At least $5,000 for the service and panels. At least $8,000 for the units and common area wiring

where at in pa, near pittsburgh?

Thanks Spencer. Brad - Harrisburg PA

$8000 for three 1000 full sq/ft apartments and common areas????
Wow! I would go out of business if I had to work that cheap.

Also, with three floors did you figure in a sprinkler system?

Petey - I know in my city new construction needs sprinklers, but I am still trying to find out about existing construction. Any thoughts?

Also, since Spencer already quoted 5,000 for the panels, and the walls and ceilings will be open (shouldn't be much fishing) why is 8,000 so unreasonable to run wiring from the new panels to the various rooms?

Maybe $8K for EACH apartment...

Figure at a little above minimum code about 20 hours labor per apartment and $1,000 worth of material per apartment. I also was not thinking about the number of floors and what wiring method the locality requires. If EMT conduit is required, then I could see more like $6-9k per apartment.

This jurisdiction only requires romex. How does this change the estimate?

Tim

$5000 for the whole service is close IMO, not just "the panels".

I don't know. Off the cuff, $8000 to completely wire three 1000'/sq full apartments seems way low to me. I was thinking more like $15k.

My sprinkler comment was in reference to the third floor. Here in NYS sprinklers would be required.
What you are doing would be considered new construction. You are gutting and re-doing the whole building. The WHOLE building must be brought up to current code.