Appartamento in Via Giuseppe Verdi 5
Ad Acireale, precisamente in Via Giuseppe Verdi 5, in vendita un appartamento in buone condizioni, luminosissimo e panoramicissimo, in zona decentrata ma servitissima. Trattasi di una parallela di Via G. Vigo, praticamente alla metà di questa via all'angolo Piazza Regina della Pace. Come dicevamo la zona dispone di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €823/m², or roughly €1,023/m² including modest allowance for its stated good condition, this is well above the local €485/m² benchmark. The 1 km distance from the sea and strong services help, but tenants are not expected to leave until December 2026, limiting immediate use.
More on the house and the area
A bright, spacious and clearly usable 96 sqm apartment with four bedrooms, a functional kitchen, terrazzo floors and a long balcony offering genuinely impressive sea and city views. The dense urban surroundings and strongly dated interiors limit the dream-home appeal, but it appears move-in capable rather than a renovation project.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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 is currently occupied, with tenants reportedly leaving only in December 2026.
- Very dated finishes and kitchen/bathroom styling; likely needs cosmetic modernization.
- Energy class G may mean higher running costs.
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 on the Ionian side of eastern Sicily, on the lava terrace between Mount Etna and the sea. The Timpa di Acireale, a protected coastal escarpment and nature reserve, is within the area, with basalt cliffs and Mediterranean scrub above the shoreline. Mount Etna is the dominant mountain landscape inland, and the lower eastern slopes begin close to the town. The coast here is rocky rather than sandy, with small lava inlets at Santa Maria la Scala and the Cyclops Riviera around Aci Trezza a little to the south. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna, roughly an hour to Piano Provenzana or Rifugio Sapienza depending on road conditions. Catania is the nearest large city, with the airport, major rail links, a university and full urban services. Acireale itself is known for its Baroque centre and for the Carnival of Acireale.