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Westfield UTC

January 01, 1970

Westfield UTC is an upscale, open-air shopping mall located in the University City community of San Diego, California. The mall was built in 1977. It lies just east of La Jolla, near the University of California, San Diego campus. The mall is served by the UTC Transit Center, which is the northern terminus of the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley.

Westfield UTC
Panorama of the center square of Westfield UTC
LocationUniversity City, San Diego, California
Address4545 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92122
Opening date1977
DeveloperThe Hahn Company
ManagementUnibail-Rodamco-Westfield
OwnerUnibail-Rodamco-Westfield
No. of stores and services199 (as of 2024)
No. of anchor tenants9[1]
Total retail floor area1,066,842 ft²[1]
No. of floors2 (3 in Macy's)
Public transit accessUTC Transit Center
Websitewestfield.com/utc

History edit

Ernest W. Hahn first proposed building UTC in 1972. Upon opening in 1977, 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.[2]

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.”[3]

2010s phased expansion edit

In 2008, a one-billion-dollar revitalization plan for UTC was approved by the San Diego City Council. However, due to the Late-2000s recession, the revitalization project was put on hold for several years and later reduced to $500 million,[4] but later again revised up to $600 million.

Northwest side edit

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),[5] plus Tiffany, J.Crew, and Lululemon stores.[6]

In 2016, construction began on a 400,000-square-foot expansion on the northwest section, including:[7][8]

  • a new 144,000-square-foot Nordstrom, which opened in October 2017, with the old Nordstrom building left abandoned until it was demolished in 2022, also demolishing neighboring retailers which have been empty for many years.
  • a new parking garage on the west-central side. The UTC Transit Center trolley station opened at its south end in November 2021, which is the northern terminus of the San Diego Trolley's Blue Line extension.[9]
  • 90 new shops, restaurants and services, of which about a third were open by the end of 2017.

In April of 2016 the two story Sports Chalet which opened in 1999, closed its UTC location due to Chapter 7 bankruptcy.[10] Room & Board later took over the vacant space in 2017.[11]

In 2019 Forever 21, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that they would be closing 3 San Diego locations to restructure the company including its UTC location which later closed late January 2024.[12]

Culinary emphasis edit

Many new restaurants were added during this period including a Shake Shack and a Javier's. Michele Parente, restaurant critic at the San Diego Union-Tribune, called UTC her favorite area for restaurants in San Diego County, noting the presence of Din Tai Fung, Sweetfin Poké, Paranà Empanadas, Napizza, The Winery, Smokehouse BBQ, True Food Kitchen, and La Colombe Coffee Roasters, stating: "eating is what they're selling there now".[13]

Northeast side/former Sears edit

While construction continued at the northwest of UTC, on the northeast side, Sears closed in July 2017.[14] The Sears parcel is owned by Seritage Growth Properties, a spinoff of Sears.[15] Portions of the space have become Corner Bakery Cafe, Williams Sonoma/Pottery Barn Kids, and Equinox Fitness, with Crate & Barrel on an outparcel.[16] The Sears building was demolished and the site is now a 2 story building called The Collection. Parts of the project have been opened to the public, while the main building is still under construction.

Other edit

Palisades at UTC, a 23-story, 300-unit luxury apartment building located at the southeast corner of the site, opened in 2019.[17]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Westfield Group - UTC Portfolio
  2. ^ Reinhold, Robert; Times, Special To the New York (1989-03-11). "Blast Wrecks Van of Skipper Who Downed Iran Jet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  3. ^ "The Call of the Mall". www.sandiegomagazine.com.
  4. ^ "UTC launches $500M expansion". San Diego Union-Tribune. July 14, 2015.
  5. ^ Goldsmith, Jill (2022-02-08). "AMC Entertainment In Lease Deals For Former ArcLight Theaters In San Diego, D.C. Markets". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  6. ^ Tanya Mannes for the San Diego Union-Tribune. Sept. 7, 2011 Westfield UTC kicks off $1b renovation project
  7. ^ "Nordstrom opening kicks off Westfield UTC expanded offerings". San Diego Union-Tribune. October 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Westfield - United States". www.westfield.com.
  9. ^ San Diego Association of Governments. Mid-Coast Trolley
  10. ^ Jennewein, Chris (2016-04-17). "Sports Chalet Closing All Stores, Including 3 in San Diego". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  11. ^ "San Diego - Retail Careers - Teams & Locations - Room & Board". www.roomandboard.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  12. ^ "Forever 21 closures: three San Diego stores on the chopping block amid bankruptcy". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  13. ^ Woo, Candice (December 27, 2018). "Industry Experts Name San Diego's Best Dining Neighborhoods". Eater San Diego.
  14. ^ Peterson, Hayley (2017-06-22). "Struggling retailer is closing 20 additional stores -- Here's the full list of shuttered locations". AOL.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  15. ^ "At Westfield UTC | Seritage". seritage.com.
  16. ^ "The Sears at UTC is being replaced by a fancy new development (with an Equinox)". San Diego Union-Tribune. October 16, 2018.
  17. ^ "One of San Diego's most expensive apartment complexes open".

