Terratetto unifamiliare in Mantova
Centocinquanta metri quadri di Casa Mantovana in stato grezzo nel cuore del centro storico di Mantova, in Vicolo 5 Reggiole: potenziale terrazzo di 20 mq, giardino privato, cantina e struttura su più livelli in un vicolo autentico del tessuto patrimonio UNESCO. Una carta bianca completa per chi vuole progettare la…
What it really costs
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At €75,000 for 150 sqm (€500/sqm), this looks cheap versus the low-stock baseline of €408/sqm, but the house is explicitly in stato grezzo, so I estimate a full fit-out/restoration at about €1,100/sqm, bringing effective cost to roughly €1,600/sqm. The UNESCO historic-center location, private garden and potential terrace support value, but this is a major renovation project rather than a bargain turnkey home.
More on the house and the area
The setting has real appeal: an authentic UNESCO-center Mantova townhouse with exposed old brick, a private courtyard/garden and possible terrace, all rare for the location. But the current property is clearly a raw shell rather than a usable home, with unfinished interiors and substantial works still needed. The renderings show strong future potential, yet as photographed today this is a renovation project, not a move-in dream house.
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€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Full shell/al grezzo: no finished kitchen, bathrooms or livable interiors
- Major renovation and layout work required across all levels
- Outdoor spaces are raw and need full construction/landscaping
- Likely significant project complexity in historic center permissions
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 62/100The cluster is in the Po plain at Mantova, where the Mincio broadens into the Lago Superiore, Lago di Mezzo and Lago Inferiore around the city. The Mincio valley and its wetlands are the main landscape feature within reach, with the Parco del Mincio extending through the area. Mantova is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre with the Palazzo Ducale, Palazzo Te and the cathedral. Mantova and Sabbioneta are a UNESCO World Heritage site. The area is known for the Gonzaga city, the lakes around the centre, and rice fields and irrigated farmland in the surrounding plain.