It is cheaper to build 800 apartments over a store than the store alone

Claim

Costco found it cheaper to build 800 apartments above a California store than to build only the store, while three of four restaurant meals are now eaten outside restaurants.

Reported metric: 800 apartments

Reporting date: 2026-02-02 (not necessarily the event date)

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