Via Sant Isidoro, Messina
Tribunale: Messina RGE: 6029/2007 PVP: 4645648 Appartamento posto a piano secondo, per una superficie di mq. 215, composto da ingresso con salone doppio, ampia cucina, corridoio, camera da letto, due bagni e ripostiglio. E' dotato di un balcone prospiciente i fronti nord ed ovest e lastrico solare e ripostiglio…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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Although the advertised price is €54,162 (€252/m²) for a 215 m² apartment near the sea, this is a judicial auction property, so it fails the catalog’s buyer-safety criteria. The listing also says the images are indicative rather than real, while the headline facts conflict with the described rooms and bathrooms.
More on the house and the area
A very large, reportedly habitable 215 sqm apartment near the sea, with a balcony and access to a rooftop terrace, offered at an unusually low price per square metre. However, the polished modern interiors shown are only illustrative renders, not evidence of the real home, so the visual appeal and actual livability remain uncertain.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €24,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- The listing explicitly says the images are indicative and not photographs of the actual property.
- Auction purchase may involve legal, occupancy, or access complications that require verification.
- The apartment is in energy class G and the actual condition, terrace, and finishes need confirmation.
- Urban apartment setting with no proven sea view or notable historic character.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 55/100The cluster is inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is the urban waterfront of the strait rather than a resort shore. The nearest substantial town is Messina itself, with a major port, ferry links to Calabria, a university, hospitals and full city services. This stretch of the strait is known for ferry traffic and for the narrow sea passage between Sicily and the Italian mainland.