Did you try a local CU or bank for a construction to permanent loan?

@Treza Edwards  your original question may answer itself when you say there is not much new construction going on. 

New-home sales hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000.

Also look at pricing softwares and adjust accordingly.

The provider I am using allows for 60 days of continued coverage once construction is completed.

Complete knockdown and construction of new home What was the outcome?

Quote from @Deltrease Hart-Anderson: What are your thoughts on putting new construction in a B+/C- neighborhood?

I was in national construction for 5+ years I'm not afraid of a small contractor who's ripping you guys off 

Although I know most sec 8 landlords use it because of the perception of guaranteed rents.As a small home builder I really dont know how they are going to lower the cost of new construction housing unless the govmit subsidizes it somehow.. basically the price of home components are very sticky they only go up. with the xception of lumber that will go  up and down through out the year..

Each of the 5 warehouses on this campus will require updates (construction of offices/bathrooms, roof repairs, paint, siding repairs, new penetrations for doors, updates to electrical, insulation, and extension of water and sewer).