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Posted on 2/18/18 at 6:49 pm to EA6B
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Does it have $125.00 builder grade toilets are custom fixtures, Molded plastic interior doors with stamped hardware, or solid wood with cast brass hardware? The variations are infinite
The two we visited had ceramic wood tile. Didn't even know this existed. The fixtures seemed solid.
I am still learning a shite ton about the kind of mods most homes have. So I guess it's mostly the reason I was questioning the 172 sqft price here.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 6:53 pm to Dick Leverage
quote:Not really
I don't know why people feel the need to exaggerate but unless you are in Manhattan or a 2000+ sq ft condo in any other major city you would be hard pressed to see cost per sq ft over $500.....anywhere.
The FQ in New Orleans averages well over $500/sqft.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:02 pm to TennesseeFan25
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You need to take that job offer before they realize you can’t spell
You uncultured swine.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:25 pm to 50_Tiger
Just finished building in central last month for 169. Custom home
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:26 pm to 50_Tiger
$172 would be low average here.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:30 pm to Louie T
Of course but that is not suburban Baton Rouge, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston,Nashville, etc.. There are definitely areas where this high a cost per sq ft is legit. A well known place like the FQ is the equivalent of a high rise condo in Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, etc..
People up in here all either live in high rise condos in a major city or are exaggerating out their arse. The average cost per sq ft in Baton Rouge is about $130. Of course there are some neighborhoods where a 5000 sq ft home are $2 million but that is $400 per sq ft, not damn near double that amount at $700 like some are claiming. Odds are you live in a damn nice custom built home if your home is valued at more than $180 sq ft.. A 4000 sq ft home at $180 a foot is $720k. Do you really think that is the norm ...in any metro area around a city in the Southeast? How could that be when the median average in BR is $130?
People up in here all either live in high rise condos in a major city or are exaggerating out their arse. The average cost per sq ft in Baton Rouge is about $130. Of course there are some neighborhoods where a 5000 sq ft home are $2 million but that is $400 per sq ft, not damn near double that amount at $700 like some are claiming. Odds are you live in a damn nice custom built home if your home is valued at more than $180 sq ft.. A 4000 sq ft home at $180 a foot is $720k. Do you really think that is the norm ...in any metro area around a city in the Southeast? How could that be when the median average in BR is $130?
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:32 pm to HeadyMurphey
That is the correct price to build a custom home. $160-$190 builds a damn nice house in most areas.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:32 pm to Dick Leverage
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People up in here all either live in high rise condos in a major city or are exaggerating out their arse. The average cost per sq ft in Baton Rouge is about $130. Of course there are some neighborhoods where a 5000 sq ft home are $2 million but that is $400 per sq ft, not damn near double that amount at $700 like some are claiming. Odds are you live in a damn nice custom built home if your home is valued at more than $180 sq ft.. A 4000 sq ft home at $180 a foot is $720k. Do you really think that is the norm ...in any metro area around a city in the Southeast? How could that be when the median average in BR is $130?
Interesting!
The avg total square footage for the homes im looking at are 3000-3300 sqft.
People may ask why so much for a home? Well in the suburbs this is all they are building if you want relatively new houses
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:34 pm to Dick Leverage
Why are 4000-5000 sqft homes a representation of normal?
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:37 pm to 50_Tiger
Sounds like pretty nice homes. $172 is definitely realistic. Not $500-$700.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:40 pm to Dick Leverage
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I don't know why people feel the need to exaggerate but unless you are in Manhattan or a 2000+ sq ft condo in any other major city you would be hard pressed to see cost per sq ft over $500.....anywhere
Is everyone talking about new construction? If so, maybe... but over $500 a square foot and over is not uncommon in many older, established areas in Baton Rouge. $500, even $600 would be cheap in many places. A friend just bought a home in La Jolla, Ca. It looks like a cheap, late 70's, ranch style 1600 sq' starter home. Just a brick box with aluminum windows...the cheapest construction and appointments you'll find. He paid $1,250,000. $700 is average in most southern Ca. areas.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:42 pm to 50_Tiger
Paying $149 sq ft to build right now in EBR
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:43 pm to 50_Tiger
I built mine for 120 a square foot. But I live in the country of Acadia parish
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:44 pm to Dick Leverage
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The average cost per sq ft in Baton Rouge is about $130. Of course there are some neighborhoods where a 5000 sq ft home are $2 million but that is $400 per sq ft, not damn near double that amount at $700 like some are claiming. Odds are you live in a damn nice custom built home if your home is valued at more than $180 sq ft.. A 4000 sq ft home at $180 a foot is $720k
Are we factoring in the price of the property? There is a house in Baton rouge being built for around $150 Sqft, very nice large custom home, but that is the house only, add the cost of the property, and that figure doubles.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:53 pm to 50_Tiger
Christ on a bike!! Have the Turks begun migration to Dallas??
Posted on 2/18/18 at 8:06 pm to 50_Tiger
Is this the place where they joust while you eat slices of grey meat?
Posted on 2/18/18 at 8:06 pm to EA6B
My mind refuses to believe that any person would pay $300 sq ft to live in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 8:28 pm to EA6B
The homes around BR that I pulled up were re-sales so the land would be in that price. The nice homes under $1 million were between 220-280 per sq ft.. One can buy a very nice home in some of BR better neighborhoods for 250 a sq ft or 1.2million.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 8:41 pm to TurkeysAndBees
I get that. It is the same way in Buckhead and all other Intown communities in Atlanta. Virginia Highlands, Ansley Park, Northside Drive corridor, etc.. A 3br 70s style ranch will cost you $700-$1 million just to knock down and rebuild a 5000-7000 sq ft home.
Every major city has some of that dynamic. But the OP started out with is $172 to high. In most places, it buys a very nice custom built home. People started acting like that was new starter home price point and it is not. The new starter home price point in that area is around $100-$130. Just like it is everywhere else in the South. $172 per sq ft is a big step up in house until you get to the next tier which is very exclusive. The $250+ per sq ft is a very luxury tier that most people will never sniff.
Every major city has some of that dynamic. But the OP started out with is $172 to high. In most places, it buys a very nice custom built home. People started acting like that was new starter home price point and it is not. The new starter home price point in that area is around $100-$130. Just like it is everywhere else in the South. $172 per sq ft is a big step up in house until you get to the next tier which is very exclusive. The $250+ per sq ft is a very luxury tier that most people will never sniff.
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