AquaSonic Car Wash plans to redevelop a South Pasadena retail property into its first Pinellas County location after an affiliate of Henley Investment Management acquired the property and adjacent parcels for $2.55 million earlier this year. The site at 801 Pasadena Ave. S. near Gulf Boulevard contains nearly 10,000 square feet of commercial space in a building constructed in 1952.
In an August Instagram post announcing site plan approval for the project, AquaSonic said the South Pasadena location is expected to open in the third quarter of 2026. The property occupies a high-traffic corner along the Pasadena Avenue corridor, where marketing materials cited roughly 32,000 vehicles per day on Pasadena Avenue and more than 18,000 vehicles per day on Park Street.
The sale price substantially exceeded the property’s assessed market value, underscoring growing competition for commercially viable infill sites in Pinellas County. That pricing also reflects broader investment flowing into the car wash sector as operators and investment firms expand across densely developed Florida markets…