Torre di Santa Maria, vendesi casa indipendente
Torre di Santa Maria, in via Vassalli, proponiamo edificio da ristrutturare disposto su 5 piano. Composto da due cantine, due cucine, sei camere, due bagni, due balconi e due ripostigli. Con terreno di proprietà.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €35,000 asking price looks low at €161/m², but the 218 m², five-floor townhouse needs substantial renovation estimated at about €152,600, bringing the effective cost to roughly €861/m² versus a local reference of €419/m². The listing offers generous space, balconies, cellars and land, but the scale of works makes this a weak renovation deal.
More on the house and the area
A striking stone-and-slate mountain townhouse with multiple balconies and exceptional views over the alpine valley and village rooftops. It is a large, solid-roofed historic home with floors, windows, and rooms in place, but it is clearly not move-in ready and needs substantial renovation before it becomes a comfortable residence.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€43,000 – €76,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is required, including a severely damaged kitchen/bathroom area and likely electrical and plumbing work.
- Interior finishes show damp staining, worn floors, cracked plaster, and considerable debris.
- The steep hillside-village setting may complicate parking, deliveries, and construction access.
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 88/100The cluster is in Valmalenco in the Bernina Alps, with alpine slopes and high peaks immediately around the valley. The Mallero valley runs down toward Sondrio. The area is tied to the Valmalenco ski domain above Chiesa in Valmalenco, with lifts around Snow Eagle and Alpe Palù reached in a short drive or from the town side. Sondrio is the nearest town of size, with rail services, shops and provincial services in the Valtellina floor. This part of Valmalenco is known for alpine walking, skiing and stone villages in a high mountain valley.