Casa bifamiliare in Via Pietro Castelli 366
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
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €74,000 for 48 m², the asking price is €1,542/m² before renovation; adding an estimated €33,600 renovation cost gives an effective €2,242/m² versus the €443/m² Sicilia townhouse baseline. The central Messina location and 2 km sea access help, but the property is still undergoing total renovation and key facts such as condition, year and energy class are missing.
More on the house and the area
A neat, freshly renovated-looking townhouse with a pleasant Mediterranean façade, arched entrance, balcony, tiled roof, and bright modern interiors. It appears to be a real, usable one-bedroom home rather than a shell, but the small size and lack of distinctive views, land, or historic character keep it in the charming rather than dream-home range.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Small 48 sqm layout with a compact kitchen and single bathroom.
- The property is still undergoing a complete renovation; completion timing and final workmanship should be verified.
- Dense urban setting with no proven private garden, terrace, or meaningful view.
- Parking appears to be external/shared rather than clearly private.
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.