At 03:55 PM 11/30/01 -0600, you wrote: >EXAMPLE: "Toscana Apts" has just been built in Southwest Orlando for only >$59,000 per unit. These upscale apartments range in size from 725 to 1475 >square feet. >WHY does it cost twice as much to build in Mpls. compared to Orlando? >Excessive regulation, fees, taxes, etc? >Mel Gregerson >AHP So. Mpls.
I own a house in the Tampa/St. Pete area of Florida. Without getting into the question of regulations and taxes, I will guarantee you that you could not live in my Florida house if I moved it to Minneapolis for you. It is as well constructed as my mother's two-season lake home, and perfect for the purpose. My mother in law lived in it an often commented how "cozy" it was on a cold (Florida) winter night. If you want to start building housing in this area with no insulation, no Tyvic, simple clapboard on the one side and paneling over sheetrock on the other, you are welcome to live in it. You can pick up my wall heaters (the Florida house needs two) for under $150 each at Sears. Be sure to turn off the water if the temps stay below freezing for more than a couple of hours because the pipes run thru an uninsulated crawl space. BTW: you can pick up lots of these bungalos for around $50,000 in the Tampa area. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
