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| Location | University City, San Diego, California |
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| Opening date | 1977 |
| Developer | The Hahn Company |
| Management | Westfield Group |
| Owner | Westfield Group |
| No. of stores and services | 150 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,066,842 ft² |
| Website | Official Website |
Westfield UTC, formerly University Towne Centre (UTC), is an open-air shopping mall in the University City community of San Diego, California. It lies just east of La Jolla, near the University of California, San Diego campus. Owned by the Westfield Group, its anchor stores are Macy's, Nordstrom and Sears.
History
Westfield America, Inc., a precursor to the Westfield Group acquired the shopping center in 1998, and renamed it "Westfield Shoppingtown UTC", dropping the "Shoppingtown" name in June 2005. Westfield bought both the closed Robinsons-May store and the freehold of the Macy's store in 2006.
Ice Town, one of the few public ice skating rinks in San Diego, is still up and running in the same building as the shopping center's food court. As of today the food court rink now houses Ice Skating, Hockey, Football, Baseball, Soccer, and many other sports.
Westfield UTC's 6 movie Mann Theatres franchise was there from 1979 to 1999, situated where the Sports Chalet is today.
Redevelopments1984 RevitalizationThe centers last major redevelopment concluded in 1984, with the addition of a Nordstrom anchor, a new mezzanine level, as well as two parking structures. 2008-2013 RedevelopmentIn 2008 a multi-million dollar revitalization plan for the shopping center was approved by the San Diego City Council, but had been delayed due to the recession, later that year. However, on September 7, 2011, it was announced by the developers of Westfield UTC, The Hahn Company, that they would be going ahead with the redevelopment and construction on the redevelopment finally begun. The $1 billion expansion project, which is currently under construction, will include:
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Stores
Majors
Anchors
Former Anchors
- Robinsons-May
- Mann Theatres cinema complex
References
- ^ "Westfield UTC kicks off $1b renovation project". SignOnSanDiego. September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ Westfield Group - UTC Portfolio
- ^ "UTC Expansion Project Moves Forward". 10News.com. September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
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