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Costa Verde Center: Hotel, more shops planned

As bulldozers chew up Westfield UTC for a major expansion, Solana Beach-based Regency Centers is moving forward with a $230 million upgrade to its 26-year-old Costa Verde Center.

Located on the west side of Genesee Avenue and south of La Jolla Village Drive, the 178,000-square-foot center sports a Boxing Club, Bookstar bookstore, Bristol Farms grocery and assorted shops and eateries.

If approved by the city, the center could include a 200-room boutique hotel catering to young business travelers and add 70 percent more retail space over the next eight years. Construction is not expected to start until 2019.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...shops-planned/