For much of 2021, site preparation has been underway for a Covert car dealership on Hwy. 71 west of Bee Cave at the intersection of what are now two new roadway names to the area–Duke Covert Drive and Sweetwater Village Drive. Now, passing motorists can see that building construction has begun.
When fully built out, the dealership will extend along Sweetwater Village. Duke Covert, which connects the area to Hwy. 71, is named in honor of Duke Matthews Covert, Covert Austin Principal Partner Philip Robinson said. Covert died in December and was the great-grandson of Frank Covert Sr., who founded the Covert dealership in 1909, according to Covert's obituary.
The Covert family plans for the dealership to contain storefronts for Buick, Cadillac, Chrysler, Dodge, GMC and Jeep, Robinson said. Construction materials will include stone and stucco. Completion of the initial phase of the dealership is about a year away, he said.
"The showrooms for GMC and Cadillac, those will probably open first, and then we will have the Jeep showroom within a few months of that," Robinson said. "We have had some issues with steel sourcing. It's a challenge, but the contractor is doing an excellent job."
