St. Johns County officials received new development plans for a Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Nocatee area on August 24. This filing marks the resumption of a project that was initially proposed three years ago but had previously stalled. The proposed facility is a 4,847-square-foot building located at the intersection of Nocatee and Crosswater parkways, situated north of 355 Pine Lake Drive.
Foresite Group, an Atlanta-based engineering firm, filed the preapplication for the project. The company has experience developing Chick-fil-A sites in Georgia and Mississippi and is currently overseeing other fast-food projects in St. Johns County. These additional sites include locations near the Fountains at St. Johns mixed-use development, the World Commerce Center at the Walmart Supercenter site, and Bartram Park.
Utility planning for the site began earlier, with the Jacksonville Authority (JEA) issuing a service availability determination letter on June 16, 2025. This letter addressed the 4,847-square-foot footprint at the Nocatee site, a request made by Foresite Group. While this step indicates the site is under consideration for development, it does not serve as a final confirmation of the project.
The land is owned by Sonoc Co. LLC, which operates in partnership with The PARC Group, the primary developer of the Nocatee community. Chick-fil-A first expressed interest in this specific location in 2023 and initiated the permitting process with the county at that time, though the project did not advance until the recent filing.
