Central Marina

Central Marina, previously called Central Center Pattaya and also referred to as Central Marina Outlet, is a shopping and entertainment complex on Pattaya Second Road in Bang Lamung District, Chonburi, Thailand. It is operated within the Central Pattana shopping-center portfolio, part of Thailand's Central Group. The complex began operations in July 1995 and is notable as Central Pattana's first shopping center in Pattaya and its first shopping center outside Bangkok. The mall is designed around a Fisherman Village concept, reflecting Pattaya's coastal setting and the area's tourism-oriented character. Its architectural language draws on Nordic marina imagery, while the prominent entrance sign on Pattaya Second Road is designed to resemble a lighthouse. This maritime theme differentiates the property from more conventional enclosed urban malls and supports its positioning as a destination combining shopping, food, entertainment, and local-market activity. Central Marina occupies a three-floor complex with approximately 132 shops and a mixture of anchor tenants, factory outlets, food venues, markets, and leisure facilities. Its principal anchors and attractions have included a Big C hypermarket, SF Cinema, a seafood market, an outdoor market, and the Pattaya Marina Night Market. The retail mix has also included outlet or factory-store concepts associated with sports and lifestyle brands, such as Nike, Adidas, Puma, Skechers, New Balance, Supersports, and other sporting-goods operators. Dining areas have included Food Avenue, Food Park, Public House, and Party House. The center serves both local residents and visitors to Pattaya. Its large-format grocery anchor, discount-oriented outlet tenants, cinema, food facilities, and night-market component give it a broader role than a specialist fashion outlet alone. The operating model combines regular mall trading with food and market activity that is suited to Pattaya's evening and tourism economy. Reported operating hours are 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., although hours may vary by tenant or facility. Central Marina should be distinguished from Central Pattaya, another Central Pattana shopping center in the city. The former Central Center Pattaya name remains important for identifying the property's earlier history, while Central Marina is the name associated with its later marina-themed identity. Public reference material provides limited information about individual executives, financial performance, campaigns, or major controversies specific to the property. The available record instead emphasizes its opening in 1995, its role in Central Pattana's geographic expansion, its themed architecture, and its combination of retail, entertainment, food, and market uses.

Central Marina began operations in July 1995 under the name Central Center Pattaya. Its opening represented an important step in the expansion of Central Pattana's shopping-center network beyond Bangkok and into Pattaya, one of Thailand's best-known coastal tourism destinations. The property is described in reference material as Central Pattana's first shopping center in Pattaya and its first shopping center outside Bangkok. The mall was developed as a multi-purpose retail complex rather than a narrowly focused department-store property. From its early operating concept, it combined shopping with food, entertainment, and market activity. The complex developed around a Fisherman Village theme, using maritime references suited to Pattaya's seaside identity. Its architecture has been described as strongly influenced by Nordic marinas, and the prominent sign facing Pattaya Second Road resembles a lighthouse. These design choices gave the property a recognizable visual identity within the local retail landscape. The complex occupies three floors and has been associated with approximately 132 shops. Its tenant and facility mix has included a Big C hypermarket, SF Cinema, a seafood market, an outdoor market, food venues, and a range of fashion and sporting-goods outlet stores. The property has also featured the Pattaya Marina Night Market, reinforcing its role as an evening destination as well as a conventional daytime shopping center. The combination of a major grocery anchor, outlet retail, restaurants, entertainment, and market uses allows the center to serve residents, domestic visitors, and international tourists. At a later stage, the property became known as Central Marina or Central Marina Outlet. The renaming aligned the site more closely with its maritime architecture and outlet-oriented tenant mix. The new identity also helps distinguish it from Central Pattaya, another Central Pattana property in the same city. Despite the change in name, its underlying role as a Central Pattana-operated shopping destination in Pattaya continued. Available public material does not document a detailed chronology of refurbishments, ownership transactions, individual management appointments, financial results for the property, or major controversies. Central Marina's documented history is therefore best understood through its original 1995 opening, its importance in Central Pattana's expansion outside Bangkok, its thematic architectural concept, and the evolution from Central Center Pattaya to Central Marina. It remains an active retail and leisure complex in Pattaya, with reported operating hours of 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., subject to tenant-specific variation.

• 2011

  Central Pattana reports the property in corporate filings

  [1]Central Marinaen.wikipedia.org

  Central Pattana's 2011 annual-report and Form 56-1 materials are cited as corporate references for the shopping-center portfolio that includes the Pattaya property.

• 1995

  Central Center Pattaya opens

  [1]Central Marinaen.wikipedia.org

  The shopping center begins operations in July 1995 as Central Center Pattaya, becoming Central Pattana's first shopping center in Pattaya and its first property outside Bangkok.

• The property adopts the Central Marina identity

  [1]Central Marinaen.wikipedia.org

  The former Central Center Pattaya property becomes known as Central Marina or Central Marina Outlet, reflecting its marina-themed architecture and outlet-oriented retail mix.

A coastal, tourism-oriented shopping and entertainment destination that combines a Fisherman Village and Nordic-marina design with hypermarket retail, brand outlets, dining, cinema, seafood retail, and evening-market activity.

• Shopping mall · 1995

  Central Marina shopping center

  The core offering is a three-floor shopping and entertainment complex on Pattaya Second Road. It combines approximately 132 shops with grocery retail, brand outlets, dining, a cinema, markets, and public leisure areas. The Fisherman Village concept and lighthouse-like entrance sign provide a maritime identity tailored to Pattaya's coastal and tourism-oriented environment.

• Fashion and sporting-goods retail

  Outlet and factory-store zone

  Central Marina has hosted outlet and factory-store formats for sportswear, footwear, and lifestyle products. Referenced tenants and concepts include Nike Factory Store, Adidas Outlet, Puma Outlet, Skechers Outlet, New Balance Outlet, Supersports Factory Store, and other sporting-goods outlets. Tenant lineups can change over time.

• Food service and markets

  Food and market facilities

  The property extends beyond standard mall retail through food courts and restaurant areas such as Food Avenue, Food Park, Public House, and Party House, together with seafood and outdoor-market facilities. The Pattaya Marina Night Market adds an evening trading and visitor-oriented component.

• Hypermarket

  Big C hypermarket

  Big C is identified as a principal anchor chain at the complex. Its broad grocery and general-merchandise offer supports regular local shopping and gives the mall a practical everyday-retail function alongside its tourism and outlet positioning.

• Cinema and entertainment

  SF Cinema

  SF Cinema is listed among the complex's major facilities, with six cinema screens referenced in the available description. The cinema contributes an entertainment use that supports evening visits and complements the mall's food and market activities.

1. 1Central Marinaen.wikipedia.org