Online used-car retailer Carvana has moved into the next phase of developing a Northwest Jacksonville auction and reconditioning “megasite” with a permit request to the city for an estimated $10 million project.
Parkway Construction of Lewisville, Texas, is shown as the contractor for the 74,400-square-foot pre-engineered metal building on 35.54 acres at 11700 New Kings Road. The site is in the Dinsmore area about 3 miles northwest of Interstate 295.
WHN Architects of Charlotte, North Carolina, is the architect.
Carvana plans the project at its ADESA wholesale auction property.
The project is for reconditioning, painting and photographing used cars. Permits for the paint booths will be submitted later.
Engineering and construction consultant Atwell LLC of Jacksonville requested an environmental resource permit determination March 2 from the St. Johns River Water Management District.
An executive summary by Atwell said Carvana wants to redevelop its 89.32-acre site to include a new 77,000-square-foot inspection and reconditioning facility and 6.9 acres for staging.
Two existing buildings remain for wholesale auction use.
The application description says a stormwater report will demonstrate the existing pond is sufficient to meet stormwater requirements without modification.
The Water Management District request follows Carvana’s filing of civil engineering plans Jan. 20, 2026, with the city.
City power provider JEA issued a service availability letter Sept. 30, 2025, for the project, described as development of a Carvana maintenance and storage site. A JEA letter indicates a project is being explored and does not confirm a project will proceed.
Separately, the city received an application for a mobility fee calculation certificate for the project, specifying a more than 77,000-square-foot Carvana inspection and reconditioning facility at the address.
Carvana has declined to comment.
Carvana says ADESA is a leader in the wholesale auto auction industry, serving customers online and at its locations across the country.
Duval County property records show the Jacksonville location comprises three buildings totaling 38,127 square feet among an office building and two buildings for service and repairs.
ADESA Florida LLC owns the 89.32-acre site. Adesa Corp. of Indianapolis bought the property in 1994 and developed it in 1996.
State corporate records show ownership was amended in 2022 to that of Carvana. In May 2022, Carvana, then based in Phoenix, announced its $2.2 billion acquisition of ADESA’s U.S. auction business from KAR Global.
The acquisition comprised the 56 ADESA U.S. locations totaling about 6.5 million square feet of buildings on more than 4,000 acres.
In August 2024, Carvana announced it would develop its first auction and reconditioning “megasite” in Kansas City, Missouri.
Carvana said it would establish inspection and reconditioning center capabilities at the ADESA Kansas City wholesale auction site while maintaining all digital and in-lane auction operations.
That indicates ADESA continues its regular functions while adding the Carvana capabilities.
“This location will anchor the growth of Carvana’s retail and wholesale operations in the area and enhance the company’s offering for retail and commercial customers,” the company said in a news release.
Carvana said the suburban Kansas City site would be the first of the 56 ADESA wholesale auction locations to become an “auction-IRC Megasite.” IRC is “Inspection and Reconditioning Center.”
Carvana said it expected the transition to create about 200 entry-level and skilled manufacturing jobs as the site expanded.