Edificio in Via Mercalli
Intero fabbricato a pochi metri dal centro abitato via mercalli o "fondo griffi" (zona stazione) composto da zona abitabile, zona artigianale e sottotetto. Completamente da ristrutturare. Euro 60.000 plessi scolastici in zona: istituto cesare battisti. Aree verdi pedonali in zona: velostazione, piazza caduti in guerra.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €60,000 price is attractive at €400/m², but the 150 m² building is completely to renovate and includes artisan and attic areas; estimated effective cost is about €1,500/m² versus the €471/m² Puglia baseline. The lack of room, bathroom, and legal-use details adds uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial 150 m² urban building with a basic furnished living area, but it has little visible charm, no proven view, garden, or distinctive historic character. The extensive rough storage/workshop spaces and deteriorated finishes make it a renovation project rather than a beautiful, ready-to-live-in Italian home.
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€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Listed as completely needing renovation, with significant damp, peeling plaster, exposed services, and unfinished utility spaces.
- No bathroom, bedroom, or complete living layout is documented in the listing facts.
- The roof and structural condition of the workshop/garage areas need careful professional inspection.
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 lies on the Alta Murgia plateau, a limestone upland of open fields, pasture and shallow karst depressions. Alta Murgia National Park reaches the area around Corato, with steppe grassland, scattered farms and dry-stone walls. Castel del Monte stands within this radius near Andria and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Adriatic coast is nearby around Trani and Bisceglie, but Corato itself is inland on the Murge. The nearest town of size is Andria, with a large historic centre and services, and Barletta and Trani are also close for daily needs. The area is known for olive groves, durum wheat and the Coratina olive variety.