Obituaries

Ray Watt, developer was 90

By Kevin Roderick | July 7, 2009 5:30 PM

The real estate developer who may have had a hand in 100,000 new homes was a condo and strip mall pioneer in Southern California and built office towers in Century City. His name is also all over USC. Watt died today in Rancho Mirage of natural causes, says his rep.


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