is a pretty big range. If that is true construction costs, and does not include land acquisition cost, that's a pretty broad range.

Any competent general contractor could come up with a much tighter cost estimate.

Of course, question number 1 -- is he a licensed general contractor?

Question number 2 -- who is the we he refers to when he says we can build for much less?

I guess the river front land owner will say about anything to get the city to take his land albatross off his hands.