Palazzo - Edificio in Reggio Calabria
DIRAMAZIONE DE DOMENICO, casa semindipendente su tre livelli. Questa proprietà di 126 mq catastali offre una distribuzione funzionale degli spazi. Al piano terra, si trova una cucina accogliente, un bagno e un cortile privato. Salendo al primo piano, si accede al soggiorno, una camera da letto, un secondo bagno e un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €56,000 for 126 sqm, the ask is €444/sqm, but the partially renovated condition and unfinished ground floor suggest about €350/sqm of works, bringing the effective cost to roughly €794/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €376/sqm. Positives are 31 photos, 3 bathrooms, and sea proximity at 2 km, but the lack of heating and needed renovation make it only a fair deal at this price.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical town house rather than a dreamy beauty: plain exterior, ordinary street setting, and only small balconies with no meaningful view. The upper floors look partly refurbished and usable, but the ground floor kitchen/courtyard area is clearly mid-renovation and the bathrooms need work. At €56k for 126 sqm it has value, yet the wow is limited because condition is mixed and character is minimal.
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.
Our read of the photos, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€15,000 – €25,000
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.
- Ground floor needs significant renovation
- Bathrooms and finishes look incomplete/dated
- No heating system is present
- Urban setting with no real view or notable outdoor space
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 Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising inland within a short distance. The coast here is the urban waterfront rather than a natural beach landscape. Aspromonte National Park begins inland and defines the immediate hinterland of the city. Reggio Calabria is the nearest city and has full urban services, a ferry connection across the strait, and the National Archaeological Museum of Magna Graecia. The area is known for views across the strait to Sicily and for bergamot cultivation in the wider Reggio area.