The city approved construction May 20 for Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A Inc. to redevelop Tinseltown property at the site of the closed Wild Wing Cafe.
W.H. Bass Inc. of Duluth, Georgia, is the contractor for the 5,000-square-foot project at a project cost of $1.25 million on 1.96 acres at 4555 Southside Blvd., which is in the Deerwood Park North commercial center that is known as Tinseltown for its movie-theater anchor.
CCR Architecture & Interiors of Birmingham, Alabama, is the architect. Bowman Consulting Group of Fort Lauderdale is the permitting agent.
Chick-fil-A, a chicken sandwich and tenders chain, proposes to build the restaurant with a double drive-thru and canopies that cover the order and pickup points.
Plans show 62 seats inside and 16 outside.
There are 83 parking spaces and the drive-thru lanes are designed with a 25-car stack with the ability for 35 at peak times.
The city approved a permit April 15 to clear the 1.96-acre site at a project cost of $750,000.
Property owner 4555 SSB LLC of Ponte Vedra is led by Michael Antonopoulos. Property records show the 7,081-square-foot Wild Wing Cafe restaurant was built in 1998.
Chick-fil-A currently leases a 4,418-square-foot restaurant on 1.04 acres at 4461 Southside Blvd. that was built in 2000. It also has a double drive-thru.
Building records show the current Chick-fil-A was renovated in 2018.