Casa indipendente in Via Umberto I 10
A. U. ROSSANO (CS) – Centro Storico, Via Umberto I Vendesi intero fabbricato indipendente con ampio magazzino, nei pressi della rinomata Piazza Grottaferrata Nel caratteristico centro storico di Rossano, a pochi passi dalla rinnovata Piazza Grottaferrata, proponiamo in vendita un intero fabbricato composto da due…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €59,000 asking price is very low at €171/m² versus the €282/m² local benchmark, and the historic-center location is attractive. However, substantial renovation across 345 m² implies roughly €241,500 of works, bringing the effective cost to about €871/m²—well above the benchmark.
More on the house and the area
A characterful historic-center building with elegant green shutters, wrought-iron balconies, arched openings, old doors, and a potentially atmospheric tufa cave/cellar. It is a substantial, roofed property with floors, bathrooms, and usable room layouts, but the damp, neglected interiors and dated systems make it a real renovation project rather than a move-in home. At €59,000, the size and historic character create strong value appeal for someone pursuing a B&B or multi-unit restoration.
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€68,000 – €121,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, with widespread damp, peeling plaster, and dated interiors.
- No attractive view, private garden, or outdoor living area is shown.
- The large 345 sqm layout and multiple units may mean significant renovation, utility, and maintenance 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 55/100The cluster lies in the Ionian coastal plain around the mouth of the Crati, with the Sila foothills inland and the lower slopes of the massif visible farther west. The Ionian Sea coast is close, with long sandy beaches and low flat shoreline around Schiavonea and the Corigliano-Rossano seafront. The Sila National Park begins inland beyond the plain, outside the immediate 15 km landscape. Corigliano-Rossano is a large town and has extensive modern built-up areas, services, shopping and rail connections; the urban cap applies here because the cluster is inside a city above 50,000 residents. The area is known for citrus groves and olive cultivation on the plain and lower hills, and for the historic centres of Corigliano and Rossano, including the ducal castle at Corigliano and the Codex Purpureus of Rossano, which is on UNESCO's Memory of the World register.