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RSMeans costs comparisons

March 1, 2008

Building Design and Construction

RSMeans costs comparisons: Justice facilities and post offices

	’08	’07	% chg.	’08	’07	% chg.	’08	’07	% chg.	’08	’07	% chg.
	Jail			Courthouse, 2-3 story			Police station			Post Office
Atlanta	213.02	205.35	3.7	163.92	157.75	3.9	178.84	173.88	2.9	102.14	98.43	3.8
Baltimore	219.21	213.16	2.8	168.68	163.75	3.0	184.03	180.50	2.0	105.11	102.17	2.9
Boston	276.74	265.07	4.4	212.95	203.62	4.6	232.33	224.45	3.5	132.70	127.06	4.4
Chicago	272.70	260.25	4.8	209.84	199.92	5.0	228.94	220.37	3.9	130.76	124.74	4.8
Cleveland	237.75	231.08	2.9	182.95	177.51	3.1	199.60	195.67	2.0	114.00	110.76	2.9
Dallas	201.14	192.95	4.2	154.78	148.22	4.4	168.86	163.38	3.4	96.44	92.48	4.3
Denver	223.72	218.44	2.4	172.16	167.80	2.6	187.82	184.97	1.5	107.27	104.71	2.5
Detroit	247.02	241.19	2.4	190.09	185.27	2.6	207.38	204.23	1.5	118.45	115.61	2.5
Houston	208.74	203.28	2.7	160.63	156.16	2.9	175.25	172.13	1.8	100.09	97.44	2.7
Kansas City	243.46	236.82	2.8	187.34	181.92	3.0	204.39	200.53	1.9	116.74	113.51	2.8
Los Angeles	257.48	245.78	4.8	198.13	188.80	4.9	216.17	208.12	3.9	123.46	117.81	4.8
Miami	212.55	199.38	6.6	163.56	153.16	6.8	178.44	168.83	5.7	101.92	95.57	6.6
Minneapolis	265.09	257.95	2.8	203.99	198.15	2.9	222.55	218.42	1.9	127.11	123.64	2.8
New Orleans	207.32	198.92	4.2	159.53	152.81	4.4	174.05	168.44	3.3	99.41	95.35	4.3
New York City	312.17	300.68	3.8	240.21	230.97	4.0	262.07	254.60	2.9	149.68	144.12	3.9
Philadelphia	273.89	262.55	4.3	210.76	201.68	4.5	229.94	222.31	3.4	131.33	125.84	4.4
Phoenix	211.84	205.12	3.3	163.01	157.57	3.5	177.84	173.69	2.4	101.57	98.32	3.3
Pittsburgh	234.66	227.17	3.3	180.57	174.51	3.5	197.01	192.36	2.4	112.52	108.89	3.3
Portland, Ore.	244.41	234.75	4.1	188.07	180.33	4.3	205.19	198.78	3.2	117.19	112.52	4.2
St. Louis	245.83	238.66	3.0	189.17	183.33	3.2	206.39	202.09	2.1	117.88	114.39	3.0
San Diego	250.59	239.58	4.6	192.83	184.04	4.8	210.38	202.86	3.7	120.16	114.83	4.6
San Francisco	292.91	279.77	4.7	225.39	214.92	4.9	245.91	236.90	3.8	140.45	134.10	4.7
Seattle	246.31	239.12	3.0	189.54	183.68	3.2	206.79	202.47	2.1	118.10	114.61	3.0
Washington, D.C.	235.61	225.34	4.6	181.30	173.10	4.7	197.80	190.80	3.7	112.97	108.01	4.6
Winston-Salem, N.C.	186.40	181.69	2.6	143.43	139.57	2.8	156.49	153.85	1.7	89.38	87.09	2.6
Costs in dollars per square foot For more data, visit RSMeans at www.rsmeans.com, or call (800) 448-8182.

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