Sentences with phrase «lower cost per square foot»

Tract housing is usually priced at a much lower cost per square foot than a custom home.

Suddenly they have a lot more interior space, a much lower cost per square foot, places to put the thing that don't involve a huge investment in land, all of which has translated into real sales.

If you can scrounge the blower from an old furnace and find some used lumber, this collector probably takes the prize for lowest cost per square foot — about 10 cents per sqft.

Not exact matches

Condo complexes constructed using standard methods cost between $ 175 per square foot for low - end basic quality and as high as $ 450 per square foot for high quality, tall towers.

Upgrading to commonplace low - e double glazing is 6.5 times more efficient at half the cost per square foot than upgrading to R - 38 roof insulation, yet the study does not consider this option.

The study concluded that certification raised construction costs by $ 4 per square foot but that because operating costs as well as employee absenteeism and turnover were lower and productivity was higher than in other buildings, the standard - and silver - certified buildings earned a profit over the first 20 years of $ 49 per square foot, and the gold - and platinum - certified buildings earned $ 67 per square foot.

The study concluded that certification raised construction costs by $ 4 per square foot, but because operating costs as well as employee absenteeism and turnover were lower and productivity was higher than in non-certified buildings, the standard - and silver - certified buildings earned a profit over the first 20 years of $ 49 per square foot, and the gold - and platinum - certified buildings earned $ 67 per square foot.

So at the lower end, when they are in competition with houses across the building code climate border, house values drop thanks to the fact that Americans measure everything by the cost per square foot, which means that the smaller houses in one climate zone are going to suffer compared to the bigger ones in the more lenient zone.

But it lowered its occupancy costs from $ 60 per square foot at its old Toronto digs to $ 25 per square foot at the new building — an annual savings of about $ 35 million.

The Class A retail real estate market has also improved since last year as evidenced by higher tenant sales per square foot, the increased availability of lower - cost debt, and lower cap rates for Class A mall properties.