Casa Indipendente pressi Due Obelischi
Casa Indipendente pressi Due Obelischi. Habitable, autonomo heating, mansarda, balcone, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimated effective price ≈ €1,557/m² (price €95k + €14k renovation = €109k for 70 m²) versus the regional baseline €438/m² — about 3.6× higher. The home is marked habitable with heating, balcony and sea 3 km which add value, but the asking price is a substantial premium to the area's typical stock.
More on the house and the area
Sunny, well-kept apartment with a very attractive wood‑beamed mansard and mezzanine — the interior has genuine character and is ready to live in. The setting is urban and noisy with only a distant sea glimpse from the balcony, so it’s a charming, usable home rather than a tranquil dream-escape.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Located on a busy roundabout — likely traffic noise and little privacy
- Sea view is distant/partial, not a sweeping panorama
- Small balconies and no private garden/outdoor living space
- Cosmetic refresh needed (walls, fittings) though the property is habitable
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 55/100Mount Etna rises immediately northwest of the city and dominates this stretch of the plain and coast. The Ionian coast is at the edge of the built-up area. The Simeto plain lies just south and west. Catania is a major city with an airport, port, university, major services and a large historic centre with baroque buildings; the late-baroque towns of the Val di Noto are a UNESCO site, and Catania is part of that listing. The area is known for Etna, citrus on the plain, and the black lava-stone fabric of the city and nearby settlements.