Trilocale in Via Piccolo Torrente Pagliara 20
Situato nel cuore di Roccalumera, in via Piccolo Torrente Pagliara 20, presentiamo in vendita un delizioso appartamento di circa 70 mq commerciali, ideale per chi desidera vivere il mare o investire in una soluzione a forte vocazione turistica. L’immobile si trova al terzo piano di un elegante residence immerso nel…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,357/m², or roughly €1,557/m² after allowing €200/m² for unspecified updating, this is far above the €485/m² local comparison level. The beachfront setting, parking, garden, elevator, and 35 photos support the premium, but the listing does not state the condition or building age and energy class G may imply additional costs.
More on the house and the area
A bright, polished, move-in-ready apartment with a stylish open-plan kitchen-living area, modern bathroom, air conditioning and attractive communal palm gardens. It is a practical seaside home with parking and elevator access, though the exterior and setting feel suburban rather than distinctive, and no actual sea view is shown.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- No sea view is visible in the gallery despite the beachside location.
- The property is in a generic multi-unit residence rather than a characterful Italian home.
- Energy class G may mean higher running costs.
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 68/100The Peloritani range rises immediately inland above the Ionian coast. The cluster is on the Strait of Messina coast, with beaches on the Ionian Sea and views across the water toward Calabria. The Nisi stream reaches the sea here, and the lower valley cuts up into the hills behind the coast. Taormina is the nearest major visitor town and has services, a rail station and the Greek theatre, but it is beyond the 15 km landscape radius. Messina is the nearest city of size for full services and ferry links, also beyond that radius. This stretch of coast is known for narrow seaside towns backed closely by steep hills and for citrus and olive cultivation on the slopes.