Saline J. - Villa a schiera semi rustica 3 livelli
Saline Joniche - In contesto tranquillo, con esposizione frontale altamente panoramica, proponiamo in vendita esclusiva, villetta a schiera su 3 livelli tramezzata, da ultimare. Immobile dalle elevate potenzialità, predisposto per essere trasformato in un’abitazione moderna, con finiture affini agli attuali standard…
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 350 sqm the ask is just €157/sqm, but it is explicitly unfinished ('da ultimare', 'da rifinire') rather than turnkey; with an estimated €650/sqm to complete, the effective cost is about €807/sqm, above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/sqm. The score stays solid because the shell is large, windows are already installed, there are 17 photos, and it is only 1 km from the sea with panoramic terraces.
More on the house and the area
The sea view is the clear wow here: broad blue water, harbor, and even Etna on the horizon, with large terraces and openings designed to enjoy it. But this is not a ready home — it is an unfinished 1990s townhouse with basic structure, windows and plaster in place, yet still requiring significant completion before it feels livable. At €55k for 350 sqm the value is striking, though the house itself is more a big panoramic project than an immediately dreamlike Italian home.
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, €650/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€69,000 – €123,000
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.
- Sold unfinished and needs full internal fit-out
- Interior is very plain with no kitchen/bathroom installed
- Exterior/yard areas feel raw and not especially attractive
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 area lies on the Ionian coast at the foot of the southern Aspromonte, with short valleys running down from the mountains to the sea. The Fiumara di Sant’Elia and other seasonal stream beds shape this stretch of coast and hinterland. Much of the inland area rises quickly into the Aspromonte landscape, and the Aspromonte National Park is within the mountain interior behind the coast. Reggio Calabria is the nearest city of size, with port connections, rail links, shops and services. This part of the Calabrian Ionian side is known for bergamot cultivation in the wider Reggio area and for small coastal settlements backed by steep inland terrain.