Grissom Car Wash in Leon Valley, TX

Grissom Car Wash is a new automated car wash facility under construction at 5508 Grissom Road in Leon Valley, Texas. The project involves the new construction of an approximately 4,500-square-foot structure that will include an automated tunnel, an employee office, toilet rooms, and exterior vacuum stations. The estimated cost for this build is $1,200,000, which calculates to $267 per square foot.

The owner of record is Oxeye Shine Wash Ops, LLC, and the design firm of record is B&A Architects, Inc. Jessica Trevino Hamm is the registered accessibility specialist for this project. The work is privately funded on private land for private use. TDLR completed plan review in December 2024, and construction was scheduled to finish in December 2025. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record.

Project Scope and Location

A City of Leon Valley planning and zoning commission document describes the project as an automated tunnel-type car wash on 2.32 acres east of the intersection of Timberhill and Grissom Road. A subsequent City of Leon Valley city council meeting document references the same automated tunnel-type car wash location. These third-party documents provide context on the local approval process for the site.

In Bexar County, the median estimated cost for similar new construction filings is $600,000. This project's cost is above the county median for its type. The median size for these filings is 6,300 square feet, while this project is 4,500 square feet. The median cost per square foot in the county is $115, making this project's $267 per square foot above the county median. The scheduled build window for this project is 380 days, which is longer than the county median of 207 days.

Regional Context

Leon Valley is part of ZIP code 78238. According to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for this ZIP code, the population is about 26,250. The median household income is $56,227, and there are 11,726 housing units. The median owner-occupied home value is $191,300. Housing in this area is an even mix of owner- and renter-occupied. Bexar County’s unemployment rate in July 2026 was 4.7 percent, higher than a year earlier.

B&A Architects, Inc. is the design firm for several other TDLR-registered projects. These include Freestone Celina Apartment Leasing Offices in Celina, Clubhouse / Leasing Offices in Schertz, Nacogdoches Apartments Clubhouse in San Antonio, Freestone Anna Apartments Leasing Offices in Anna, and Freestone Oliver Creek Apartments Leasing Offices in Justin. The total value of these six other projects is $8,012,000. Other registered projects in the same area include Potranco & Ingram, NISD Sensory Play Area, and Oliver Wendell Holmes HS - Cafeteria/Kitchen and Athletic Replacement.