Trilocale in Messina
Trilocale in Messina. Habitable, garage, esposizione esterna, balcone, 500 m from the sea.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €950/m², or roughly €1,150/m² including a €200/m² habitable-home allowance, this apartment is well above the local €485/m² benchmark. The sea-front location, balcony, panoramic view and garage add value, but the price is not especially compelling.
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The sweeping balcony view over the Sicilian coastline, harbor, rooftops, and mountains is genuinely exceptional for a €57,000 home. Unlike a photogenic renovation project, this is a furnished, habitable apartment with a working kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, air conditioning, and garage; the main compromise is dated decor and a plain multi-unit building.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Apartment interiors are dated and highly personalized, so cosmetic updating may be desirable.
- The building has extensive exterior stairs and appears to have limited private outdoor space beyond the balcony.
- A sea view is clearly shown, but the apartment’s exact orientation and garage usability should be verified.
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 Calabria visible across the water and ferry traffic to Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria. The Peloritani rise immediately behind the city, forming short steep valleys and ridge roads within a few kilometres of the urban fabric. The nearest substantial natural landscape within the radius is the Peloritani range rather than a protected national park. Messina is the nearest city of size and has the port, the university, major services, rail connections and the cathedral area. The wider zone is known for its strait setting and for transport links between Sicily and the mainland.