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.
Warehouse space is somewhat of a commodity so developers want to build it as cheap as possible. A common goal is to build everything excluding sitework (paving, utilities, grading, landscaping, etc) and furnishings (racks, office furniture, lobby millwork) for $25 per square foot (about $275 per square meter).