Re:Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not fo...
by dont__panic on Thursday August 25, 2022 @12:43PM
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Where do the surface parking costs ($10-20k/stall) come from? That's astonishing to me -- I would guess that a dirt driveway can be almost free, a gravel driveway can be close to free, and a paved driveway costs a few hundred per car space.
A developer can only build if they can achieve a 5-6% return on total costs
So 5% of $50k = $2,500 of income, or assuming 30% expenses, $2,500 / 70% margin = $3,500 of income needed per stall per year, or almost $300 per month per stall of underground parking provided
Surface parking is less expensive, like $10-20k/stall but you get the point.