Bilocale in Via Sparagonà, 196, Santa Teresa di Riva,
Proponiamo in vendita a Santa Teresa di Riva un appartamento residenziale di 39 mq, ideale come bivani funzionale e panoramico. L'immobile si trova al terzo piano di un complesso con ascensore, offrendo una soluzione abitativa compatta e ben organizzata. L'appartamento è composto da un soggiorno con angolo cottura, una…
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €72,000 for 44 m², with an estimated €200/m² allowance for a habitable home, the effective cost is about €1,836/m² versus roughly €485/m² for comparable local stock. The sea is only 1 km away and the apartment appears usable, but the listing is expensive and inconsistently states 39 m² in the description versus 44 m² in the property data.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable, well-kept small apartment with a huge covered veranda and striking open views across citrus groves, hills, and the sea. The interiors are basic and dated, but the fitted kitchen, bathroom, air conditioning, elevator, and parking make it a real home rather than a renovation project.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Very compact 39–44 sqm layout, best suited to one person or a couple.
- The apartment appears dated and simply furnished rather than recently renovated.
- Third-floor condominium living means shared surroundings and potential ongoing communal 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.