an office building on a neighboring parcel to create a 5.6-acre site with prime corner visibility at Odana Road and Tokay Boulevard, according to documents...