Gulf Coast Town Center facts for kids
| Location | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
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| Address | 9903 Gulf Coast Main Street |
| Opening date | November 4, 2005 |
| Developer | CBL & Associates Properties |
| Owner | CBL & Associates Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 94 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 11 (10 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,238,721 square feet (120,000 m2) |
Gulf Coast Town Center is a large outdoor shopping mall in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. It opened in different parts between 2005 and 2007. This center has many popular stores like Bass Pro Shops, Belk, Best Buy, Costco, Dick's Sporting Goods, LA Fitness, Marshalls, Regal Entertainment Group (a movie theater), Staples, and Target. These are its main, big stores, also called anchor stores. The mall is managed by a company called CBL & Associates Properties.
How Gulf Coast Town Center Started
Planning for Gulf Coast Town Center began a long time ago. In 2003, it was announced that a Belk department store would be one of the first big shops there.
The mall opened in different stages. The first part, in 2005, included stores like Staples, Petco, and a Regal Entertainment Group movie theater. There was also a Babies "R" Us store, which is now two different shops: Five Below and Ulta Beauty.
Later, in 2007, the second part of the mall opened. This brought in a huge Bass Pro Shops store. Other stores that opened around this time included Costco, Best Buy, and several restaurants. A store called Linens 'n Things used to be here, but now it's a HomeGoods. There was also a JCPenney store, but it is now closed.
The final part of the mall was finished in 2008. This added stores like Ron Jon Surf Shop and Dick's Sporting Goods. A bookstore called Borders Books & Music also opened, but it is now closed.
