Pelican Walk is a 10-story beachfront tower at 6905 Thomas Drive, finished in 1983, with 118 condos and its own rental office in the lobby. Guests can bring a small dog to units the owner has made pet friendly, and the floor plans run from 835-square-foot one-bedrooms up to a pair of combined top-floor units. Any Pelican Walk unit for sale right now appears in the MLS search above. Here's the rest of what I'd want you to know about the building.
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Weighing Pelican Walk against other Thomas Drive buildings? My guide to Panama City Beach condos for sale lays out every building I cover by area, with what to check on HOA fees, rental rules, insurance and SIRS.
Pelican Walk sits between Sunswept to the east and Hidden Dunes to the west, close to the Waffle House at Thomas Drive and Upas Street. By road, Summerhouse and Princess are each about 0.6 miles east, Watercrest is roughly 0.8 miles and Regency Towers is a little over a mile. Driving distances: roughly 3.1 miles to St. Andrews State Park, 1.6 to Schooners and 8.2 west to Pier Park.
If you want to compare it with nearby towers, Watercrest, Summerhouse and Princess all have their own pages. For everything else along this road, see homes and condos on Thomas Drive.
Square footage at Pelican Walk follows the stack. These sizes come from the county property roll, and the bedroom counts come from rental and MLS listings.
First-floor condos have patios instead of balconies, and the rental listings say you can park right outside some of them. That matters to families hauling beach gear and to anyone who would rather skip the elevator.
From the rental office's amenity page and current MLS remarks:
The rental office also advertises winter snowbird events, like pickleball and shuffleboard tournaments and Saturday breakfasts. Those are run by the office, not set by the association, so they can change from year to year.
Pelican Walk Rentals runs a rental office in the main lobby (850-234-8090), and its website listed 71 Pelican Walk condos for rent when I checked on October 8, 2026. Owners can use that office or hire an outside company. Under the office's guest policies, the person on the lease must be at least 25, and peak season stays have a seven-night minimum. Those are company rules, not association rules. Ask the association for its own written rules before you plan your rental calendar.
Licensing follows the county, not the city. Ordinance 23-18, the county's vacation rental certificate, is written for single-family homes and small buildings, and high-rise condos are exempt for now. What stays on your list: a DBPR transient rental license for the unit, or confirmation that your manager's license covers it, plus state sales tax and the county bed tax on each booking. Beginning October 1, 2026, owners and managers file that bed tax with the Tax Collector's office rather than the Clerk of Court. I go into this more in my vacation rental post.
Dogs. This is the detail I'd flag first for anyone with a dog. According to the rental office, the association's pet policy allows up to two dogs per condo, each 20 pounds or less, with a $150 association fee per pet per stay and a registration form at check-in. Each owner decides whether to make a unit pet friendly, and most rental units are not. The association's rules for owners' own pets weren't available to me, so ask for them in writing before you bring your own dog.
Parking. The lot is first come, first served. The association requires every car to show an owner sticker or a parking pass, and cars without one can be towed.
Milestone inspection and SIRS. Pelican Walk turned 30 in 2013. Under Florida's milestone law, condo buildings of three stories or more that were already 30 by mid-2022 had until December 31, 2024 to finish their first inspection. The building also needs a SIRS. A public-records directory lists neither report as filed. Ask for both reports, plus the board's plan for any repairs they recommend. Bay County's building department is the local office, since the property is outside the city. I break down the rules in my milestone and SIRS article.
What the dues pay for. Recent MLS data lists management, the clubhouse, cable TV, internet, pest control, the pools, sprinklers, the tennis courts, trash and water. Electricity isn't on that list, so ask whether you'd pay for power separately, and factor that in when comparing towers that include it.
Flood map. The tower's address point maps to VE with a base flood elevation of 14 feet on FEMA panel 12005C0319J, which took effect October 24, 2024. Farther back, the parcel crosses into zone X, both the shaded and unshaded kinds. Ask how the association's flood policy works and get a quote for your own unit early. My post on local flood zones explains what each zone means.
Your loan. A 1983 tower with a busy rental desk and structural paperwork still to confirm can be a harder project for some lenders. Bring your lender in before the inspection period starts. Here's why some condos are non-warrantable.
The rest of my buyer checklist, including reserves, documents and rental records, doesn't change from building to building, so I keep it on one page: condos for sale in Panama City Beach.
The listing search above updates from the MLS. Because size follows the stack, you can have me track only the 01 and 12 end units for three bedrooms or the 835-square-foot stacks if you want a smaller rental. Send me what you're looking for, or go to the Pelican Walk map search.
A Pelican Walk buyer will want to know the stack and square footage, whether the unit is pet friendly, who manages the rentals and what it booked in the last year, and where the milestone and SIRS paperwork stands. Have those ready and your listing will answer most questions before the first showing. To see where your unit might price, request a home value and I'll compare it with recent Pelican Walk closings of the same size.
6905 Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, on the Gulf between Sunswept and Hidden Dunes.
In pet-friendly units, yes: up to two dogs of 20 pounds or less, with an association fee per pet. Most rental units don't allow pets.
No. Bay County's GIS places Pelican Walk outside city limits, so county rules apply.
Recent MLS data lists cable, internet, water, trash, pest control, the pools and grounds, and management. Electricity isn't listed. Get the current budget for the exact unit.
If a Pelican Walk unit catches your eye, ring or text my cell at 850-596-5844. Roger Rietsema, Realtor® with Allison James Estates & Homes, working this beach since 2003.
I rechecked these facts on October 8, 2026:
Association rules, pet policies and dues can change at any time, so get the latest copies from the association.
