Quadrilocale in Via Roma 2
Appartamento nel Cuore del Centro Storico - Porta Romana Scopri questa straordinaria opportunità nel cuore di Porta Romana. Situato al primo piano con affaccio diretto su via Roma, questo appartamento rappresenta un'occasione unica per chi desidera creare la propria dimora da zero in una location esclusiva del centro…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €55,000 purchase price is attractive at €545/m², but the listing explicitly requires a complete renovation and redistribution of the interior. At an estimated €1,100/m² renovation cost, the effective total is about €1,645/m²—well above the local €732/m² reference, despite the historic-center location.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
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 63/100The cluster sits in the Val di Chiana, with cultivated hills and a broad farmed valley around Castiglion Fiorentino. The Canale Maestro della Chiana crosses this part of the valley, and Lake Trasimeno is just beyond the Tuscan border at roughly the edge of a 15 km radius. Castiglion Fiorentino itself is a substantial hill town with an intact historic centre on a ridge, regular rail connections, shops and services. Cortona is nearby and is one of the best-known historic hill towns in this part of Tuscany. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and mixed arable farming in the reclaimed Chiana plain.