Using 17 comparable transactions from November 2020 to present day, which  a include a neighboring city with (ballpark) similar price correlations, the price per buildable square foot was $116.I advocate that because the Pandemic was by definition a Black Swan event, and that particular market has proven to be resilient despite rate hikes, with condominiums gaining an excess of 13% year over year , that it would be more accurate to use in comparables only transactions that took place over the last year, leaving 7 of their original 17.

We used a type of 'resilient channel' in our home years ago to sound proof between our family room in the basement and main living area.  

Resilient strips (a strip of metal that prevents thudding  sounds from transfering) must be placed perpendicular to the joists and screwed to the joists.

Here is the basic timeline:- Purchased property in late 2019 for $490,000- Property was a 2 story 4 bed/2.5 bath house with a full unfinished walkout basement- Premium for the property compared to one without the walkout was somewhere around $30-40,000- Basement was around 1200sqft unfinished space and the apartment was best setup to be around 800sqft- Started initial framing in early 2020, but COVID put a stop to some plans due to cash reserves becoming more important- Project was on hold until late 2021 when framing resumed (all framing was done by me)- Jan 2022 had a tankless water heater installed (had 20 year old tank already and don't want to run out of hot water with tenants) $3500- Jan 2022 had main electrical panel upgraded to 200A setup and also had 100A sub panel installed in basement and charger for car in garage $6000- Feb 2022 finished 95% of framing and GC began plumbing work- Feb 2022 HVAC work began (We installed a fully separate Mini Split Heat Pump for the unit) $5,400 for all fans and mini split install- March 2022 Electrical Rough In was completed- March 2022 Rear Door (Entrance) was swapped from a small slider to a full 36" exterior door- March 2022 Passed rough inspections and given the go ahead for drywall- Late March 2022 Drywall install completed- Walls are standard 1/2" single sheet- Ceilings were done in the following order for sound insulation (Fiberglass batting, resilient channel, 5/8" drywall, Green Glue, 5/8" drywall) $7500- April 2022 Primed all walls and ceiling- April 2022 Carpet and Vinyl flooring installed- April 2022 Trim installed- April 2022 Kitchen cabinets installed- Mid April 2022 Interior doors arrived and were installed- Mid April 2022 Shower pan was built out- Mid April 2022 Butcherblock counters cut and fitted with sink and oiled- Mid April 2022 Puck lighting installed- Late April 2022 Appliances arrived- Late April 2022 Painting continues (biggest regret here was not hiring a painter.

Speaking of floors I really like LVP, hard, resilient, cheapish, replaceable by the plank.

I know it is happening, but my life seems to be pretty resilient to it.

., fellow Canadian here.It's a double edged sword - the strict financing policies in Canada make it much tougher to scale but are also what make our market more resilient/stable than others. 

Also, I buy C Class and focus on both asset and tenant quality, so my portfolio tends to be pretty resilient in terms of income consistency.

Have you used the pandemic to sell the resilience of your local market? 

We are very short on rental housing (and subsequently storage) as like previously mentioned about Stevens Point, GB/Fox Valley has a number of strong (and economically resilient) companies and industries that are hiring.