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Chick-fil-A Buys 2.38 Acres on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala for $1.8 Million
This is a business news article published on 2026-10-18 covering local Marion County, Florida news. Chick-fil-A Inc. bought a 2.38-acre vacant parcel at 4639 E. Silver Springs Blvd. in Ocala for $1.8 million in September 2026, according to Marion County Property Appraiser records. The company has not announced a restaurant there, and no building permit appears on the parcel's record.
That is a land purchase, not a restaurant announcement. Chick-fil-A has not said what it plans for the site, and the parcel's permit history on the Property Appraiser's record lists no restaurant building permit as of Oct. 18, 2026. Only In Ocala found no site plan for the parcel on the City of Ocala's public agenda system.
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What the Records Show
- Parcel: 24246-002-00, 4639 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala
- Size: 2.38 acres, zoned B-4 (General Business) per the appraiser's land data
- Location: inside Ocala city limits (city millage), on the northwest side of East Silver Springs Boulevard at NE 46th Avenue, based on the legal description
- Sale: September 2026, special warranty deed, $1,800,000, Book 9016, Page 137
- Buildings: none; the record lists only old asphalt, concrete and brick paving and masonry walls dated 1988
- 2026 just value: $1,011,707
The parcel's past permits are temporary ones from 2017 through 2024, most of them for seasonal fireworks tents. The appraiser lists a parent parcel, 24246-001-00, and earlier transfers from 2010 through January 2026 that it codes as partial or undivided interests, most recorded at $100.
What Is Not Known
Chick-fil-A has not filed anything public that says what the land is for. Any new restaurant inside the city would need site plan review and building permits from the City of Ocala, and those filings would be the first public sign of what Chick-fil-A intends. Only In Ocala will update this report if they appear.
Nearby on the Corridor
East Silver Springs Boulevard is one of the main commercial roads on the east side of Ocala, leading out toward Silver Springs State Park. Down the road, Crunch Fitness lists a club as coming soon at 4901 E. Silver Springs Blvd.; see our Crunch Fitness report. Farther east, the county's redevelopment agency meets Oct. 20 about two county-owned sites near the park; see the Silver Springs Manor and Key West properties.
For Chick-fil-A restaurants already open in the area, see our Chick-fil-A Ocala guide. Openings that have been confirmed are tracked in new restaurants in Ocala.
Sources: Marion County Property Appraiser property record card for parcel 24246-002-00 (owner, sale, deed book and page, acreage, zoning, values, permit history), 2026 assessment roll; City of Ocala Legistar. Checked Oct. 18, 2026.
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