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Appartamento in Vendita a Scaletta Zanclea - Terzo Piano con Vista Panoramica Scopri questa splendida opportunità immobiliare nel cuore di Scaletta Zanclea! Situato al terzo piano di una piccola palazzina di soli tre appartamenti, questo appartamento di 90 m² commerciali (85 m² calpestabili) rappresenta un'occasione…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€889/m²), estimated all-in cost is about €98,000 or €1,089/m² after modest habitable-home costs, well above the €485/m² level for comparable Sicilian listings. Immediate sea access, panoramic terrace, two balconies, and no condominium fees add value, but the listing does not state the actual condition or building age.
More on the house and the area
This is a bright, solid-looking 90 m² apartment with clean tiled floors, several rooms, a functioning bathroom, and balconies. It is not especially distinctive visually, and the missing kitchen plus exterior maintenance issues make it a refresh project rather than a ready-made dream home. The seaside location and claimed panoramic terrace could add substantial appeal, but they are not proven by the photos.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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 kitchen appears unfinished or missing, with only tiled walls and service connections visible.
- Visible exterior cracking and peeling render need inspection and likely repair.
- The advertised panoramic rooftop terrace and sea views are not shown in the gallery.
- Bathroom fixtures and finishes look dated, despite the apartment being generally usable.
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 55/100This is inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The nearest substantial natural landscape within about 15 km is the lower Peloritani ridge system and the strait shoreline rather than open countryside. Messina is a major city with port infrastructure, ferry terminals, universities, hospitals and dense urban districts.