University City

University City (UC) is a community in San Diego, California, located in the northwestern portion of the city next to the University of California, San Diego. There are two distinct parts of University City divided by Rose Canyon, featuring the Rose Canyon Open Space preserve, and railroad tracks passing through it. South of Rose Canyon lies the older part of University City, built in the 1960s and historically referred to as University Square, centered on Governor Drive. It is a mostly residential neighborhood along Governor Drive with many single family homes. Just southwest of the Governor Drive exit from I-805 is a commercially zoned area containing office parks with low-rise buildings. South UC was developed primarily in the 1960s and 70s. The topography of University City includes mesas and canyons such as Rose Canyon, San Clemente Canyon, and finger canyons that provide much of the open space. The canyons provide wildlife habitats with about 100 bird species migrating through the area plus natural views and opportunities for hiking, biking, and birding. The canyons are fire-managed and thus present small wildfire risks. In addition, motorists drive around the canyons, with I-5, Genessee Ave, and the I-805 being about 1 mile apart from each other.

University City's economy is anchored by the University of California, San Diego campus which forms the north part of the community. Southern areas of University City are composed of a mix of single family homes, a retirement community, and a few condominiums. The north-central area, known as the "UTC" area is composed of a dense mix of condominiums and apartment complexes. Besides containing three local shopping centers, there is also a large regional shopping mall referred to as UTC. This University Towne Center shopping mall is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Genesee Avenue and La Jolla Village Drive in University City. It is anchored by Sears, Nordstrom and Macy's. The shopping center at Governor and Genesee is anchored by a Vons grocery store and a Rite Aid pharmacy. Another shopping center anchored by Sprouts Marketplace is to the west at Governor and Regents. The third shopping center is located in the "La Jolla Colony" area in north UC, and it is also anchored by a Vons grocery store. Housing prices average in the 500,000s, ranging from about 300,000 to 1+ million Univ. City also has some parks, three elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, a police and a fire station.

source: wikipedia.org

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