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A real estimate produced by the cited-band engine — Halifax, a 2,000 sq ft wood-frame ground-up build at mid finish. Every figure below is a published band reproduced as printed, with its guide and edition named.
Shared estimate · read-only
Halifax · Mid · 2,000 sqft
ground-up new build · Canada · priced in CAD
One published source for this cell
Altus Group
CA$300,000 – CA$450,000
CA$150 – CA$225 per sqft · CIQS: each floor measured to the outer face of external walls; no deduction for stairs, elevators or vertical ducts; deduction for non-service vertical protrusions such as atria; mezzanines included; balconies excluded; enclosed solariums in residential condominiums included; external covered walkways excluded. Above-grade scope only.
Altus Group 2026 Canadian Cost Guide · 2026 · p. 5
Hard construction costs only — soft costs, land, and financing excluded.
Hard construction costs only. Excludes land, legal, marketing, off-property site services, purchaser upgrades, tenant incentives, property taxes, municipal fees, soil and environmental tests, contingencies, management costs, levies, professional fees, equipment and furnishings, insurance and bond costs. Excludes GST/HST/QST; includes PST where applicable.
Evidence dossier
Every figure on this page is scaled from the printed sources below. Nothing is estimated by AI.
Altus Group
- Guide:
- Altus Group 2026 Canadian Cost Guide
- Edition:
- 2026
- Page:
- 5
- Source:
- publisher link
- Licence:
- Published guide, free distribution. Hard construction costs only, excludes soft costs. CIQS floor-area definition. Assumes level open site, stable soil, average-quality finishes. Guide only, subject to confirmation for specific circumstances. Excludes pending tariff impacts.
- Caveat:
- Hard construction costs only. Excludes land, legal, marketing, off-property site services, purchaser upgrades, tenant incentives, property taxes, municipal fees, soil and environmental tests, contingencies, management costs, levies, professional fees, equipment and furnishings, insurance and bond costs. Excludes GST/HST/QST; includes PST where applicable.
Bands are the published per-sqft ranges multiplied by your stated area, in the guide's own currency. Construction costs move — confirm with local quotes before committing.