MarkDean’s Professional First Look Program allows you to review your ideas and design direction before you financially commit to your project. This affordable service is a valuable tool to assist you, our client, in making the right decisions.

How much will it cost? One of the first questions that we are usually asked is "How much will it cost to build what we have in mind?" Well, let’s discuss: 

 

Mark Dean, with our architectural design and general construction expertise, can establish realistic budgets and create investment requirements and then arrive at a construction cost that works for the client.

 

And yes, it is a great time to build right now. For the first time in 15 years we are seeing construction costs decrease--by up to 15% under prices we were seeing two years ago.  Prices below reflect conditions as of October 2010.

 

 The information below can act as a realistic example for starting your project. 

 

Kitchen Renovation - Starting at $25,000. From scratch, down to the studs, all new cabinets, solid-surface countertops, nice lighting, plumbing fixtures and appliances, but without moving many walls inside or expanding into an addition. 

 

Second Story Addition - Starting at $105,000 for the typical two bedrooms and a shared bath upstairs, and a new stair up, if the main floor of the house remains more or less as it is. 

 

New House or Whole House Renovation - starting at $165 per square foot, counting all square feet including basement and garage. To that, for a new house on an undeveloped site outside of the city, you would add a minimum of $50,000 to $80,000 for site work (septic system or sewer connection, gas and electric connection, a well or water hook-up, driveway, walkways) and a minimum of $20,000 for landscaping. 

 

Garage or Outbuilding - $72 to $ 105 per square foot, for simple buildings that do not include plumbing or heating. For heated finished space square foot prices are similar to those for new house construction.

 

Is it possible to build for less? Absolutely! But you'll have to give up something in return. Fewer features, simpler design, less detail, and lower build quality are a few of the options.

 

Take a look at this  "Case Study House" that demonstrates what Mark Dean can do for you, as a first step in developing your successful project.