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Kendal Harazny
@khzny
Real Estate Developer of Rental Apartments. Advocate for reduced parking minimums and urban, sustainable design.
Calgary, AB
wexforddevelopments.com
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    Kendal Harazny
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    Sep 23, 2025
    Alcohol sales were the hidden engine of the restaurant industry. The decline in drinking is about to expose just how much restaurants were relying on it, and I’m not sure enough people are paying attention to this What was once the darling of retail is now struggling to survive.
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    Kendal Harazny
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    Jul 1, 2024
    The irony of new energy efficient appliances is that they are ending up in the landfill 10x faster and are, in fact, much worse for the environment.
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    Sheel Mohnot
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    Jul 1, 2024
    My parents have had the same washer and dryer for almost my entire life. They bought them used in 1989. 35 years without issue. I’ve had to replace our washer twice in the 9 years that I’ve had it. They really don’t make ‘em like they used to!
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    Kendal Harazny
    @khzny
    Sep 15, 2023
    My thoughts on the Canadian government removing GST from rental housing: First, finally. To clarify, when we built a $100m apartment building, we had to cut the government a check for around 5% of the value when it was done. Unrecoverable. It was cost, just like concrete or
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    Kendal Harazny
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    May 12, 2022
    Unpopular take: "Combined years experience" is not a real metric.
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    Kendal Harazny
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    Oct 24, 2024
    $726,000 in municipal fees to deliver 95 rental homes. Next time you get mad at your local developer for building in your neighbourhood, keep this in mind.
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    Kendal Harazny
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    Apr 14, 2023
    "Real Estate Only Goes Up" This office building sold for $180 million in 2012. Today, if it gets a bid, it will sell for $24-$30 million.
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    Kendal Harazny
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    Sep 5, 2023
    The Government of Canada is providing Volkswagen $13 billion in subsidies to build a battery plant. Volkswagen made $22.1 billion Euros in profit in 2022. But, suggest that the Government of Canada provide subsidies to rental real estate developers who may make a profit while
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    Kendal Harazny
    @khzny
    Sep 23, 2025
    Replying to @khzny
    A quote from the owner recent restaurant closure in Kelowna: “Guests are dining out less frequently, spending more cautiously, and more often than ever before are choosing to avoid alcohol altogether," says Greabeiel.
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    Kendal Harazny
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    Dec 1, 2022
    100% leased in 60 days. 61 units, concrete construction. Replaced 3 decrepit homes.
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    Kendal Harazny
    @khzny
    Jun 22, 2022
    Everyone I speak to, in every city, is short staffed. From service/food, to trades, to the oil patch, to accountants, lawyers and other professional services. Why wasn’t this such an issue in 2019? This is an issue in every market in North America. Where did everyone go?
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    Kendal Harazny
    @khzny
    Sep 4, 2023
    Solving the Canadian housing crisis is going to take a herculean effort by government and private developers. Some developers will create massive wealth by helping to solve this crisis. Citizens and politicians need to be OK with this. It can’t be an ‘us vs them’
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    Kendal Harazny
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    Sep 14, 2023
    My phone is blowing up. This is leadership! (Patiently waiting for full details)
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    Kendal Harazny
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    Dec 17, 2022
    This is awesome. More of this, everywhere.
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    Kendal Harazny
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    Dec 12, 2020
    I love DocuSign and use it lots, but how is it worth 42 Billion? Couldn’t Microsoft Outlook add a single button/app that would wipe out DocuSign?