At the end of 2025, a handful of Los Angeles commercial properties carrying playful names including Quick Quack and Crystal Cave sold at prices seriously above average. The real estate in question? A California mainstay: the car wash.
Scrub, rinse, reinvest: Why buyers are targeting the US car wash
New tax bill and a wave of sale-leasebacks are juicing demand
CoStar News
January 22, 2026 | 7:56 P.M.
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IN THIS ARTICLE
- Properties
- Slauson Car Wash
3601 Slauson Ave, Los Angeles, CA
- Companies
- SRS Real Estate Partners
Real Estate
- Zips Car Wash
Services
- Driven Brands Inc
Services
- Mister Car Wash
Services
- Quick Quack Car Wash
Services
- Contacts
- Calvin Short
Executive Vice President, Managing Principal, SRS National Net Lease