Trilocale in Viale Moncada 5
Appartamento a Librino ed esattamente in Viale Moncada 5/D. In zona strategica ed in forte espansione, presentiamo un ampio e luminoso appartamento di circa 100 mq commerciali (94 mq calpestabili), situato al secondo piano di uno stabile di otto elevazioni con ascensore. L'immobile, libero e pronto per il passaggio…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €65,000 asking price rises to roughly €135,000 after allowing €700/m² for the stated renovation, or about €1,350/m²—nearly three times the local comparison level of €485/m². The 4 km distance from the sea adds some location value, but not enough to offset the renovation burden and premium pricing.
More on the house and the area
A solid, spacious 100 sqm apartment with terrazzo floors, two bathrooms, balconies, and a genuine distant sea view. It is not a ready-made dream home: the interiors are plain and the kitchen requires rebuilding, but the structure appears usable and could become a comfortable home after renovation.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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 explicitly sold as needing renovation, with the kitchen stripped and finishes dated.
- The surrounding building and parking area look utilitarian and somewhat worn.
- The sea glimpse is attractive but the outlook is mainly over roads, parking, and developing urban land.
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 north-west of the city, with the Etna Park on its upper slopes. The Ionian coast is at the edge of the built-up area. Catania is a major city with a large historic centre of Baroque churches and palaces, a port, university, airport and full services. The city is part of a broad urban and industrial strip along the coast and at the foot of Etna.