Via SanGiacomo Luminoso 75Mq A 2 Passi Dal Teatro Pirandello
NUOVO INCARICO DI VENDITA IN ESCLUSIVA!!! IMMOBILIARE STUDIO ATENEA VENDE: Nel centro storico di Agrigento e precisamente nella via San Giacomo, a due passi dal Municipio di Agrigento, dalla centralissima via Atenea e dal Teatro Pirandello, luminoso appartamento di circa 75 mq posto al secondo piano e mezzo senza…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable 75sqm apartment at 587 EUR/m2, roughly 11% above the local median (528) but still very cheap in absolute terms (44k). Central historic location in Agrigento, near key landmarks, in a small building. Condition is good per description; only needs a couple of external window frames replaced, so renovation is minimal. Autonomous gas heating and balcony are pluses. Fresh listing (2 days), strong baseline. Downsides: energy class F, no elevator at 2.5th floor, no building year. Solid entry-level buy with modest upside.
More on the house and the area
Habitable 75sqm apartment in Agrigento's historic center near Via Atenea and Teatro Pirandello. Interior is clean, renovated with modern tiled floors, functional kitchen, AC and autonomous heating, but generic and unremarkable. The building facade in the lead photo is badly decayed, which undercuts curb appeal, though it lends some old-town character. Views from balconies are hillside glimpses mixed with dense apartment blocks, pleasant but not striking. Main draw is the very low price (587 EUR/m2) and central location. No standout wow feature.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €150/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 – €6,000
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.
- Exterior shows a heavily deteriorated adjacent facade with crumbling plaster
- 2nd floor with no elevator
- Energy class F
- Views are of ordinary urban buildings, not 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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Agrigento, so the resident setting is urban streets on a ridge near the south coast. The Valle dei Templi lies immediately outside the modern city, with a long line of Greek temple remains on the ridge above the sea plain. The Mediterranean coast is close, including the shore at San Leone. Porto Empedocle is the nearest coastal town of size. The area is known for the archaeological landscape of ancient Akragas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.