Now only in phrase bated breath, which was used by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice (1596). c.1300, to contend with blows or arguments, from Old French batre to hit, beat, strike, from Late Latin battere, from Latin batuere to beat, knock (see batter (v.)).
The average per square foot cost for commercial office space construction can be anywhere between $100 per square foot to $200 per square foot or even more.
The Nov 2011direct cost of building a new home anywhere in the United States is $80.00 to $110 per square foot. This does not include land, land development, or the General Contractor's profit and overhead.avier Chaco, , Boca Raton, FL. It depends on what kind of construction you are doing, based on the National Builders Reference, to build an addition in or around Seattle, should run anywhere from $ 200 to $ 500.00 per square foot, the 500 for high end finishes.