Building my first Rowhome in Philadelphia

[Greg Ressler]

Hey all, I've been buying and rehabbing older houses for a little while now and have really enjoyed it.  I'm working on some new adventures and would really like to build my own row home.  Although I'm excited, I am looking to learn about this process before just diving in.  So, I have a few things I'm trying to figure out...

-What is the average build per sq/ft for a row home in philly?

-How difficult is the process to do if you hire a contractor to handle it all?

-How much time should you plan from starting until finished?

I'm sure I'll have more questions, but this is the starting point that I'm looking at now.  I am also a licensed contractor in Philadelphia but have no experience working with the city, and I hear L&I can be tough to work with on projects like this.

Thanks for any input!