University City is a community in San Diego, California, located in the northwestern portion of the city
next to the University of California, San Diego. It is also often referred to as UTC, short for University Towne Center, a shopping mall in the community.
The campus of the University of California, San Diego, from which the area derives its name, is to the west of the center of the neighborhood. Many of the professors teaching at UCSD live in the UC neighborhood.
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.[1][2][3] 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 newer part of University City lies north of Rose Canyon; it is usually referred to as University Towne Centre (UTC). The entire area has also been nicknamed the “Golden Triangle” by commercial developers.
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.
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Recent University City Changes on SDLookup.com
- Price reduced on 3 bed 3 bath condo to $382,000
- New listing on 3 bed 2 bath home $629,000
- Price increased on 2 bed 2 bath Capri condo to $295,000
- New listing on 3 bed 3 bath condo $475,000
- Sale pending on 3 bed 3 bath home
- Sale pending on 5 bed 3 bath home
- New listing on 1 bed 1 bath Lucera condo $165,000
- New listing on 3 bed 2 bath home $475,000 to $495,000
- Closed sale on 2 bed 2 bath The Venetian condo $310,000
- Sale pending on 3 bed 2 bath home
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