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What approximate cost per square ft to build a new home, in the 4500 sq ft size, in urban upper Midwest. Thinking off a higher end home, not basic four walls and carpet. Land not included.

900,000

Yep.

A 4500 SQF Plain Jane should start around 750K. To make it "nice", 900K+

depending on your defintion of higher end.......this to maybe 200,000.00 more

We're running about $135/ft on basic residential construction. You would need to add for upgrades and architectural features

But where?

Around here, Chattanooga, a custom home will run right around $175 a square foot. Add hanging curved beams and swimming pools and $225 a foot is not out of the question. Not including land. Land, off the water, will run $50,000 or more an acre.

Yes,its awfully expensive here . Cheaper options are available like Florida , Ohio, and Texas.

Interesting the $900,000 comments. I don't doubt that's the case. I couldn't build that house here in Bozeman, MT for $900,000. My bare-bones cost for an upper-end finished home is $235.00 a sf. That's the bottom, or beginning, of high-end. But everything is pricey here. If it's $900,000 in the upper Midwest, it's more like $1,050,000+ here.

Women run up the cost of building. Granite countertops, ass washer toilets, fancy tile, tray ceilings.

Around here, bitches think they need to live like faith hill and tim mcgraw no matter their budget.

Men I know, and a couple have- have built commercial type metal buildings with several bays and 1000sq ft of living space on one end. THEN, go find a woman. Preferrably an older milf that ain't got stars in her eyes.

stupid hoes

900,000 would be close.

Thanks guys.

That's a national avg. We build wherever we can with no nimbys or unfriendly bureaucrats. Mind you this is basic, no frills construction. It's the number we want to come in at.

Just designing two up scale lake front homes here, builders are quoting one at $325/sq. ft. the other $350 sq. ft. Both homes are just under 3000 sq. ft. so they're coming in at around one million.
That does not include the lot, but is a move-in price. So that puts your house around 1.4 million.
Now is the 4500 sq. ft all on one level, or split between two. Or is some of it in a walk-out basement ?
All those differences affect the cost per sq. ft.
The two I"m designing are ranch style plans, so all the living is on one floor.

Should have been more specific on the 4500 ftsq.
Thinking of a ranch, with basement, walk out. So 2250 sqft on main floor and same in basement. Should have specified that initially.

guess I'll stay in Podunk Utah..........

Average mid grade track home is going for about $225-$235 per foot in the Flathead area. One story is a bit more per ft that two story. Of course you gain some $$ in savings the larger it is to a point.


Building myself and subbing ~50%-~60% of the work, I think I could be in the low 100’s not counting my labor. I’m starting to plan building a retirement bungalow, but I’m going to need to figure out that cloning stuff or retire first.

Any other comments in cost per ftsq, with the 2250 ranch with similar size walk out basement under it?

This is an interesting conversation. I have always been curious how the cost of new construction is calculated. Is it based on the local market for existing residential homes? Is it based on the cost of materials and labor plus a percentage? Do contractors simply quote as much as the market will allow? It seems contractors in some areas are making good money, in other markets margins are slim? Guys like myself think they can save money being their own general contractor and with out the contacts probably end up regretting that decision.

I build stuff in the $600 sf range too... just commenting on apples/apples.