Palazzo - Edificio in Fucecchio
Appartamento situato al secondo piano su 2 In ottimo stato tranne qualche lavoretto da fare Abitabile da subito Prezzo trattabile
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Priced at €600/m², exactly the town median (€600/m²), so no pricing edge. Habitable condition, move-in ready with only minor work needed, fresh listing (1 day). Tuscany apartment in a 1900 palazzo, 100m² with 5 rooms and 1 bath at €60k is reasonable but not a bargain. Weak spots: only 1 photo, no energy class, 0 beds listed, and no sea proximity data. Baseline is small but usable. Renovation minimal given habitable state. Overall a fair, unremarkable deal at market price.
More on the house and the area
The single available image is a scanned architectural floor plan, not a photograph of the property. It shows a standard ~100sqm apartment layout with kitchen (cucina), living room (sala), three bedrooms (camera), one bathroom (WC), an entrance hall (atrio) and a balcony on Via Checchi. There is nothing visually striking or unusual to convey any wow factor. While €60,000 for 100sqm (€600/m2) is inexpensive, no interior, exterior, view, or location imagery exists to substantiate any appeal. The 1900 build year hints at potential historic character, but no evidence supports it. Verdict: no wow.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €150/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 – €8,000
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.
- Only photo provided is a hand-drawn floor plan, no actual interior/exterior images
- Listed as 'Palazzo' but description says second-floor apartment - inconsistent
- Vague condition: 'good state except some work to do'
- No energy class, no real photos to assess appeal
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 58/100The cluster is in the lower Arno plain around the Padule di Fucecchio, a large inland marsh shared with nearby communes and protected as a nature reserve area. The Arno runs nearby, and the landscape within reach is mostly flat to gently undulating farmland with drainage canals, fields and scattered settlements. To the east and south the first Tuscan hills begin toward the Cerbaie woods and the Vinci side, but this is not a mountain setting. Empoli is the nearest larger town with rail connections, services and a substantial working town centre. The area is known for wetland birdlife in the Padule and for mixed agriculture on the plain.