Quadrilocale in Via Umberto I 32
MAR immobiliare propone in VENDITA a Cappelle Sul Tavo (in centro) ampio Appartamento con corte esclusiva e magazzino. Appartamento nel cuore di Cappelle Sul Tavo, in una piccola e riservata palazzina di soli due piani, appartamento al piano primo composto da: un luminoso ingresso, una cucina abitabile, un ampio…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €660/m², the asking price is already about 20% above the local €550/m² reference; allowing roughly €200/m² for an apparently habitable but undocumented condition brings the effective cost to about €860/m². The central location, 108 m² private garden, terrace and large storage room add value, but the listing does not say when the building was constructed or disclose its condition and energy performance.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable, spacious Italian apartment with working kitchen, multiple large bedrooms, classic terrazzo floors, abundant storage, and a generous private courtyard/garden. The old-fashioned furnishings and facade are more practical than stylish, and the balcony view is urban rather than scenic, but the outdoor space and authentic everyday character add real appeal.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a three-bedroom-sized layout.
- The interiors are fully furnished and usable but dated, with likely cosmetic modernization needed.
- The property is in a built-up town-center setting; the balcony overlooks a street and neighboring buildings rather than an expansive landscape.
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 47/100The area is the lower Tavo valley, with low cultivated hills and built-up strips between Pescara and the Adriatic coast. The Adriatic is about 8 km away, with the nearest continuous coastal urban strip around Montesilvano and Pescara. Inland, the Maiella massif and the Gran Sasso d'Italia are visible on clear days but they are well beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. The nearest large town is Pescara, which has the main shopping, rail links, hospital and airport for the area. This part of the province is known for mixed suburban growth, small valley industry, olive groves and access roads running between hill villages and the coast.