How much does it cost per square foot to build a custom luxury home like the one I have in mind?
Without having good plans and a complete idea of the finishes and features of a house we cant give a reliable answer to that question. We can only say that in our twenty-six year history (adjusting for inflation) we have built homes for between $250.00 and $750.00 per square foot. Think of it this way. If you are building a 5,000 square foot house, every $5,000.00 item adds $1.00 per square foot. If that house has, lets say, a $200,000.00 package of mahogany impact rated windows and doors, that alone amounts to $40.00 ($200,000/5,000) per square foot. Yet, that very same house could, as an alternate, have painted aluminum impact windows and doors that add half that per square foot. And, the same scenario can play out for numerous other elements that comprise a custom luxury home. Even the structure can cost more depending on the homes location (coastal construction requirements versus conventional) or the complexity of the design relative to other similarly sized homes. Builders and de
