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Re:A 2:15 Alarm, 2 Trains and a Bus Get Her to Work by 7 A.M by cbr on Thursday August 17, 2017 @01:29PM (#15038853)
Building codes aren't the problem, it's zoning. If a developer had an empty acre in SF or Palo Alto, or permission to replace low rise housing with skyscrapers, they'd build.

The cost of building probably does have an effect on the margin, but it is so much less of a factor than restrictions on what can be built.

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Re:A 2:15 Alarm, 2 Trains and a Bus Get Her to Work by 7 A.M by saltyworker on Thursday August 17, 2017 @01:51PM (#15039084)
A recent article about building in Millbrae mentions developer fees of 26k per unit being build. I'm all for deregulation to make it easier to build, but the code compliance and fees are also part of the problem.

http://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/millbrae-bart-stati...

From the National Association of Home Builders, it looks like "average" is approximately $9,400 per unit in "fees". Not sure if that's apple to apples with the Bay Area, but in either way that fee just seems kind of crazy. Rows A-C, summing fees, on the Construction Costs table here: https://www.nahbclassic.org/generic.aspx?genericContentID=24...

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