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Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets
Church Movie theater Dept. store, 1-story Dept. store, 3-story
'05'04% chg.'05'04% chg.'05'04% chg.'05'04% chg.
Atlanta124.34120.673.0106.16101.674.480.4979.321.593.6388.216.2
Baltimore129.36124.653.8110.45105.025.283.7481.932.297.4191.116.9
Boston160.91155.063.8137.38130.655.2104.16101.922.2121.17113.356.9
Chicago155.50149.973.7132.76126.365.1100.6698.572.1117.09109.636.8
Cleveland139.66135.942.7119.24114.544.190.4189.351.2105.1799.375.8
Dallas117.48113.353.6100.3095.505.076.0574.502.188.4782.856.8
Denver133.32128.743.6113.83108.474.986.3084.622.0100.3994.116.7
Detroit149.42143.773.9127.58121.135.396.7394.492.4112.52105.097.1
Houston122.10117.204.2104.2598.745.679.0477.032.691.9585.677.3
Kansas City144.14139.053.7123.07117.155.193.3191.392.1108.54101.646.8
Los Angeles148.63143.643.5126.90121.024.996.2294.411.9111.92105.006.6
Miami120.52116.833.2102.9098.434.578.0276.791.690.7585.406.3
Minneapolis156.16151.343.2133.32127.514.6101.0999.471.6117.59110.626.3
New Orleans120.25116.083.6102.6797.805.077.8476.302.090.5584.856.7
New York City183.61177.293.6156.77149.375.0118.86116.522.0138.27129.596.7
Philadelphia159.19152.704.2135.92128.665.6103.05100.372.7119.88111.627.4
Phoenix121.97117.823.5104.1399.274.978.9677.442.091.8586.126.6
Pittsburgh139.52134.333.9119.12113.185.390.3288.292.3105.0798.197.0
Portland, Ore.143.75139.303.2122.73117.364.693.0691.561.6108.25101.826.3
St. Louis142.43137.193.8121.60115.585.292.2090.172.3107.25100.287.0
San Diego144.67140.293.1123.52118.204.593.6592.211.6108.94102.556.2
San Francisco169.36164.253.1144.59138.394.5109.63107.961.6127.53120.066.2
Seattle145.07141.162.8123.86118.934.193.9192.781.2109.24103.185.9
Washington, D.C.135.70130.234.2115.86109.735.687.8485.602.6102.1895.207.3
Winston-Salem, N.C.106.66101.684.991.0685.676.369.0466.833.380.3274.328.1
For more data, visit R.S. Means at www.rsmeans.com, or call (800) 448-8182.


  

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