Catona, semindipendente su due livelli con terrazzo.
CATONA - Via La Torre In zona tranquilla e riservata, l'agenzia Tecnocasa Catona propone in vendita una soluzione semindipendente disposta su due livelli, con superficie catastale di 187 mq. L’immobile si distingue per il doppio ingresso, caratteristica che offre la possibilità di ricavare due unità abitative separate,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 187 sqm, the ask is only €294/sqm versus a local baseline of €423/sqm, and the 1 km sea location plus terrace/sea view add value. But it explicitly needs renovation, so with an estimated €700/sqm works budget the effective cost is about €994/sqm, making it a decent but not exceptional buy.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, real house with high ceilings, old chandeliers, original patterned floors and some faded period character, plus a usable roof terrace with a genuine sea view. It is not a shell at all, but it clearly needs substantial renovation and modernization before it feels like a dream home. At €55k for 187 sqm near the sea, the value helps the wow.
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€37,000 – €66,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs significant renovation and updating throughout
- Only one bathroom for a very large 187 sqm layout
- Exterior/outlook is mixed urban rather than picturesque
- No polished kitchen or ready-to-enjoy finishes yet
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 55/100This cluster lies in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising inland within the same local landscape. The Strait is the defining water feature, and the nearest beaches are on the Ionian and Tyrrhenian sides of the metropolitan area. Aspromonte National Park begins inland and frames daily views from the city side, but from this location a resident lives primarily in an urban fabric rather than in open mountain country. Reggio Calabria is the main city of the area and has a seafront, ferry links across the strait, the National Archaeological Museum with the Riace Bronzes, and the main services of a provincial capital. The area is known for the strait setting between Calabria and Sicily and for bergamot cultivation in the wider province.