Eastern Shore Centre

Eastern Shore Centre is a 540,000-square-foot (50,000 m2) lifestyle center located in Spanish Fort, Alabama, United States, a suburb of Mobile, at the intersection of Malbis Parkway (Alabama State Route 181) and Interstate 10. A landscaped perimeter road, Eastern Shore Boulevard, connects the lifestyle and power center components of this hybrid regional center. An apartment community, The Arlington at Eastern Shore Centre, was developed in the northeastern section of the complex. Eastern Shore Centre is Baldwin County's first large-scale, multi-anchored regional shopping center and the first lifestyle center to open in South Alabama.[3]

Eastern Shore Centre
Class A Office Space is located above the Barnes & Noble junior anchor building
LocationSpanish Fort, Alabama, United States
Coordinates30°40′9.59″N 87°50′57.16″W
Opening dateNovember 17, 2004
DeveloperThe MGHerring Group
ManagementAllied Development of Alabama[1]
OwnerEastern Shore Centre I, L.L.C.
No. of stores and services54[2]
No. of anchor tenants2
Total retail floor area540,000 sq ft (50,000 m2)
No. of floors1
Websitewww.easternshorecentre.com

Developed by The MGHerring Group and designed by CMH Architects of Birmingham, it officially opened on November 17, 2004, following a slight delay caused by Hurricane Ivan, although the Dillard's department store was operating a few weeks earlier. The lifestyle center is anchored by the Dillard's and Belk department stores, while the bookstore Barnes & Noble and the regional footwear retailer Shoe Station are additional junior anchors. In-line merchants include Build-A-Bear Workshop, Ann Taylor LOFT, and Kirkland's Home. Numerous eateries and service-oriented businesses are situated on outparcels in the parking lots of both Eastern Shore Centre and Eastern Shore Plaza. As of spring 2018, the regional shopping center is managed by Allied Development of Alabama.[4]

Eastern Shore Centre added an entertainment anchor, in the form of a fourteen screen stadium seat Premiere Cinemas multiplex. This 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) facility features more than 2,500 seats and is Alabama's first all-digital theater complex. This multiplex was constructed on 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land immediately behind the Barnes & Noble section of the lifestyle center complex.[5]

In April 2015, Bed Bath and Beyond closed and relocated to the nearby center in Daphne, AL. Regional shoe retailer Shoe Station relocated from an outparcel at Eastern Shore Plaza into a redeveloped 23,130 square foot combination of the former Bed Bath and Beyond and adjoining mall space in the fall of 2015.

In 2016, NorthMarq Capital purchased Eastern Shore Plaza, and Eastern Shore Centre became a separate entity.[6] Continuing as such upon the purchase by Allied Development of Alabama in 2018.

In March 2018, the former Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn and Bama Fever/Tiger Pride spaces were gutted as part of construction for a new location of the fast fashion chain Forever 21. By January 2020, Forever 21 would shutter the Eastern Shore Centre store as part of a nationwide closure.

Phase five of development comprised the construction of a 54,817-square-foot (5,092.7 m2) Publix supermarket and adjoining community-oriented strip mall on a 9-acre (36,000 m2) site north of the Belk department store building.[7] Publix supermarket opened as the anchor of the Eastern Shore Commons shopping center on November 19, 2011.

Since the purchase by Allied Development in 2018, Eastern Shore Centre has continued to grow in its merchant diversity by including entertainment businesses like Tortuga Adventure Golf, LLC, Humdingers Virtual Reality Lounge, National chain Bad Axe Throwing, Blitz45 Fitness, and Jumpin’ Jellybeans Indoor Playcenter. In 2021, the Regional Home Retailer, Stock & Trade Design Co. opened in a newly renovated and expanded corner unit [8]next to Barnes & Noble. [9]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Allied Development has worked diligently to fill the vacant units, offering local small businesses reasonable leasing options to support more local including John Levin Clothing, Scrubs & Company, Hippie Gurlz, Luxe Boutique, Direct Furniture, Stock & Trade Design Outdoor Living, The Puppy Den, Foundations Lingerie & Swim, My Magic Photography, Salon Royale, and Spanish Fort Nutrition.[10]

References
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