Casa Singola [L-193]
L’agenzia Immobiliare Progetto Casa vi propone in vendita una casa singola situata a Lentini, nei pressi di Via Tricolore, in posizione angolare. L'immobile si sviluppa su 2 livelli, con una superficie di circa 70 mq per piano, ed è così composto: Al piano terra si trova un ampio garage di circa 65 mq; al primo piano…
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
Price is €607/m2 vs baseline median €456/m2, so ~33% above the local median despite being framed as habitable. The stated 140 sqm is misleading: ground floor is a 65 sqm garage, the first floor is habitable (~70 sqm), but the second floor is at rough/grezzo stage and needs finishing. So true livable area is closer to 70 sqm now, with another ~70 sqm requiring completion. Marked Habitable and it is partly move-in ready, but the price effectively pays townhouse rates for a garage plus one finished floor plus an unfinished floor. Fresh listing (1 day). Missing building year and energy class. Renovation to finish the grezzo second floor is moderate (~€300/m2 over that portion). Fair rather than good given the above-baseline price and the area-count caveat.
More on the house and the area
Standard habitable townhouse in central Lentini on a narrow urban street. The finished first-floor apartment is tidy and move-in ready with conventional tiled interiors, but nothing visually striking. The second floor is unfinished (grezzo) and the rooftop terrace is a bare utility space with water tanks. Low price-per-sqm (607 EUR/m2) reflects modest condition and location rather than any standout feature. No stunning interiors, views, historic character, or nature. Corner position and garage are practical pluses but not wow-worthy.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€14,000 – €23,000
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 floor is at grezzo (unfinished) stage requiring completion
- Terrace is bare/rundown with old water tanks and no finishing
- Exterior facade shows peeling paint on adjacent buildings; dense urban street setting
- No sea proximity or notable view; inland town location
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 51/100The cluster lies on the Plain of Catania, with broad low agricultural land around the town and the foothills rising inland toward the Iblei. The San Leonardo river runs near Lentini, and the Lentini plain has long been used for citrus cultivation. Lake Lentini is close to the town; it is one of the larger artificial lakes in Sicily and part of the immediate landscape. Catania is the nearest large city, with full city services, a major rail station and the airport. This area is known above all for oranges and other citrus from the plain.