Metropolitan cost comparisons by R.S. Means: Industrial
Staff
September 1, 2001
Building Design and Construction
Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets
Factory 3-story
Auto sales garage
Warehouse
Aircraft hangar
'01
'00
% chg.
'01
'00
% chg.
'01
'00
% chg.
'01
'00
% chg.
Atlanta
68.07
66.74
2.0
62.28
58.63
6.2
48.34
47.13
2.6
64.60
62.95
2.6
Baltimore
69.75
67.86
2.8
63.82
59.61
7.1
49.53
47.93
3.3
66.19
64.01
3.4
Boston
87.86
87.33
0.6
80.39
76.72
4.8
62.39
61.68
1.1
83.38
82.38
1.2
Chicago
84.88
82.69
2.6
77.66
72.64
6.9
60.27
58.40
3.2
80.55
78.00
3.3
Cleveland
78.62
76.40
2.9
71.93
67.12
7.2
55.82
53.96
3.5
74.60
72.06
3.5
Dallas
64.86
64.71
0.2
59.35
56.85
4.4
46.06
45.71
0.8
61.55
61.04
0.8
Denver
72.73
70.41
3.3
66.54
61.85
7.6
51.65
49.73
3.9
69.02
66.41
3.9
Detroit
80.83
78.94
2.4
73.95
69.35
6.6
57.40
55.76
2.9
76.71
74.47
3.0
Houston
67.00
66.81
0.3
61.30
58.69
4.4
47.58
47.19
0.8
63.58
63.02
0.9
Kansas City
76.09
73.70
3.2
69.62
64.75
7.5
54.03
52.05
3.8
72.21
69.52
3.9
Los Angeles
82.74
81.87
1.1
75.70
71.92
5.3
58.75
57.82
1.6
78.52
77.22
1.7
Miami
65.40
64.11
2.0
59.83
56.32
6.2
46.44
45.28
2.6
62.06
60.48
2.6
Minneapolis
85.11
82.61
3.0
77.87
72.58
7.3
60.43
58.35
3.6
80.77
77.93
3.6
New Orleans
65.32
63.89
2.2
59.76
56.13
6.5
46.38
45.12
2.8
61.99
60.26
2.9
New York City
102.76
100.22
2.5
94.02
88.04
6.8
72.97
70.78
3.1
97.51
94.53
3.2
Philadelphia
85.11
83.29
2.2
77.87
73.17
6.4
60.43
58.82
2.7
80.77
78.56
2.8
Phoenix
68.15
67.04
1.7
62.35
58.89
5.9
48.39
47.35
2.2
64.67
63.23
2.3
Pittsburgh
77.47
76.17
1.7
70.88
66.92
5.9
55.01
53.80
2.2
73.52
71.85
2.3
Portland
81.52
79.39
2.7
74.58
69.75
6.9
57.88
56.07
3.2
77.36
74.89
3.3
St. Louis
78.39
77.07
1.7
71.72
67.71
5.9
55.66
54.43
2.3
74.39
72.70
2.3
San Diego
81.06
79.84
1.5
74.16
70.14
5.7
57.56
56.39
2.1
76.92
75.31
2.1
San Francisco
93.67
92.58
1.2
85.70
81.33
5.4
66.51
65.38
1.7
88.89
87.32
1.8
Seattle
79.76
78.50
1.6
72.98
68.96
5.8
56.64
55.44
2.2
75.69
74.04
2.2
Washington, D.C.
72.43
71.68
1.0
66.27
62.97
5.2
51.43
50.63
1.6
68.73
67.61
1.7
Winston/Salem
57.68
57.37
0.5
52.77
50.40
4.7
40.96
40.52
1.1
54.74
54.12
1.1
NOTE:
Costs are for the basic building and do not include sitework, land, development, specialty finishes or equipment. Square foot costs vary significantly from project to project because of quality, complexity and economic climate. For a detailed list of building components included in these figures, see Means Square Foot Costs. R.S. Means Co., P.O. Box 800, Kingston, MA 02364, (781) 585-7880, (800) 448-8182 For more data, visit R.S. Means on the Web at www.rsmeans.com.
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