Terratetto plurifamiliare in Messina
Gravitelli – Grazioso bivani semi-indipendente in fase di completa ristrutturazione In zona Gravitelli, a pochi minuti dal centro città e ben collegata ai principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita un accogliente appartamento semi-indipendente di circa 50 mq, attualmente in fase di totale ristrutturazione, con consegna…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,542/m², or roughly €1,742/m² including a modest €200/m² completion allowance, this is nearly 4× the Messina townhouse baseline of €443/m². The sea proximity, central services and €500/month rent help, but the listing conflicts by calling it renovated while stating it is still undergoing complete renovation.
More on the house and the area
This is a bright, fully modernized small townhouse with a pleasant Mediterranean facade, balcony, new finishes, fitted kitchen, bathroom, air-conditioning and usable furnishings. It appears genuinely move-in-ready once the renovation is completed, but the compact 48 sqm footprint and ordinary urban setting limit the dream-home factor. At €74,000, the strongest appeal is a practical, low-maintenance Sicilian home or rental investment rather than a spectacular lifestyle property.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Only 48 sqm, with a compact single-bedroom layout.
- The property is semi-independent but has a shared entrance and a short flight of steps.
- Although described as renovated, the listing says finishing work was still underway; completion timing and final quality should be verified.
- No notable sea or landscape view is shown despite being relatively close to the coast.
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 cluster is inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is the urban waterfront of the strait rather than a resort shore. The nearest substantial town is Messina itself, with a major port, ferry links to Calabria, a university, hospitals and full city services. This stretch of the strait is known for ferry traffic and for the narrow sea passage between Sicily and the Italian mainland.