Bivani 50Mq Acireale Mare
Acireale mare, nella frazione di Stazzo, Trinacria Re Company propone in vendita grazioso bivani di categoria c6 a soli 50 metri dal mare. Situato al piano terra, in un contesto residenziale quest’ultimo si presta in maniera ottimale come appoggio per chi vuole trascorrere qualche giorno con il mare a 2 passi..…
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Although priced at €55,000 (€1,100/m²) and close to the sea, the listing identifies the 50 m² unit as cadastral category C/6 rather than a residential apartment. It is marketed as a temporary seaside base, so legal residential use and habitability are not established.
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This is a clean, furnished and genuinely usable small home, with a full kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and a paved outdoor entry area. Its main appeal is the reported seaside location in Stazzo, but the photos show a basic, dated apartment rather than a particularly beautiful or characterful Italian home.
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 – €18,000
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.
- Interior is functional but dated and visually ordinary.
- The listing describes the property as category C/6, so residential-use and registration details need careful verification.
- No sea view is shown in the gallery, despite the stated 50-meter distance to the coast.
- Compact 50 sqm layout with one bedroom.
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 78/100Mount Etna rises inland from this stretch of coast, and the lower eastern slopes are within the local area. The Ionian coast is nearby, with the Riviera dei Ciclopi around Aci Trezza and Aci Castello just to the south. The Timpa di Acireale is a coastal nature reserve with a lava escarpment above the sea. Catania is the nearest large city, with a full range of services, rail links and the airport. This part of eastern Sicily is known for Etna landscapes, citrus cultivation and baroque town centres rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake.