Palazzo - Edificio in Misilmeri
MISILMERI - VIA ALESSANDRO VOLTA In zona centrale e strategica, a pochi passi da Corso IV Aprile, proponiamo in vendita una palazzina indipendente su tre livelli, con terrazzino. L’immobile presenta un doppio ingresso: da persiana e da portoncino con accesso diretto al vano scale. Gli spazi interni si articolano con…
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
Independent 3-level palazzo, 83sqm at 349 EUR/m2 vs local median 405, a ~14% discount. Listed as habitable: ground floor immediately livable, upper two floors need refreshing and water/electrical system revision. Central location near services, double access enables rental income potential. Fresh listing (0 days). Energy class G and 1960 build are typical for the segment. Moderate reno cost (~250/m2) mainly for upper-floor systems and cosmetics. Solid entry price with room to add value; discount is meaningful but not extraordinary, hence 'good' rather than 'diamond'.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable little townhouse rather than a ruin, with marble floors, high ceilings and an old chandelier giving it a bit of faded character. But the beauty is modest: the street setting is ordinary, the terrace is basic, and the upper levels clearly need updating before it feels dreamy. At €29k it has some bargain appeal, yet this is more practical project-home than wow property.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Upper floors need refreshing and electrical/plumbing review
- Terrace is covered and quite rough rather than a finished outdoor living space
- No proven open view beyond the street and nearby rooftops
- Interiors are plain and somewhat dim despite being structurally usable
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 48/100The cluster lies in the inland belt east of Palermo, in low hills and cultivated countryside above the valley of the Eleuterio river. Monte Grifone and the first ridges behind Palermo are nearby, but this is not a mountain landscape. The Tyrrhenian coast around the Gulf of Palermo is close, with the nearest urban services in Palermo, which has the airport, port, major rail links and the full range of city amenities. The area is known for citrus groves, olive trees and the suburban-agricultural fringe on the eastern side of the Palermo plain.