Appartamento in Via Tripi 3
Nel cuore de Borgo Marinaro di Stazzo a 50 mt dal mare, precisamente in Via Tripi 3/B, un luminoso appartamento mansardato con terrazzino privato, in un piccolo e comodo condominio. L'appartamento, divisibile in 2 unità abitative, dispone nell'ordine di una cucina abitabile di 2 camere, una delle quali con angolo…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,508/m², assuming habitable condition with about €200/m² of work, the effective cost is roughly €1,708/m²—far above the local €485/m² benchmark. The 50m sea location, terrace and B&B potential add value, but the listing does not state the condition or building age and the energy class is G.
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This is a bright, furnished and immediately usable attic apartment with a distinctive blue-tiled kitchen, two bathrooms, and sleeping capacity for guests or rental use. Its strongest appeal is the claimed seaside-borgo location and private terrace, but the interiors are fairly ordinary and the photos show rooftops rather than a compelling sea view.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating and cooling costs.
- The attic layout has extensive sloping ceilings and may feel less spacious than the stated area.
- The photos do not show the private terrace clearly or prove a sea view; parking is shared and unassigned.
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.