Appartamento con terrazza
Piena proprietà di appartamento situato in Via Val d'Elsa, 3, Osteria Bianca, Empoli (FI), al primo piano di un fabbricato residenziale, con ingresso da passo comune e vano scala esclusivo. L'abitazione è composta da soggiorno-pranzo con angolo cottura, tre camere da letto, due bagni, due disimpegni e una…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €603/m², the asking price is below Empoli's €734/m² reference, but allowing roughly €200/m² for an apartment whose condition is not stated brings the effective cost to about €803/m². The brief listing does not say the condition, bathroom count, or building age, so the apparent discount needs verification.
More on the house and the area
This is a generously sized three-bedroom apartment with a large covered terrace, but its setting is ordinary and lacks views, historic character, or a memorable exterior. The real photos suggest a usable but dated property, while the polished interior images are only illustrative renders, so the home’s actual livability remains uncertain.
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 – €16,000
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.
- The genuine photos show an ordinary urban building and a cluttered, dated terrace rather than a distinctive Italian home.
- Interior living spaces are not shown in the real gallery; the attractive interiors are explicitly non-real renovation renders.
- Condition, bathrooms, and legal/occupancy details require verification because this is a judicial auction and the listing data is inconsistent.
- Located on a busy road junction, with limited privacy and no scenic view or meaningful garden.
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 52/100The area sits in the lower Arno valley, with the Arno as the main river and a mixed landscape of plain, cultivated fields and low hills. To the south and east are the first hills of the Empolese and the Montalbano area, with vineyards, olive groves and scattered farmhouses rather than a single dramatic landform. Florence is the nearest major city and provides the full range of services, rail connections and monuments. Within this radius the landscape is that of ordinary settled Tuscan countryside rather than a protected or singular natural setting. The historic core of Empoli is a normal working town centre, and the area is known above all for agriculture and for being a transport and service node in the Arno corridor.