AC Hotel by Marriott Downtown Ocala: Six Stories, 176 Rooms and a Planned Rooftop Bar, Listed for Late 2026

The AC Hotel by Marriott Downtown Ocala, a six-story, 176-room hotel in downtown Ocala, is listed as "coming late 2026" on the project page of HDG Legacy, the Ocala hospitality management, investment and development company that lists it in its portfolio. The hotel's general contractor lists the job as in progress. No opening date has been published by the developer or by Marriott.

Rendering: HDG Legacy.

At a Glance

• What: AC Hotel by Marriott Downtown Ocala, six stories and 176 rooms


• Where: 210 W Silver Springs Blvd. (Parcel 2854-025-001), in the City of Ocala's Downtown Community Redevelopment Area


• Planned features, according to HDG Legacy: rooftop bar overlooking Broadway Street and the square, first-floor AC Lounge and Bar, Bellissimo's Italian restaurant, Barker's Speakeasy, about 3,000 square feet of meeting space


• Timing: "Coming late 2026," according to HDG Legacy; the city's staff report cited a target of December 2026


• Builder: SSC Construction Management, general contractor; status listed as in progress


• Developer of record: Domach, LLC, under a redevelopment agreement with the City of Ocala approved Aug. 19, 2025

What Will the Hotel Have?

HDG Legacy's project page says the hotel will include about 3,000 square feet of meeting space, Barker's Speakeasy, Bellissimo's, which it describes as an authentic Italian restaurant, a rooftop bar overlooking Broadway Street and the downtown square, and the AC Lounge and Bar on the first floor.

The general contractor's project page describes a six-story, 130,000-square-foot, total precast building with 176 guest rooms, an AC bar and lounge, and a full-service sixth-floor restaurant and speakeasy. It calls the project an urban infill development.

Where Is It Being Built?

City records place the project at 210 W Silver Springs Blvd. According to the City of Ocala staff report for the agreement, the property sits in the Downtown CRA subarea, was acquired in 2023 and previously held a repair garage that was demolished. The hotel site is on the block north of the city's new parking garage site, which the agreement describes as property historically used by Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church.

What Did the City Agree To?

On Aug. 19, 2025, the Ocala City Council and the Community Redevelopment Area Agency Board approved a redevelopment agreement for "Project Hometown" with Domach, LLC. The agreement requires the developer to spend at least $56,196,441 and caps total city incentives at $5,619,644, one-tenth of that amount. The city's incentives summary breaks that into a $500,000 grant, about $2.63 million in tax-increment payments, about $1.62 million in parking value, $559,323 in street improvements, $199,686 in building permit, site plan review and fire impact fees and $108,000 toward a garage elevator.

The project as approved is a six-story, 176-room hotel with a sixth-floor restaurant and bar, a first-floor bar and lounge, Class-A office space, meeting rooms, a business center, a gym and patios. A companion parking agreement reserves 225 spaces in the new city garage for the hotel: the uncovered sixth floor, with room for up to 182 stacked vehicles, plus 43 spaces on the fifth floor.

When Will It Open?

The agreement gives the developer 24 months from its effective date to complete the hotel, with one possible six-month extension. The city staff report said the developer intended to finish early, with an accelerated target date of December 2026. HDG Legacy's page says "coming late 2026." Neither source gives an opening date, room rates or a booking link.

More on Downtown Ocala

For places to stay now, see our Ocala hotels guide. The downtown Ocala guide covers the square, and downtown parking lists where to park today. New businesses in Ocala tracks openings across the county.

Sources: HDG Legacy project page, "AC Hotel by Marriott Downtown Ocala" (hdghotels.com), including timing and amenities; SSC Construction Management project page, "A.C. Marriott Downtown Ocala" (sscconst.com), including size, construction type and status; City of Ocala Legistar records for file 2025-1554 (staff report, Redevelopment Agreement for Project Hometown, City Incentives Summary) and file 2025-1607 (Parking Agreement), including the address, approval date, development cost, incentives, schedule and parking. Checked Oct. 21, 2026.