Cost to hire an architect to draw plans on assisted living?

[Ed Perez]

Hello, we are planning on opening a residential assisted living (up to 8 beds) in Ohio. The Board of Building Standard Department informed us that we need to work with a design architect or engineer to draw the plans, and those plans need to be submitted to the building department for review. How much on the average does it cost to hire an architect? Any insight you provide is greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

[Kinley Puzey]

Architectural fees typically range between 6-10 percent of the construction budget. It depends on size and scope of the project as well as what engineering is required. Most likely the architect would have structural, electrical, and mechanical engineering included in his fee for this type of project. Civil and Geo-Technical engineering is done by the owner and consults with the architectural team.