Quadrilocale in Via Luigi Capuana
In via Luigi Capuana, nel cuore di una delle zone più servite di San Cataldo, proponiamo in vendita un ampio appartamento semiristrutturato di 144 mq, posto al secondo ed ultimo piano di un piccolo contesto condominiale con ingresso comune senza ascensore. L’abitazione si distingue per gli ambienti spaziosi e…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €500/m², the asking price is close to San Cataldo’s €485/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €200/m² for the semi-renovated property brings the effective cost to about €700/m². The apartment is spacious and centrally located, but it is not a clear bargain and the listing does not specify the exact renovation scope or building age.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, bright and clearly usable apartment with freshly finished floors, a modern bathroom, balconies and a pleasant landscaped communal courtyard. It is more comfortable and practical than characterful, with no distinctive historic details or major landscape view, but €72,000 for 144 sqm gives it strong bargain appeal.
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€10,000 – €16,000
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.
- Second/top floor with no elevator.
- Only one bathroom for a 144 sqm, three-bedroom apartment.
- The garden is shared rather than private, and the outlook is urban rather than scenic.
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 49/100The area is inland central Sicily, with cultivated hills and badland-like clay slopes in parts of the Caltanissetta countryside. Caltanissetta is the nearest town of size, with the province’s main services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. This part of the interior is known for grain farming and for the former sulphur-mining landscape of central Sicily.