Terratetto plurifamiliare in Paternò
Casa indipendente con terrazza in vendita a Paternò – € 89.000 Rif. CS755 – Paternò (CT), Via Guglielmo Marconi In zona centrale, nei pressi di Piazza Purgatorio, proponiamo in vendita un interessante immobile indipendente, luminoso e soleggiato, ideale per due nuclei familiari oppure per chi desidera realizzare…
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At €89,000 for 240 m², the apparent €371/m² price is attractive, but the description calls for cleaning, reorganization and targeted renovation; at an estimated €700/m² renovation cost, the effective cost is about €1,071/m² versus €417/m² for comparable local townhouses. The central location, terraces and flexible two-family layout add value, but not enough to offset the renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
A large, independent multi-level townhouse with two balconies, an upper terrace, decorative ironwork, marble staircases, and traditional terrazzo-style floors. The interiors are furnished and clearly usable, though dated, while the lower level needs cleaning and the exterior balconies and walls require maintenance.
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€48,000 – €84,000
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 property appears dated and would need cleaning, redecoration, and likely some modernization.
- The balconies show visible concrete deterioration and weathering that should be professionally inspected.
- It is a dense urban townhouse with no visible garden or scenic view, and access is via multiple internal stair flights.
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 to the east and north-east, and Paternò sits on the lower inland side of the volcano in the Simeto valley. The Simeto river runs through this area. The Parco dell'Etna begins on the higher slopes above the settled belt. The nearest large city is Catania, with the full range of urban services, port and airport. Paternò is known for its Norman castle on a hill above the town and for citrus and agricultural land on the volcanic plain.