WINONA, Minn.  — A Missouri-based real real estate developer, DCM, paid $900,000 for a pair of houses on the far west end of Gilmore Avenue for a  build-your-own-burrito Chipolte restaurant. The houses are being relocated to clear the way for Chipolte and also a drive-through auto-lube shop. The addresses:

1545 Gilmore Avenue: a $475,000 deal.

1537 Gilmore Avenue: $425,000.

The Winona Chipolte is part of an aggressive global expansion of the San Francsico chain to have 7,000 units.The company has 3,000 already. The nearest are in Rochester and LaCrosse. There are 22 in the Twin Cities.

Earlier: Not a trailer house; being moved anyway

Earlier: Developer eyes Winona site for Chipolte

Chipolte stand alone store - Winona Journal

$900,000 for site. Behind Altra Credit Union.

Chipotle factoid

Avocado secret: Restaurants have automated  machines, the Autocado, which peel, pit, cut and smash large batches in less than 30 seconds. It operates unattended.