Casa indipendente in Corso Giuseppe Mazzini 25
Proponiamo in vendita a Torre de' Passeri un compendio immobiliare indipendente disposto su quattro livelli complessivi, da ristrutturare, ideale sia per uso residenziale/privato sia per un investimento ad uso misto (residenziale e commerciale/artigianale). La proprietà si sviluppa a partire dal piano seminterrato,…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is explicitly da ristrutturare, so I estimate about EUR 900/m2 renovation; that brings the effective cost to roughly EUR 1,016/m2 (116 + 900), which is still well below the Abruzzo country-house baseline of EUR 374/m2 before works and very attractive given 550 sqm total. The very low entry price, large size, independence and 33 photos are strong positives, but the mixed commercial/laboratory component keeps it just below the top band.
More on the house and the area
The best assets are the surprisingly large garden, mature trees and open hillside outlook behind the house. This is a huge, real building rather than a ruin, with stairs, floors, windows and usable volume, but the interiors are very dated and mostly stripped-back, so it is not move-in ready. At €64k for 550 sqm it has strong dream-project appeal more than immediate live-in wow.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€109,000 – €193,000
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.
- Needs full renovation and updating throughout
- Interiors are very bare with only one visible bathroom
- Street facade is plain rather than especially photogenic
- Some cracking/wear visible; systems and services likely need checking
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 sits in the middle Aterno-Pescara valley below the Maiella massif, with the higher ridges of the Abruzzo Apennines visible nearby. The Pescara River runs through this stretch of valley, and the Tirino valley is close by. Majella National Park begins nearby on the mountain side of the valley. The nearest sizeable town is Popoli, with rail links, services and the gorge area at the meeting of the Aterno and Pescara valleys, while Sulmona is the larger historic centre within regional daily reach. This part of inland Abruzzo is known for abbeys, fortified hill villages and olive-covered slopes set between major mountain groups.