Casa indipendente in Via Villafranca 34
A pochi passi da Corso Matteotti, proponiamo in vendita un locale libero di cielo dal grande potenziale, pronto per trasformarsi nel progetto che hai sempre immaginato. Le sue caratteristiche volte a crociera donano fascino ed autenticità, rendendolo perfetto per chi desidera recuperare un immobile ricco di fascino. …
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The description calls it a "locale" and proposes turning it into a "tavernetta", with no explicit residential status; that is a major legal/habitability risk for a dwelling buyer. At €25,000 for 36 sqm (€694/sqm), even before a full restore estimate of about €1,100/sqm, it is not compelling versus the low Puglia baseline of €726/sqm.
More on the house and the area
The cross-vaulted brick room has genuine historic character and could become atmospheric after renovation. But right now this is basically a bare one-room shell with rough finishes and only minimal service points, so it reads more as a project than a livable home. At €25k it has some bargain appeal, but the wow is mostly potential, not present reality.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €21,000
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 a single raw room rather than a finished home
- Needs full fit-out for real living use despite the vaulted ceiling
- Street facade is worn and not especially pretty as-is
- AI staging suggests possibilities but not the current condition
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 47/100Torremaggiore sits on the north Apulian plain at the foot of the first Subappennino Dauno hills. The Fortore river runs to the north of the town. The nearest larger centre is San Severo, which has rail connections and the main services of the area. Lucera, with its historic centre and the Swabian-Angevin fortress, is within the wider plain but outside the immediate surroundings. This part of the province is known for arable farming and olive groves.