Developing a total replacement cost index for suburban office projects

Understanding the components of replacement costs for office developments, and how these components combine to create total development costs is essential for success in office real estate development. Surprisingly, the term "replacement cost" does not enjoy a standard definition in the industry. This study explores the components of total replacement cost, and ultimately creates a market-level index industry professionals can utilize when creating or reviewing office development budgets.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Hansen, David John, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• William C. Wheaton.

• Architecture.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/37441
• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/37441

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/37441