Appartamento in Via G.A Ruitz, 9, Isola, Augusta,
Appartamento in Via G.A Ruitz, 9, Isola, Augusta,. Habitable, balcone, 500 m from the sea.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€696/m²), this habitable 115 m² apartment is already about 44% above comparable local stock; allowing roughly €23,000 for updates raises the effective cost to about €896/m². Being 500 metres from the sea and having a balcony add value, but the premium makes this only a fair deal.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, clean and genuinely habitable apartment with attractive terrazzo floors, a usable balcony, and a small private patio. It has good everyday livability and is close to the sea, but the surrounding urban view and plain, dated interiors provide little visual wow.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Urban apartment setting with no visible scenic sea view.
- Interiors appear dated and largely unfurnished, despite being habitable.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a five-room apartment.
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 34/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast at Augusta, on a low limestone shoreline with harbours and the sea immediately present. The nearest larger city is Siracusa, which has full services and a major historic centre. This stretch of coast is part of the industrial and port belt north of Siracusa, with refineries, tanks, quays and heavy infrastructure forming much of the local setting.