Kensington Manor

• Redevelopment efforts on Calgary’s former Kensington Manor site receive pushback

  The owner of the northwest Calgary property has applied to rezone the site to make way for a nine-storey residential rental building, which has raised concerns with some residents.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2023
  
• Developer applies for rezoning to allow development on former Kensington Manor site

  The City of Calgary is seeking feedback on a land-use application for the property where the former Kensington Manor apartment complex once stood.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2023
  
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• Calgary company out $280k after work on former Kensington Manor building

  Despite a lien on the Calgary property, company officials at the Restorers Group Inc. said they're not confident they can recoup the more than $280,000 in unpaid costs.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2023
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• City of Calgary recoups costs after sale of former Kensington Manor site

  The City of Calgary said it received full payment of all the taxes owed on the property, which included demolition costs, after the property went through foreclosure in late 2022.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2023
• Kensington Manor demolition to get underway in late April

  Once the demolition is complete, the site will be back-filled and graded, which the city expects will all be done by August. 

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2020
• Asbestos removal at Calgary’s Kensington Manor set to begin in December ahead of demolition

  The city is footing the bill for the demolition of Kensington Manor, but hopes to recoup some of those costs by adding it to the owner's property tax bill. 

  Oct 30, 2019
• Calgary city committee votes to demolish condemened Kensington Manor

  The crumbling apartment building has been in the city's hands since January 2019, racking up an $18,000 monthly bill to keep the site secure and safe.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2019
• City of Calgary takes over fate of Kensington Manor

  More than a year after hundreds of Kensington Manor residents were forced to flee their apartments at a moment's notice, the condemned building still sits basically untouched.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2019
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• Kensington Manor in Calgary to be demolished by the end of December

  Security teams periodically check on the vacant Kensington Manor and an engineer makes monthly visits to the site to ensure the safety of the surrounding community.

  News

  Jul 3, 2018
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• Demolition may soon start at Kensington apartment building evacuated over safety concern

  As items like doors and stoves, sinks and toilets piled up outside Kensington Manor on Tuesday, with news of its possible demolition was sinking in around the neighbourhood.

  Jun 12, 2018