Import Performance

20680 Empire Avenue

Owner: Import Performance

Architect: LB Engineering Inc.

General Contractor: Empire Construction & Development LLC

Details: A new, 13-bay garage going up at 20680 Empire Ave., in Bend, will be the new home of Import Performance auto repairs.

The 11,000-square-foot building is scheduled for completion March 20, said Mark Meredith, project manager for Empire Construction.

A city of Bend building permit issued in November valued the work at $900,000. The site is part of the North Brinson Business Park and four blocks from the current location of Import Performance at 63055 NE Corporate Place. Import Performance specializes in repair and maintenance of Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Volkswagen, Audi and Nissan, as well as other models, according to the company website.

“We’re going to relocate,” said Gabriel Christian, owner of Import Performance. “We’re going to move from here to there, just up the street.”

Christian said he expects to move in the first week of April. Owning his own building was one motivation for the move, he said; more space for a more efficient shop is another.

Import Performance operates in 7,500 square feet now; the move puts it in 8,500 square feet. The remaining 2,500 square feet will go to a tenant, Press Pros Printing Co., of 1132 NE Second St., Bend. Business owner Larry Peterson said the space will be used as a warehouse.

— Joseph Ditzler