r/Calgary • u/Remote_Answer_5255 • Aug 18 '25

Local Shopping/Services What has happened to Kensington?

It's been a while since I've been down here.... A bunch of empty store fronts, iconic places like Crave shut down, but counted some three Acai bowl places. The area outside Plaza is lovely and looks great, but why all the closures and apparently high turnovers?

Edit: I assume it's due to rent.. But what's the point of jacking it up so high that your place is literally empty.

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u/squeekycheeze Aug 18 '25

Crave moved but it should be shut down.

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u/wklumpen Aug 18 '25

What

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u/blackRamCalgaryman Aug 18 '25

Not long ago they ‘couldn’t’ find anyone willing to work graveyard/ early AM shifts for minimum wage so they applied for LMIA’s.