priority lexus
Commercial Service Building
Minutes from Virginia Beach’s downtown area, Priority Automotive LLC’s Virginia Beach Priority Lexus Dealership partnered with Vansant & Gusler, Inc and architects The Design Collaborative to renovate an abandoned commercial property into a full-service Lexus dealership facility. The project converted an existing pre-engineered metal building —originally used for bakery truck repairs—into a modern commercial service building featuring 8–12 above-ground vehicle lifts, a training room, restrooms, and a front-of-house parts storage area serving clientele.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Owner: Priority Automotive
Type: Renovation
Budget: $2,300,000
Commercial Service Building
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The existing building was minimally conditioned, with no cooling and limited heating in the service bays. Comprehensive mechanical and electrical system upgrades were required to meet the owners operational standards and current code requirements.
Plumbing design efforts determined that the existing under-slab piping was unsuitable for reuse. The design abandoned the existing piping and provided all-new plumbing systems, including a new exterior backflow preventer with hot box enclosure. A new tankless gas-fired water heater was installed within the janitor/storage closet. Plumbing fixtures were selected to align with Priority’s standards, including Toto urinals and no-touch fixtures.
Mechanical design included two dedicated outdoor air systems, providing 50% redundancy to maintain operations in the event of unit failure. A new natural gas meter was furnished and installed by Virginia Natural Gas. Priority requested that all heating be provided through the HVAC systems, eliminating the use of supplementary unit heaters or infrared heaters. Shore Equipment provided the exhaust capture system and oil pump installations serving the service bays.
Electrical design included a new secondary electrical service, site lighting surrounding the building, and durable, maintenance-friendly lighting for the service bays. The project also incorporated new LED lighting throughout all interior spaces. Security systems, access control, and EV charging stations were not included as part of this scope, and no future expansion of service bays was planned.
