IN88 - Villa da ultimare a Marsala (Tp) in Contrada Cozzaro
CASAfacile Vende in Esclusiva a Marsala (Tp) in Contrada Cozzaro una splendida Villa Indipendente libera su 4 lati, progettata per offrire il massimo comfort abitativo. La proprietà si distingue per la sua straordinaria luminosità: grazie ad un’esposizione ottimale a sud e a speciali aperture fuori misura ideate…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €1,000 asking price for 213 sqm (€5/sqm) is clearly incompatible with a renovated sea-near villa in Marsala and the text itself says it is still 'da ultimare', so the listing likely does not represent the real total purchase price. Even before finishes, adding a mid-level completion cost of about €700/sqm gives an effective cost around €705/sqm versus a €388/sqm baseline, so this is not a genuine bargain as presented.
More on the house and the area
The house has a bright modern villa form, huge openings and a distant blue sea glimpse over open land, with plenty of surrounding plot. But the photos show an unfinished interior shell rather than a ready home: plastered spaces and structure are there, yet floors, fixtures, glazing and full fit-out are not visible. Dreamy potential is real, but livability is not there yet.
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€42,000 – €75,000
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.
- Still unfinished inside despite the 'renovated' label
- No fitted kitchen, bathrooms or final finishes visible
- Exterior landscaping/garden is raw and undeveloped
- Sea glimpse is distant rather than dramatic
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 in the built-up area of Marsala, so the resident setting is an urban edge on the low coastal plain of western Sicily. The Stagnone lagoon and the Isola di Mozia area lie just north of the town, with shallow saltwater basins and historic salt pans along this stretch of coast. Trapani is the nearest larger centre for wider services and airport access comes from Trapani-Birgi nearby and Palermo farther away. The area is known for salt production and Marsala wine.