Four questions, about a minute

A planning-level cost range in about a minute

Name: AP Construction
Address: 12848 Queensbury Ln #208, Houston, TX, 77024, US
Telephone: (346) 222-4999

Enter the ZIP, the building type, and the size. We return a range you can plan around, built on AP’s own cost index, then follow up with a real number.

Instant estimate

Four questions, one range

The range comes from AP’s own cost index: a base rate for the building type, adjusted for the market, the size, the distance from the metro core, site conditions, and soils. Building cost only, and a starting point a preconstruction review turns into a real number.

01Where
02Building
03Size
04Conditions
05Your range

Prefer to talk it through? Call (346) 222-4999 or send a message.

Where is the project?

The ZIP places the site in the nearest market and sets the distance from its metro core. A street address helps us follow up.

ZIP code

Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Site address

What are you building?

Pick the closest match. The type sets the base rate.

Office or workplaceConventional: tilt-wall or CMU, masonry, storefrontPEMB or light-industrial shell with office finishRed-iron frame, metal or masonry skin, finished officeWarehouseTilt-wall shell, docks, modest officeDistribution center36 ft clear, heavy dock count, ESFR, automation-readyTruck or fleet facilityDrive-through bays, lifts, fluids, fuel island, washLight industrial or manufacturingOffice, production, and warehouse under one roofBank branchVault, drive-up, secure areas, high finishRetail or restaurantFirst-generation build-out, storefront, kitchen exhaustAutomotive service centerLifts, fluids, wash bay, customer lounge

How big is the building?

Total area under roof, including office. Smaller buildings carry a higher rate per square foot because mobilization, service entrance, restrooms, and fire riser do not shrink with the footprint.

Building square feet

Conditions

We filled these in from the ZIP. Change anything you know better.

Nearest market

Distance from the metro core

Soil conditions

Coastal wind zoneGulf-facing counties and parishesPetrochemical labor competitionTurnaround-season labor marketsPrevailing wage or public workDavis-Bacon or state equivalent

Are permits and entitlements done?

Does not change the range, which excludes fees and entitlement. It tells us how to plan the schedule.

Yes, permits and entitlements are in handIn progressNot startedNot sure

Your planning range

Estimated building cost

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How the range was built

Step	Low	High

Not included in this number

Land acquisition and closing costs
Site development beyond the building pad (paving, drainage, detention, retaining, landscape, irrigation)
Offsite utility extensions, taps, and franchise utility fees
Impact fees, plan review fees, permit fees, water/wastewater capacity fees
Architectural, structural, MEP, civil, and geotechnical design fees
Survey, platting, and entitlement costs
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E)
Owner-furnished equipment, IT/AV, security, and low-voltage cabling
Testing and special inspections
Escalation beyond the current quarter
Owner contingency
Financing and carrying costs

This calculator produces a planning-level order-of-magnitude range, not a bid or a proposal. It reflects building construction cost only; see the exclusions list. Actual pricing depends on documents, site conditions, schedule, and market conditions at the time of bid. No estimate, warranty, or contractual commitment is created by the output of this tool.

Email me this breakdown

Optional. We send the range with its factors and exclusions, and a preconstruction lead follows up.

Name

Company

Phone

I agree that AP Construction may use this information to send the estimate and follow up, as described in theprivacy policy.

What comes next

From a range to a real number

Range

The wizard gives you an order-of-magnitude range, its factors, and what it excludes, on screen and by email.

Conversation

A preconstruction lead calls to learn the site, the operation, and the opening date.

Preconstruction review

Site and document review, staged estimating, and a constructability and risk log.

Commit

A leveled, trade-by-trade estimate with procurement and permitting mapped into the schedule.

Estimate questions

How accurate is the instant estimate?

It is an order-of-magnitude planning range built from AP’s own cost index: a base rate by building type, adjusted for market, size, distance from the metro, conditions, and soils. It tells you whether a project is in the right neighborhood. A preconstruction review replaces it with a real number.

What does the range include and exclude?

It is building construction cost only, including general conditions, overhead, and fee. It excludes land, site work beyond the pad, offsite utilities, permit and impact fees, design fees, entitlement, FF&E, owner equipment, testing, escalation, contingency, and financing. The full list appears with every result.

Why does the range change with location and size?

Labor, materials, and trade coverage differ by market, so each market carries a percentage against Dallas-Fort Worth, plus a travel adder past 45 miles from the metro core. Small buildings cost more per square foot because mobilization, restrooms, and the fire riser do not shrink with the footprint.

What happens after I send the range?

You receive the range with its assumptions by email, and a member of AP’s preconstruction team follows up to learn more about the site and the operation. If it makes sense, the next step is a preconstruction review with a staged estimate.

Can I get a range for a renovation or a rollout?

The wizard is tuned for ground-up work in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Renovations, occupied-branch phasing, and multi-site programs depend on the existing building and the program, so send a message or call and we will scope it directly.

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