Pelican Place at Craft Farms facts for kids
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| Location | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°17′56″N 87°40′52″W / 30.29889°N 87.68111°W |
| Address | 3800 Gulf Shores Parkway |
| Opening date | 2008 |
| Management | RCG Ventures |
| Owner | RCG Ventures |
| Architect | CMH Architects |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 372,000 square feet (35,000 m2) |
Pelican Place at Craft Farms is a large shopping and entertainment area in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It's known as a "lifestyle center" because it offers a mix of stores, restaurants, and fun activities. This big center covers about 372,000 square feet. There are plans to make it even bigger, expanding it to 650,000 square feet in the future.
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What is Pelican Place?
Pelican Place was designed by CMH Architects, a company from Birmingham, Alabama. This same company also designed another shopping center called the Eastern Shore Centre in nearby Spanish Fort, Alabama. When it first opened, Pelican Place was developed by Colonial Properties and was called the Pinnacle at Craft Farms. It was part of their special "Pinnacle" brand of lifestyle centers.
Who Owns Pelican Place?
In September 2015, a company called Langley Properties sold Pelican Place. It was bought by RCG Ventures from Atlanta, Georgia. They paid more than $18 million for the property. RCG Ventures now manages and owns Pelican Place.
Stores and Fun Things to Do
Pelican Place has six main "anchor" stores. Anchor stores are usually the biggest stores in a shopping center that attract many visitors. These include:
- A large Cobb Theatres movie theater with fourteen screens, covering about 60,000 square feet.
- A huge Target store, which is about 125,000 square feet.
- A Books A Million store, perfect for finding your next favorite book.
- A Bed Bath & Beyond store, where you can find things for your home.
- A 90-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel, great for visitors.
- A Publix grocery store, covering about 45,000 square feet.
The main buildings with stores are set up along a street. To the east, there's a special area just for restaurants with a cool splash fountain.
Part of a Bigger Community
Pelican Place was built as a place for shopping and entertainment within the Craft Farms golf community. It's separated from the golf area by a pretty man-made pond. This shopping center is the main retail spot in the entire 150-acre Craft Farms community.
