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.
1 In general, you can expect to pay approximately $15 to $25 per square foot for a basic rigid frame commercial steel building (all inclusive). 2  More customized/refined commercial metal steel buildings might cost closer to $20 to $40 per square foot. If youâre interested in constructing a do-it-yourself commercial steel building, metal building kits could run you somewhere in the neighborhood of $15 to $20 per square foot, while a poured concrete foundation might cost around $5 to $10 per square foot.