Edmonton Infills

[Muhammad Berjak]

Hi there,

First off, how many people here are from Edmonton? I haven't come across very many. It would be neat to have a meetup of some people in Edmonton.

Anyways, my brother and I are looking to get into the infill market..building skinny homes, duplexes, fourplexes etc. We just bought a piece of land in Jasper place on the west end and are planning two skinnies there. Now we've done a ton of research and calculated numbers as best as we can...and it seems that the construction costs will come out to $120/sf. We have been in construction our whole life so estimating isn't an issue, its just that we haven't built from scratch yet.

Our main issue is that I hear people saying $180+ for a cost for a standard skinny home...which seems steep to me....so I am looking for any information that I could before getting started. We have already bought the land so we will start construction but I want to know if anyone has any ideas on a good square foot price to keep in mind. And what about duplexes and 4plexes? Are they cheaper to construct? 

Thanks for your time!