Vialle Giostra Basso - 3 vani piano medio con ascensore
Vialle Giostra Basso - 3 vani piano medio con ascensore . Habitable, porta blindata, balcone, arredato, 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 €90,000 (€1,125/m²), estimated effective cost is about €1,325/m² after modest habitable-property costs, far above the local €482/m² benchmark. The sea proximity, balcony, lift and sea view add appeal, but they do not justify this substantial premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, immediately usable three-bedroom apartment with a functional kitchen, bathroom, balconies, air conditioning, elevator access, and attractive traditional terrazzo flooring. However, its beauty is modest: the setting is dense and traffic-heavy, with no clearly visible sea view or distinctive historic architecture. It is a solid lifestyle base rather than a dream-home showstopper.
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 – €9,000
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.
- Busy urban setting with visible traffic and tram lines.
- Interiors are clean and habitable but dated, with largely original furnishings and finishes.
- The advertised sea view is not clearly demonstrated in the photos; outlook is mainly toward nearby buildings and the street.
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 55/100The cluster is inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is the urban waterfront of the strait rather than a resort shore. The nearest substantial town is Messina itself, with a major port, ferry links to Calabria, a university, hospitals and full city services. This stretch of the strait is known for ferry traffic and for the narrow sea passage between Sicily and the Italian mainland.