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Car Wash Operator Continues South-Central TX Expansion

Rapid Express Car Wash has snapped up an outparcel in a Walmart-anchored shopping center for its 13th location in south-central Texas and third in the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

The Houston-based car wash operator acquired a 0.9-acre pad site at 1632 W. Villa Maria Rd. in the 652,522-square-foot Rudder’s Landing in Bryan from developer Crossfulton Investments Ltd.

J.J. McDermott, VP of Houston-based NewQuest Properties, represented the buyer, who is planning to break ground within 90 days. A summer 2021 opening is tentatively planned.

“We jumped at the opportunity to get a site in a Walmart-anchored center,” said McDermott. “This market, particularly Bryan, is underserved for car washes.”

Shortly before the Rudder’s Landing site surfaced, Rapid Express closed on a development tract in nearby College Station. “He’s actively expanding and looking for sites,” McDermott said.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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