It certainly is! As much of a fan of Tesla as I am I saw the environmental impact they had on the Austin area when I was down there for the shareholder meeting in November. The entire area where the gigafactory was built used to be grazing land for cattle. You still saw small ranchers near the factory, their longhorns were grazing in little plots while buildings sprung up all around them. They provide a lot of positive economic opportunities to the areas they build in but the environmental impact is very real and unfortunate. But you're right in that the economic benefits of factories and DCs will become less and less as the use of robotics ramp up. There are already factories in China that are 95% robots and operate continuously, round the clock.
Yes, I think we're going to take the wait and see approach. I'd say if we can recoup our purchase price + renovation costs + 10%-25% profit then we'd be foolish not to make the move. We were always planning on moving at some point anyway and this just speeds up the timeline.
Wise choice. And as additional information comes in, you can adjust your decision accordingly.