Palazzo in Vendita in Via dei Monti 23 a Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria, Villa S. Giuseppe, a 5 minuti dallo svincolo di Gallico, proponiamo in vendita intero fabbricato di 266 mq su 3 livelli oltre corte di 40 mq circa. La proprietà è composta al piano terra da un bilocale di 54 mq, un magazzino di mq 30, una corte esterna dove sorge una casetta di vecchia costruzione; il…
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
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At €57,000 for 275 sqm, the asking price is only about €207/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €356/sqm in Calabria, and it is just 2 km from the sea. But the building needs renovation, so the effective cost is roughly €907/sqm including ~€700/sqm works, and the listing has been on the market for 1,871 days, which caps the score despite the low entry price.
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The best asset is the open balcony view toward the hills and town, and the price is very low for a whole 3-level building near Reggio Calabria. But this is not a polished dream home: one unit is only in rough condition, the finished spaces are plain and dated, and the courtyard/outbuildings need real work. It feels more like a practical renovation project with some view upside than an immediate wow-property.
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€54,000 – €97,000
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 significant renovation; one whole upper apartment is still rustico
- Courtyard/outbuildings look neglected and may need structural tidying
- Interiors are basic and partly incomplete rather than charming
- Roadside setting with visible wires/urban clutter reduces atmosphere
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 55/100This cluster lies in the built-up area of Reggio Calabria on the Strait of Messina, with the Aspromonte massif rising inland within the same local landscape. The Strait is the defining water feature, and the nearest beaches are on the Ionian and Tyrrhenian sides of the metropolitan area. Aspromonte National Park begins inland and frames daily views from the city side, but from this location a resident lives primarily in an urban fabric rather than in open mountain country. Reggio Calabria is the main city of the area and has a seafront, ferry links across the strait, the National Archaeological Museum with the Riace Bronzes, and the main services of a provincial capital. The area is known for the strait setting between Calabria and Sicily and for bergamot cultivation in the wider province.