RSMeans costs comparisons: Light commercial buildings

	'09	'08	% chg.	'09	'08	% chg.	'09	'08	% chg.	'09	'08	% chg.
	Office, 1-story			Daycare center			Convenience store			Fast-food restaurant
Costs in dollars per square foot For more data, visit RSMeans at www.rsmeans.com , or call (800) 448-8182.
Atlanta	146.11	136.48	7.0	126.04	124.76	1.0	87.55	85.97	1.8	172.69	147.75	16.9
Baltimore	150.68	140.06	7.6	129.98	128.03	1.5	90.29	88.22	2.3	178.09	151.62	17.5
Boston	190.12	176.42	7.8	164.01	161.26	1.7	113.93	111.12	2.5	224.71	190.98	17.7
Chicago	187.08	173.44	7.9	161.39	158.54	1.8	112.10	109.24	2.6	221.11	187.75	17.8
Cleveland	162.19	151.68	6.9	139.92	138.65	0.9	97.19	95.54	1.7	191.70	164.20	16.7
Dallas	139.50	128.89	8.2	120.35	117.81	2.1	83.59	81.18	3.0	164.88	139.52	18.2
Denver	152.71	144.23	5.9	131.97	131.84	0.1	91.51	90.85	0.7	180.49	156.14	15.6
Detroit	169.30	156.60	8.1	146.05	143.15	2.0	101.45	99.71	1.7	200.10	169.53	18.0
Houston	143.23	132.31	8.3	123.56	120.95	2.2	85.83	84.34	1.8	169.28	143.23	18.2
Kansas City, Mo.	167.95	157.49	6.6	144.88	143.96	0.6	100.64	99.20	1.5	198.50	170.49	16.4
Los Angeles	176.24	163.60	7.7	152.04	149.55	1.7	105.61	103.05	2.5	208.30	177.11	17.6
Miami	148.98	136.48	9.2	128.52	124.76	3.0	89.28	85.97	3.8	176.09	147.75	19.2
Minneapolis	181.66	168.82	7.6	156.71	154.31	1.6	108.86	106.33	2.4	214.71	182.75	17.5
New Orleans	144.07	133.06	8.3	124.29	121.63	2.2	86.33	83.81	3.0	170.29	144.04	18.2
New York City	215.01	201.45	6.7	185.48	184.14	0.7	128.84	126.89	1.5	254.13	218.08	16.5
Philadelphia	187.08	174.03	7.5	161.39	159.08	1.4	112.10	109.62	2.3	221.11	188.40	17.4
Phoenix	143.40	135.14	6.1	123.70	123.53	0.1	85.93	85.12	0.9	169.48	146.30	15.8
Pittsburgh	162.36	150.34	8.0	140.06	137.43	1.9	97.29	94.69	2.7	191.90	162.75	17.9
Portland, Ore.	163.71	154.96	5.6	141.79	141.65	0.1	99.10	98.50	0.6	193.50	167.75	15.3
St. Louis	166.59	157.05	6.1	143.71	143.55	0.1	99.83	98.92	0.9	196.90	170.01	15.8
San Diego	170.49	159.88	6.6	147.07	146.14	0.6	102.16	100.70	1.4	201.50	173.07	16.4
San Francisco	201.47	187.59	7.4	173.80	171.48	1.4	120.73	118.16	2.2	238.12	203.08	17.3
Seattle	170.82	157.20	8.7	147.36	143.69	2.6	102.36	99.01	3.4	201.90	170.17	18.6
Washington, D.C.	162.02	151.53	6.9	139.77	138.52	0.9	97.09	95.45	1.7	191.50	164.04	16.7
Winston/Salem, N.C.	126.47	119.20	6.1	109.10	108.96	0.1	75.78	75.08	0.9	149.47	129.04	15.8