Palizzi Marina - Indipendente con terrazzino panoramico
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 for 158 sqm, the ask is €475/sqm, slightly above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/sqm; with a moderate renovation estimate of about €600/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,075/sqm, so it is not a bargain despite the sea-front setting. Positives are sea view, terraces and likely usable structure, but 549 days on market is a strong warning that buyers have resisted this price.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the broad sea view from the terrace and multiple rooms, which makes it easy to imagine actually living a coastal life here. It is a proper, solid house with floors, bathrooms, fireplace and usable space, not a shell, but the interiors are plain and noticeably dated rather than beautiful. At this price for 158 sqm near the sea, it feels dreamable because the bones and outlook are already in place.
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, €600/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€31,000 – €55,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and need renovation/modernisation
- Bathroom and kitchen appear old and basic
- Exterior facade and terrace finishes show some wear
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 68/100The area is on the Ionian coast at Capo Spartivento, with low hills and ravines rising immediately behind the shore. The Fiumara di Palizzi crosses the area to the sea. Aspromonte is inland to the west, but the main massif is outside the 15 km radius. Reggio Calabria is the nearest large city for major services and transport. The area is known for bergamot and for the Grecanic part of southern Calabria; Palizzi is also known for Calabrian wine production.