Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org
Lavora in A.P.I. Srl -Curriculum studio@apisrl.org. Habitable, autonomo heating, cucina.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €24,453 (€159/m²), the 154 m² habitable apartment remains about €359/m² after an estimated €200/m² allowance, roughly 26% below the local comparison level of €483/m². The 30 photos and heating are positives, but the listing is sparse and reports no bathrooms, so those details should be verified.
More on the house and the area
A large, apparently habitable 154 m² apartment with broad balconies, a small garden-like exterior area, and some genuine hillside views. The property is practical rather than beautiful, with a dated, ordinary apartment-building appearance and no convincing interior showcase; the very low asking price is the main attraction.
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 – €17,000
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 building and interiors look dated, and the gallery provides very little proof of the apartment’s actual interior condition.
- Listing facts show zero bathrooms, so bathroom availability and legality should be verified carefully.
- Several panoramic and aerial images are explicitly illustrative and do not represent the property or its immediate setting.
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 41/100This is inland central-eastern Sicily in the Simeto valley, with broad cultivated low hills and open plain around the town. The Simeto River runs nearby and is the main named landscape feature within the area. The nearest larger town is Enna, which has the provincial services and a historic hilltop centre. Catania is farther away and matters more for work, shopping and transport than for the immediate landscape. The area is known mainly for grain farming and the hot interior plain of this part of Sicily.