Thats a lot of money for the city and of course all the tourist dollars that come with the foot traffic.  

The project is expected to begin as early as August of 2018.[12] Proposed Student Housing Project on the NW Corner of Euclid and Speedway- Local developer Michael Goodman and national developer Peak Campus have proposed a 5 story development consisting of 163 units as well as 8,000 SqFt of commercial space for retail and restaurants.[13] New Project Could Bring One of the Tallest Buildings to Tucson’s Downtown Skyline- Although details are still fairly unknown, it appears a new development at the parking lot located on East Broadway between Sixth and Scott Avenues will bring a 300-foot towner with office/retail space, parking and residences.[14]New Mid-Rise Apartment Coming to Downtown Tucson- Located next to One South Church this new six-story project will consist of ground floor commercial space for retail/restaurants as well as 100 upscale one and two bedroom apartments.

Very impressed you're able to build at 130ish a square foot. 

If you want to get a rough ballpark throw $50 to $75 a square foot at and then add 25% for contingency. 

I’m not trying to disrespect anyone or start of on the wrong foot.

Average prices, prices per square foot, average sizes, etc. 

I did give him a 30k foot view of my perspective...he was stuck on the fact that I was at $38k per unit, which seemed crazy to him.

We thought paying rent would be a waste so we’ve tolerated this situation to help jumpstart our investments and try to start off on the best foot possible.

Markets in the Midwest and Southeast tend to be linear markets.

I'm also a Veteran, so keep that in mind for later.About the property: It is a Class C Mixed Use building in the heart of downtown La Crosse, WI, which gets excellent vehicle/foot traffic.