| Project |
High-Rise Residential
Jersey City, New Jersey |
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| Size |
14-story Tower Over Two-Level Parking Garage, 295-Condominium Units, 455,000 SFG (343,000 SFG Residential; 14,700 SFG Retail; and 96,700 SFG Parking) |
| Site |
3 acres |
| Schedule |
24 months |
| Delivery |
Owner / Builder |
| Labor |
Union |
| Site |
Excavation, grading, site utilities, and landscaping. |
| Foundation |
Concrete grade beams and foundation walls supported on steel piles. |
| Superstructure |
Concrete. |
| Facade |
Brick cavity wall with metal stud. Aluminum framed insulated glass windows and storefronts. |
| Roof |
Fluid applied asphalt membrane. |
| Finishes |
Wood floor in bedrooms and living areas, ceramic tile in kitchens and bathrooms, carpet in corridors, stone flooring in lobby, and painted gypsum board walls throughout. |
| Elevators |
Four (4), 16-stop electric traction elevators. |
| Sprinklers |
Dry pipe sprinkler system in garage areas and wet pipe sprinkler system elsewhere. |
| Plumbing |
Cast iron sanitary waste and vent piping, and copper domestic water supply. |
| HVAC |
Heating and cooling provided by split system units in retail and lobby areas and water source heat pumps in residential units. |
| Electrical |
4,000 amp, 277/480 volt, 3-phase 4-wire service with a 750kW emergency generator. |
|
| Trade |
Rounded Cost |
Cost
Per Unit |
Cost
Per SF |
| Site Work |
800,000 |
2,712 |
1.76 |
| Excavation/Foundation/Piles |
5,000,000 |
16,949 |
10.99 |
| Subtotal Site |
5,800,000 |
19,661 |
12.75 |
| General Conditions (7%) |
300,000 |
1,017 |
0.66 |
| Construction (3%) |
100,000 |
339 |
0.22 |
| Total Site |
6,200,000 |
21,017 |
13.63 |
| Concrete |
18,000,000 |
61,017 |
39.56 |
| Masonry |
1,800,000 |
6,102 |
3.96 |
| Metals |
1,300,000 |
4,407 |
2.86 |
| Carpentry/Drywall |
5,300,000 |
17,966 |
11.65 |
| Thermal/Moisture Protection |
1,700,000 |
5,763 |
3.74 |
| Doors/Windows |
4,300,000 |
14,576 |
9.45 |
| Finishes |
4,800,000 |
16,271 |
10.55 |
| Specialties |
94,000 |
319 |
0.21 |
| Furnishings/Equipment |
1,800,000 |
6,102 |
3.96 |
| Elevators |
1,200,000 |
4,068 |
2.64 |
| Fire Protection |
2,000,000 |
6,780 |
4.40 |
| Plumbing |
3,100,000 |
10,508 |
6.81 |
| HVAC |
2,900,000 |
9,831 |
6.37 |
| Electrical |
5,800,000 |
19,661 |
12.75 |
| Subtotal Base Building |
54,094,000 |
183,371 |
118.91 |
| General Conditions (7%) |
4,600,000 |
15,593 |
10.11 |
| Construction (3%) |
1,700,000 |
5,763 |
3.74 |
| Total Base Building |
60,394,000 |
204,727 |
132.76 |
| Total Rounded Direct Cost |
66,594,000 |
226,000 |
146.00 |
| Cost Distribution |
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