This submittal usually consists of a site plan, foundation plan, and then you select the architectural/structural set that completes the submittal set for the specific site on which you are going to build (i.e. walkout basement, garden level, hip vs. gable, etc.).It's up to the local jurisdiction as to exactly how they want these plans + options laid out on sheets and submitted, but the theory is the same everywhere across the country.To say that each plan costs $3,000 could be an average of each home.

Did you hire a gardener to do this?

Also right down the street is Nehrling Gardens.

They can decide where they want a table. have an apartment where we set up one room off the kitchen perfect for a dining room table with 3 nice windows looking out on the garden, every single tenant has put the table in the living room instead.  

I guess you could haul in water and put a garden on them.You will likely see 100s of people at Harris County, so yes, typically very competitive.Get there early....learn the rules...read the paperwork...network network network....ask lots of questions of the people there and find the experts...to learn more.

I get good rents for reasonable purchase prices from people that are looking for some place to put down roots by planting gardens, having a few animals or chickens and stay for much longer terms than average for in town homes. 

Some entities control significant land, and it is in the public’s best interest for them to do so, but they would not have the means to pay (ex. golf courses, urban car dealerships, urban landowners with gardens).

Hi All,Just wanted to introduce myself -- Abdul is my name, I live in Brooklyn (Prospect Lefferts Gardens area) and work in Manhattan, where I am an investment officer and attorney at a bank for a team focused on supporting socially-motivated enterprises.

it says 17,500-square-foot brownstone, 9,000sf of garden and outdoor space, but what is the total exact lot size of the property?

I cant think of another expense except for maybe a gardener If I choose not to do it myself.