Villa unifamiliare in Reggio Calabria
Vendo unità collabente più terreno sito in via Mercalli a pochi passi dal corso Garibaldi. L'area è totalmente edificabile per un totale di circa 140 mq,ideale per creare una casa totalmente indipendente a pochi passi dal Corso Garibaldi. Il prezzo è di 70000 Euro
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Land, with no house on it
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description says 'unità collabente più terreno' and stresses buildable area, so this is effectively a collapsed ruin/plot rather than a livable dwelling. At €70,000 for 60 sqm (€1,167/sqm) versus a very low Calabria villa baseline of €286/sqm, plus full rebuild-level costs, it is weak value; the listing is also stale at 254 days.
More on the house and the area
This is an urban plot with a big mature tree and a rare central near-sea location, so the dream is really in what you could build here. But the existing structure is a collabente shell with missing roof sections and raw, unusable interiors, so it scores as a project rather than a home.
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€24,000 – €35,000
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.
- Collabente unit: effectively a rebuild, not a ready home
- Partially roofless/open to the sky and clearly uninhabitable
- Only small urban courtyard/garden, with neighboring buildings close around
- Likely full planning, utilities and reconstruction costs on top of purchase
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.