Bilocale in Piazza Generale Euclide Turba 76
Zona Villa Tasca / Calatafimi. Piazza Generale Turba, in palazzo signorile con servizio di portierato, disponiamo di un comodo Bivani posto al Quinto piano con 2 Ascensori. La casa è composta da ingresso, soggiorno con balcone, camera da letto finestrata, cucina con annessa veranda, bagno con vasca e lavandini in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The apartment appears habitable, but at €1,400/m²—about three times the local comparison level—and roughly €1,600/m² including light updates, it is expensive despite its central Palermo location. The listing does not state the construction year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A clean, spacious Palermo apartment with attractive terrazzo/marble flooring, balconies, elevator access, and a functional bathroom. However, it is a fairly ordinary urban flat with limited character, no visible view, and a kitchen that appears unfinished rather than fully move-in ready.
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.
- The apartment appears habitable overall, but the kitchen is largely unfitted and will need installation or updating.
- Dense urban apartment-block setting with no proven scenic view or private outdoor space.
- Ongoing costs and restrictions associated with the condominium, elevators, porter service, and shared building maintenance should be checked.
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 in the built-up area of Palermo, on the Conca d’Oro plain between the Tyrrhenian coast and the mountains that close the city from inland, including Monte Pellegrino and the first heights of the Palermo Mountains. The coast of the Gulf of Palermo is part of daily geography, with the city’s port and urban waterfront. Monte Pellegrino and the Capo Gallo area are the main natural landmarks close to the city. Palermo is the nearest major centre and has the full range of services, a large historic core, major monuments and transport links. Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral churches of Cefalù and Monreale is a UNESCO World Heritage site, with several of the listed monuments in the city and Monreale just outside it. The area is known for Palermo’s historic fabric and for the setting between sea and limestone relief.