R.S. Means Cost Comparison: Light Commercial Buildings
By Jim Haughey, Director, Research and Analytics, Reed Construction Data -- Building Design & Construction, 8/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Cost comparisons in dollars per square foot in select metro markets
| Office, 1-story | Day Care Center | Convenience Store | Fast-food Restaurant | |||||||||
| '06 | '05 | % chg. | '06 | '05 | % chg. | '06 | '05 | % chg. | '06 | '05 | % chg. | |
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| Atlanta | 127.00 | 114.55 | 10.9 | 113.99 | 104.01 | 9.6 | 81.59 | 76.67 | 6.4 | 135.77 | 124.90 | 8.7 |
| Baltimore | 131.55 | 118.17 | 11.3 | 118.07 | 107.30 | 10.0 | 84.51 | 79.10 | 6.8 | 140.63 | 128.85 | 9.1 |
| Boston | 163.74 | 147.56 | 11.0 | 146.97 | 133.99 | 9.7 | 105.20 | 98.77 | 6.5 | 175.05 | 160.89 | 8.8 |
| Chicago | 161.40 | 143.06 | 12.8 | 144.87 | 129.90 | 11.5 | 103.69 | 95.75 | 8.3 | 172.55 | 155.98 | 10.6 |
| Cleveland | 142.42 | 128.68 | 10.7 | 127.82 | 116.84 | 9.4 | 91.49 | 86.13 | 6.2 | 152.25 | 140.30 | 8.5 |
| Dallas | 119.02 | 107.67 | 10.5 | 106.83 | 97.77 | 9.3 | 76.47 | 72.07 | 6.1 | 127.24 | 117.40 | 8.4 |
| Denver | 135.40 | 122.80 | 10.3 | 121.52 | 111.51 | 9.0 | 86.99 | 82.19 | 5.8 | 144.75 | 133.90 | 8.1 |
| Detroit | 150.53 | 135.93 | 10.7 | 135.11 | 123.43 | 9.5 | 96.71 | 90.98 | 6.3 | 160.93 | 148.21 | 8.6 |
| Houston | 125.49 | 112.17 | 11.9 | 112.63 | 101.85 | 10.6 | 80.62 | 75.08 | 7.4 | 134.16 | 122.31 | 9.7 |
| Kansas City | 147.09 | 131.68 | 11.7 | 132.02 | 119.57 | 10.4 | 94.50 | 88.14 | 7.2 | 157.25 | 143.58 | 9.5 |
| Los Angeles | 151.91 | 136.68 | 11.1 | 136.34 | 124.11 | 9.9 | 97.59 | 91.48 | 6.7 | 162.40 | 149.03 | 9.0 |
| Miami | 124.12 | 110.67 | 12.1 | 111.40 | 100.49 | 10.9 | 79.74 | 74.07 | 7.6 | 132.68 | 120.67 | 10.0 |
| Minneapolis | 157.83 | 143.18 | 10.2 | 141.65 | 130.01 | 9.0 | 101.39 | 95.84 | 5.8 | 168.72 | 156.12 | 8.1 |
| New Orleans | 123.29 | 109.79 | 12.3 | 110.66 | 99.70 | 11.0 | 79.21 | 73.49 | 7.8 | 131.80 | 119.72 | 10.1 |
| New York City | 185.62 | 168.82 | 10.0 | 166.60 | 153.29 | 8.7 | 119.25 | 113.00 | 5.5 | 198.44 | 184.07 | 7.8 |
| Philadelphia | 161.40 | 144.68 | 11.6 | 144.87 | 131.38 | 10.3 | 103.69 | 96.84 | 7.1 | 172.55 | 157.76 | 9.4 |
| Phoenix | 125.22 | 111.79 | 12.0 | 112.39 | 101.51 | 10.7 | 80.44 | 74.83 | 7.5 | 133.86 | 121.90 | 9.8 |
| Pittsburgh | 141.18 | 127.55 | 10.7 | 126.71 | 115.82 | 9.4 | 90.70 | 85.37 | 6.2 | 150.92 | 139.08 | 8.5 |
| Portland, Ore. | 146.82 | 132.43 | 10.9 | 131.77 | 120.25 | 9.6 | 94.32 | 88.64 | 6.4 | 156.96 | 144.39 | 8.7 |
| St. Louis | 144.62 | 129.93 | 11.3 | 129.80 | 117.98 | 10.0 | 92.91 | 86.96 | 6.8 | 154.60 | 141.67 | 9.1 |
| San Diego | 148.88 | 133.80 | 11.3 | 133.63 | 121.50 | 10.0 | 95.65 | 89.56 | 6.8 | 159.16 | 145.89 | 9.1 |
| San Francisco | 173.65 | 156.31 | 11.1 | 155.86 | 141.94 | 9.8 | 111.56 | 104.63 | 6.6 | 185.64 | 170.44 | 8.9 |
| Seattle | 147.92 | 133.93 | 10.4 | 132.76 | 121.61 | 9.2 | 95.03 | 89.64 | 6.0 | 158.13 | 146.03 | 8.3 |
| Washington, D.C. | 138.84 | 124.17 | 11.8 | 124.61 | 112.76 | 10.5 | 89.20 | 83.11 | 7.3 | 148.42 | 135.40 | 9.6 |
| Winston-Salem, N.C. | 111.59 | 96.66 | 15.4 | 100.16 | 87.77 | 14.1 | 71.69 | 64.70 | 10.8 | 119.30 | 105.40 | 13.2 |
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