Ryan Perry

SAN DIEGO—An outdoor retail resort and urban oasis, the new Westfield UTC is about far more than traditional shopping alone, the firm's senior general manager Ryan Perry tells GlobeSt.com. The iconic center has been the backbone of the UTC submarket of San Diego for four decades and continues to change and grow as the submarket shifts with the times.

We spoke with Perry about the evolution of this iconic center and where it's going next.

Westfield UTC

GlobeSt.com: How has Westfield UTC played the role of an “anchor” for the UTC submarket over the years?

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.