Palazzo - Edificio in Carrara
In vendita nel centro di Marina di Carrara Nel cuore di Marina di Carrara, in zona residenziale e comodamente servita, proponiamo in vendita un immobile con destinazione d'uso C 2, composto da due ambienti e bagno. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli: al piano principale troviamo il primo ambiente con bagno, mentre…
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The listing is explicitly C/2 use, described as suitable for office/archive/support space, and any residential use is only a future possibility subject to change-of-use approval, so it is not currently a legal dwelling. At €60,000 for 35 sqm (€1,714/sqm), it is also far above the Tuscany baseline of €538/sqm even before considering renovation or conversion risk.
More on the house and the area
The interior is polished and striking in a glossy marble-and-glass way, and it appears finished rather than derelict. But this looks more like a compact office/showroom than a ready home, with no photo evidence of normal residential living spaces. The wow is mostly styling, not dream-home atmosphere.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Currently registered as C/2, not a standard residential home
- Only office-like interior photos shown; real livability is unclear
- Very small at 35 sqm over two levels
- No proven exterior, view, or proper domestic kitchen/bedroom setup
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 73/100The Apuan Alps rise immediately inland from Carrara, with the marble basins above the city as the defining landscape feature of the area. The Ligurian Sea coast is at the town, with a continuous seafront and beaches toward Marina di Carrara. Part of the nearby mountain area falls within the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest ski lifts are the small lifts at Careggine, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes by road depending on the exact starting point. Carrara itself is a city of size with full services, a historic centre, port facilities at Marina di Carrara, and direct rail and road links to Massa, La Spezia and Pisa. The area is known nationally for Carrara marble and the quarries cut into the mountains above the city.