Fabbricato cielo terra su 4 livelli
Composizione: Piano T- 1-2 : abitazione di circa 297 mq con annesso locale negozio di circa 43 mq Piano Terzo: terrazzo Vista panoramica Caratteristiche Doppi servizi Posizione centrale Tre Livelli
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 229 sqm, the asking price is €328/sqm, but with a needs-renovation estimate of €700/sqm the effective cost is about €1,028/sqm, far above the Calabria townhouse baseline of €423/sqm. Central position and panoramic terrace help a little, but 980 days on market is a major negative and suggests the market has rejected this price.
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There is some genuine appeal in the mountain-town setting, with a few upper-floor views and a usable rooftop terrace. But the house itself feels tired rather than beautiful: large, solid and roofed, yet dated throughout and needing substantial renovation before it becomes a dream home. It reads as a practical project, not a scroll-stopping cheap Italian fantasy.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€45,000 – €80,000
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.
- Needs full interior modernization
- Exterior and balconies look weathered
- Terrace is basic and enclosed rather than scenic-luxurious
- Likely needs systems/heating checks before comfortable living
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 cluster is in the lower Aspromonte, with steep wooded and rocky slopes and narrow valleys within the 15 km radius. The nearest river corridor is the fiumara di Platì, part of the torrent valleys that cut from Aspromonte toward the Ionian side. Aspromonte National Park lies in the surrounding mountain area. The nearest coast is the Ionian coast around Locri and Siderno, but it is outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The nearest larger town is Locri, which has everyday services and rail connections on the Ionian line. This part of inland Reggio Calabria is known for olive groves on the lower slopes, chestnut and beech woods higher up, and abandoned mountain hamlets in the Aspromonte interior.