Cost to build an Elevator in a 9 Unit Building?

[Garrett Hogan]

I am currently working on securing a deal for a 9 unit condo new construction building in the boston area. The building will be 4 stories tall about 12k square and will require an elevator. The elevator will have a roughly 8x8 concrete block shaft and elevator inside. Trying to figure out a good ballpark cost for the pre-lim budget.

Does anyone have experience building an elevator of this size? What did it cost you?

[Steven Clark]

A 4-stop may cost you in the neighborhood of 80-100k. Beware in 4 stories and above in residential the building code requires an elevator that will accommodate a stretcher. That generally pushes you into a minimum 3500lb capacity elevator. If you go online to Otis, Schindler, or Thyssen Krupp you should be able to find the number of a local rep who can give you a solid ballpark number for your area.