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Westfield UTC is an upscale, 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. The mall is served by UTC Transit Center, which is the northern terminus of the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley.
Ernest W. Hahn first proposed building UTC in 1972. Upon opening in 1977 as University Towne Centre, the anchor stores were Robinson's (later Robinsons-May), the Broadway (now Macy's), and Sears. In 1984, Nordstrom, 31 new stores, and new parking structures opened.
In 1989, UTC was the site of an international incident when a minivan belonging to William C. Rogers III, who had been implicated in the shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655, was bombed there.
In 1998, Westfield bought UTC, except for the parcel owned by Sears. That same year, the Macy's and Robinsons-May locations expanded. J.P. Morgan Investment bought a 50% interest in UTC.
A $12 million remodel in 2007 added grassy areas, trellises with flowering vines, palm trees and fountains, according to UTC in a park-like or "European village" atmosphere, with carts, flowers, fruits and an al fresco food pavilion.”
In 2008, a one-billion-dollar revitalization plan for UTC was approved by the San Diego City Council. However, due to the Great Recession, the revitalization project was put on hold for several years and later reduced to $500 million, but later again revised up to $600 million.
In 2011, the first, $180 million phase of the revitalization commenced: the mall's food court was transformed into an indoor/outdoor Dining Terrace while the former Robinsons-May building was subdivided to house three new retailers: a large-scale Forever 21, a relocated 24 Hour Fitness, a 14-screen AMC Theatres (formerly ArcLight Cinema), plus Tiffany, J.Crew, and Lululemon stores.
In 2016, construction began on a 400,000-square-foot expansion on the northwest section, including:
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Westfield UTC
Westfield UTC is an upscale, 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. The mall is served by UTC Transit Center, which is the northern terminus of the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley.
Ernest W. Hahn first proposed building UTC in 1972. Upon opening in 1977 as University Towne Centre, the anchor stores were Robinson's (later Robinsons-May), the Broadway (now Macy's), and Sears. In 1984, Nordstrom, 31 new stores, and new parking structures opened.
In 1989, UTC was the site of an international incident when a minivan belonging to William C. Rogers III, who had been implicated in the shootdown of Iran Air Flight 655, was bombed there.
In 1998, Westfield bought UTC, except for the parcel owned by Sears. That same year, the Macy's and Robinsons-May locations expanded. J.P. Morgan Investment bought a 50% interest in UTC.
A $12 million remodel in 2007 added grassy areas, trellises with flowering vines, palm trees and fountains, according to UTC in a park-like or "European village" atmosphere, with carts, flowers, fruits and an al fresco food pavilion.”
In 2008, a one-billion-dollar revitalization plan for UTC was approved by the San Diego City Council. However, due to the Great Recession, the revitalization project was put on hold for several years and later reduced to $500 million, but later again revised up to $600 million.
In 2011, the first, $180 million phase of the revitalization commenced: the mall's food court was transformed into an indoor/outdoor Dining Terrace while the former Robinsons-May building was subdivided to house three new retailers: a large-scale Forever 21, a relocated 24 Hour Fitness, a 14-screen AMC Theatres (formerly ArcLight Cinema), plus Tiffany, J.Crew, and Lululemon stores.
In 2016, construction began on a 400,000-square-foot expansion on the northwest section, including:
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