The owners say they had hoped to make a smooth transition to another location—the current one is being demolished for new apartments—but many of the lease offers have been too expensive. Landlords also haven’t been satisfied with their finances, Simanski and Acevedo say, adding that they had to drain savings accounts to pay rent while the business was closed for six months during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Persons: haven’t, Simanski, Acevedo