Casa Indipendente Due Livelli Da Ristrutturare
Cerchi una casa indipendente da personalizzare nel cuore di Archi? Questa proprietà su tre livelli offre ampi spazi interni e un terrazzo, ideale per momenti di relax all’aperto. Composizione: Piano terra: cucina abitabile, salone, camera, bagno Primo piano: due camere da letto, secondo bagno Secondo piano: terrazzo…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 126 sqm the asking price is €437/sqm, but the description says "completamente da ristrutturare," so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation, bringing effective cost to roughly €1,537/sqm. That is far above the local baseline of €423/sqm; being 1 km from the sea and having a terrace helps a bit, but not enough to offset a full restoration.
More on the house and the area
This is a real three-level house, not a shell: it has kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms and a big rooftop terrace, so the bones of livability are there. But the wow is limited—street setting is ordinary, interiors are tired rather than charming, and it needs substantial modernization. The terrace and open outlook add some appeal, especially at this price, but this feels more like a solid project than a dream-home scroll stopper.
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€50,000 – €74,000
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.
- Completely needs renovation despite being currently roofed and laid out as a house
- Interiors are dated and worn, with visible moisture/staining and basic finishes
- Terrace is large but very plain and weathered
- No photo-proven sea view despite near-sea location
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.