Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets
Staff
September 1, 2002
Building Design and Construction
Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets
Factory 3-story
Auto sales garage
Warehouse
Aircraft hangar
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'01
% chg.
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'01
% chg.
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'01
% chg.
'02
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% chg.
Atlanta
72.07
68.07
5.9
64.85
62.28
4.1
51.01
48.34
5.5
67.42
64.60
4.4
Baltimore
73.27
69.75
5.0
65.93
63.82
3.3
51.86
49.53
4.7
68.55
66.19
3.6
Boston
92.92
87.86
5.8
83.62
80.39
4.0
65.77
62.39
5.4
86.93
83.38
4.3
Chicago
91.09
84.88
7.3
81.97
77.66
5.5
64.47
60.27
7.0
85.22
80.55
5.8
Cleveland
81.98
78.62
4.3
73.77
71.93
2.6
58.02
55.82
3.9
76.69
74.60
2.8
Dallas
68.07
64.86
5.0
61.26
59.35
3.2
48.18
46.06
4.6
63.69
61.55
3.5
Denver
76.54
72.73
5.2
68.88
66.54
3.5
54.17
51.65
4.9
71.61
69.02
3.8
Detroit
85.41
80.83
5.7
76.86
73.95
3.9
60.45
57.40
5.3
79.91
76.71
4.2
Houston
70.63
67.00
5.4
63.56
61.30
3.7
49.99
47.58
5.1
66.08
63.58
3.9
Kansas City
81.90
76.09
7.6
73.70
69.62
5.9
57.96
54.03
7.3
76.62
72.21
6.1
Los Angeles
86.53
82.74
4.6
77.87
75.70
2.9
61.24
58.75
4.2
80.95
78.52
3.1
Miami
67.99
65.40
4.0
61.19
59.83
2.3
48.12
46.44
3.6
63.61
62.06
2.5
Minneapolis
88.05
85.11
3.5
79.23
77.87
1.8
62.32
60.43
3.1
82.37
80.77
2.0
New Orleans
69.99
65.32
7.1
62.98
59.76
5.4
49.54
46.38
6.8
65.48
61.99
5.6
New York City
107.55
102.76
4.7
96.78
94.02
2.9
76.12
72.97
4.3
100.61
97.51
3.2
Philadelphia
89.65
85.11
5.3
80.67
77.87
3.6
63.45
60.43
5.0
83.87
80.77
3.8
Phoenix
71.43
68.15
4.8
64.28
62.35
3.1
50.56
48.39
4.5
66.83
64.67
3.3
Pittsburgh
81.26
77.47
4.9
73.12
70.88
3.2
57.51
55.01
4.5
76.02
73.52
3.4
Portland
84.61
81.52
3.8
76.14
74.58
2.1
59.89
57.88
3.5
79.16
77.36
2.3
St. Louis
82.30
78.39
5.0
74.06
71.72
3.3
58.25
55.66
4.6
76.99
74.39
3.5
San Diego
84.77
81.06
4.6
76.29
74.16
2.9
60.00
57.56
4.2
79.31
76.92
3.1
San Francisco
99.88
93.67
6.6
89.88
85.70
4.9
70.69
66.51
6.3
93.44
88.89
5.1
Seattle
84.21
79.76
5.6
75.78
72.98
3.8
59.60
56.64
5.2
78.79
75.69
4.1
Washington
75.98
72.43
4.9
68.38
66.27
3.2
53.78
51.43
4.6
71.09
68.73
3.4
Winston/Salem
60.40
57.68
4.7
54.36
52.77
3.0
42.75
40.96
4.4
56.51
54.74
3.2
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 Cost
. For more data, visit R.S. Means on the Web at www.rsmeans.com, or contact
R.S. Means Co., P.O. Box 800, Kingston, MA 02364, (781) 585-7880, (800) 448-8182.
