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R.S. Means costs comparisons

By Jim Haughey, Director, Research and Analytics, Reed Construction Data

November 1, 2006

Building Design and Construction

R.S. Means costs comparisons: Hospitals, nursing homes, apartments

	Hospital, 2-3 story			Hospital, 4-8 story			Nursing home			Apartment, 8-24 story
	'06	'05	% chg.	'06	'05	% chg.	'06	'05	% chg.	'06	'05	% chg.
Atlanta	218.78	197.66	10.7	200.23	179.93	11.3	121.32	110.19	10.1	146.55	131.04	11.8
Baltimore	227.02	203.59	11.5	207.77	185.33	12.1	125.88	113.49	10.9	152.07	134.97	12.7
Boston	282.17	255.28	10.5	258.25	232.38	11.1	156.47	142.31	9.9	189.02	169.24	11.7
Chicago	277.14	245.75	12.8	253.64	223.71	13.4	153.68	137.00	12.2	185.65	162.92	13.9
Cleveland	246.01	221.60	11.0	225.16	201.72	11.6	136.42	123.53	10.4	164.80	146.91	12.2
Dallas	205.28	185.79	10.5	187.88	169.13	11.1	113.83	103.57	9.9	137.51	123.17	11.6
Denver	232.51	211.43	10.0	212.80	192.46	10.6	128.93	117.86	9.4	155.75	140.17	11.1
Detroit	256.77	233.67	9.9	235.00	212.71	10.5	142.38	130.26	9.3	172.00	154.92	11.0
Houston	216.49	193.63	11.8	198.14	176.26	12.4	120.05	107.94	11.2	145.02	128.37	13.0
Kansas City	252.19	227.53	10.8	230.81	207.12	11.4	139.84	126.84	10.3	168.94	150.84	12.0
Los Angeles	261.80	234.94	11.4	239.61	213.87	12.0	145.17	130.97	10.8	175.38	155.76	12.6
Miami	212.14	191.09	11.0	194.16	173.95	11.6	117.64	106.53	10.4	142.11	126.69	12.2
Minneapolis	274.85	245.96	11.7	251.55	223.90	12.3	152.41	137.11	11.2	184.11	163.06	12.9
New Orleans	211.92	189.61	11.8	193.95	172.60	12.4	117.51	105.70	11.2	141.96	125.70	12.9
New York City	320.16	290.02	10.4	293.02	264.01	11.0	177.53	161.68	9.8	214.47	192.28	11.5
Philadelphia	279.65	248.71	12.4	255.95	226.41	13.0	155.07	138.65	11.8	187.33	164.89	13.6
Phoenix	218.55	193.63	12.9	200.02	176.26	13.5	121.19	107.94	12.3	146.40	128.37	14.0
Pittsburgh	241.89	220.96	9.5	221.39	201.14	10.1	134.13	123.18	8.9	162.04	146.49	10.6
Portland, Ore.	250.13	228.16	9.6	228.93	207.70	10.2	138.70	127.19	9.0	167.56	151.26	10.8
St. Louis	254.02	225.83	12.5	232.49	205.58	13.1	140.86	125.89	11.9	170.16	149.72	13.7
San Diego	255.17	230.07	10.9	233.54	209.44	11.5	141.49	128.26	10.3	170.93	152.53	12.1
San Francisco	297.73	268.63	10.8	272.49	244.53	11.4	165.10	149.75	10.2	199.44	178.09	12.0
Seattle	254.71	230.07	10.7	233.12	209.44	11.3	141.24	128.26	10.1	170.62	152.53	11.9
Washington, D.C.	240.06	214.18	12.1	219.71	194.97	12.7	133.12	119.40	11.5	160.81	141.99	13.3
Winston-Salem, N.C.	193.61	169.27	14.4	177.19	154.09	15.0	107.36	94.36	13.8	129.69	112.22	15.6
Costs in dollars per square foot For more data, visit R.S. Means at www.rsmeans.com, or call (800) 448-8182.

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