Casa Indipendente nel Cuore di Ortonovo - Occasione Unica!
Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata nel centro storico di Ortonovo, a pochi passi dal mare. Con una superficie di circa 90 m² distribuiti su più livelli, questa proprietà rappresenta un'opportunità straordinaria per chi cerca una residenza principale, una casa vacanze o un investimento redditizio. La…
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Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €75,000 asking price is €500/m² versus a Liguria townhouse baseline of €538/m², but allowing €150/m² for the unfinished bathroom and remaining work raises the effective cost to about €650/m². The listing contradicts itself on size (150 m² in the facts/description versus approximately 90 m² of living space) and calls the property renovated while renovation is still ongoing.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable historic townhouse with a charming fireplace, renovated floors, kitchen, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a striking partial sea view over the rooftops. It is not a polished dream home yet—the bathroom and some wall and ceiling finishes still need work—but the house appears structurally sound and close to livable.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €150/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €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.
- The bathroom appears unfinished and needs final installation/finishing.
- Several ceilings and wall bases show visible cosmetic work or damp-related staining.
- The listing gives conflicting sizes: 90 m² in the description versus 150 m² commercial area in the facts.
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 55/100The Apuan Alps rise immediately inland, with the marble basins above Carrara among the most distinctive mountain landscapes in Italy. The Carrione runs through the town to the Ligurian Sea, and the coast is a few kilometres west. The Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane begins nearby and covers much of the mountain area behind the town. The nearest ski area is Careggine in Garfagnana, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes away, which is too far to count as a local landscape feature. Massa is the nearest town of size, and the wider Carrara-Massa strip has the services of a small urban area. Carrara is known nationally for its marble quarries and sculpture tradition.