External links edit

  • Westfield UTC Official Site
  • Ice Town Ice Skating Rink

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January 01, 1970
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Westfield UTC is an upscale open air shopping mall located in the University City community of San Diego California The mall was built in 1977 It lies just east of La Jolla near the University of California San Diego campus The mall is served by the UTC Transit Center which is the northern terminus of the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley Westfield UTCPanorama of the center square of Westfield UTCLocationUniversity City San Diego CaliforniaAddress4545 La Jolla Village Drive San Diego CA 92122Opening date1977DeveloperThe Hahn CompanyManagementUnibail Rodamco WestfieldOwnerUnibail Rodamco WestfieldNo of stores and services199 as of 2024 No of anchor tenants9 1 Total retail floor area1 066 842 ft 1 No of floors2 3 in Macy s Public transit accessUTC Transit CenterWebsitewestfield wbr com wbr utc Contents 1 History 1 1 2010s phased expansion 1 1 1 Northwest side 1 1 2 Culinary emphasis 1 1 3 Northeast side former Sears 1 1 4 Other 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editErnest W Hahn first proposed building UTC in 1972 Upon opening in 1977 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 2 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 3 2010s phased expansion edit In 2008 a one billion dollar revitalization plan for UTC was approved by the San Diego City Council However due to the Late 2000s recession the revitalization project was put on hold for several years and later reduced to 500 million 4 but later again revised up to 600 million Northwest side edit 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 5 plus Tiffany J Crew and Lululemon stores 6 In 2016 construction began on a 400 000 square foot expansion on the northwest section including 7 8 a new 144 000 square foot Nordstrom which opened in October 2017 with the old Nordstrom building left abandoned until it was demolished in 2022 also demolishing neighboring retailers which have been empty for many years a new parking garage on the west central side The UTC Transit Center trolley station opened at its south end in November 2021 which is the northern terminus of the San Diego Trolley s Blue Line extension 9 90 new shops restaurants and services of which about a third were open by the end of 2017 In April of 2016 the two story Sports Chalet which opened in 1999 closed its UTC location due to Chapter 7 bankruptcy 10 Room amp Board later took over the vacant space in 2017 11 In 2019 Forever 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that they would be closing 3 San Diego locations to restructure the company including its UTC location which later closed late January 2024 12 Culinary emphasis edit Many new restaurants were added during this period including a Shake Shack and a Javier s Michele Parente restaurant critic at the San Diego Union Tribune called UTC her favorite area for restaurants in San Diego County noting the presence of Din Tai Fung Sweetfin Poke Parana Empanadas Napizza The Winery Smokehouse BBQ True Food Kitchen and La Colombe Coffee Roasters stating eating is what they re selling there now 13 Northeast side former Sears edit While construction continued at the northwest of UTC on the northeast side Sears closed in July 2017 14 The Sears parcel is owned by Seritage Growth Properties a spinoff of Sears 15 Portions of the space have become Corner Bakery Cafe Williams Sonoma Pottery Barn Kids and Equinox Fitness with Crate amp Barrel on an outparcel 16 The Sears building was demolished and the site is now a 2 story building called The Collection Parts of the project have been opened to the public while the main building is still under construction Other edit Palisades at UTC a 23 story 300 unit luxury apartment building located at the southeast corner of the site opened in 2019 17 See also editFashion Valley Mall Westfield Plaza Bonita North County Mall Westfield Horton Plaza Westfield Century City UTC s sister mall References edit a b Westfield Group UTC Portfolio Reinhold Robert Times Special To the New York 1989 03 11 Blast Wrecks Van of Skipper Who Downed Iran Jet The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 01 08 The Call of the Mall www sandiegomagazine com UTC launches 500M expansion San Diego Union Tribune July 14 2015 Goldsmith Jill 2022 02 08 AMC Entertainment In Lease Deals For Former ArcLight Theaters In San Diego D C Markets Deadline Retrieved 2022 02 08 Tanya Mannes for the San Diego Union Tribune Sept 7 2011 Westfield UTC kicks off 1b renovation project Nordstrom opening kicks off Westfield UTC expanded offerings San Diego Union Tribune October 14 2017 Westfield United States www westfield com San Diego Association of Governments Mid Coast Trolley Jennewein Chris 2016 04 17 Sports Chalet Closing All Stores Including 3 in San Diego Times of San Diego Retrieved 2023 09 21 San Diego Retail Careers Teams amp Locations Room amp Board www roomandboard com Retrieved 2023 09 21 Forever 21 closures three San Diego stores on the chopping block amid bankruptcy San Diego Union Tribune 2019 10 02 Retrieved 2024 01 31 Woo Candice December 27 2018 Industry Experts Name San Diego s Best Dining Neighborhoods Eater San Diego Peterson Hayley 2017 06 22 Struggling retailer is closing 20 additional stores Here s the full list of shuttered locations AOL com Retrieved 2017 12 29 At Westfield UTC Seritage seritage com The Sears at UTC is being replaced by a fancy new development with an Equinox San Diego Union Tribune October 16 2018 One of San Diego s most expensive apartment complexes open External links editWestfield UTC Official Site Ice Town Ice Skating Rink 32 52 11 N 117 12 43 W 32 8698 N 117 212 W 32 8698 117 212 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westfield UTC amp oldid 1225228293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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