Casa indipendente in Via Nazionale 618
Via Nazionale 618 - In posizione strategica, a pochi passi dallo svincolo autostradale e nelle immediate vicinanze dei principali servizi e punti di prima necessità, proponiamo in vendita un'interessante opportunità immobiliare. La proprietà comprende un rudere di circa 40 mq, circondato da un terreno di circa 400 mq,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing explicitly describes a 40 m² ruin on 400 m² of land, intended for possible expansion or new construction rather than immediate habitation. At €68,000 plus roughly €44,000 for restoration, the effective cost is about €2,800/m², far above comparable local pricing, while the building condition and development rights are not clearly documented.
More on the house and the area
The 400 sqm lot offers development potential and parking, but the actual 40 sqm structure is a neglected shell rather than a livable Sicilian home. The polished stone house shown is only a proposed design, so this is a reconstruction project with limited present-day charm.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €23,000
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 existing property is explicitly a rudere and appears uninhabitable, with boarded openings and heavy overgrowth.
- The attractive stone-house images are architectural renderings/proposals, not the current building.
- Any replacement, extension, utilities, and planning rights require verification; the setting is beside roads and a commercial/industrial area.
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 55/100On the Strait of Messina, with the Sicilian coast facing Calabria across a narrow stretch of water. The Peloritani mountains rise immediately behind the urban area. The nearest large town is Messina itself, a major port city with university, hospitals, ferry terminals and full city services. This is known for the strait landscape and the ferry crossing between Sicily and the mainland.