Casa indipendente in Via Dante, Centro, Floridia,
In pieno centro storico, immobile indipendente da personalizzare composto da ingresso, camera matrimoniale, salone, cucina, bagno, cameretta, cortile di circa 25 mq. e soppalco in legno di circa 30 mq. La struttura presenta scaglietta di marmo come pavimentazione, infissi in alluminio ed impianti da adeguare. Per…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €50,000 for 140 sqm, the ask is €357/sqm, slightly below the local baseline of €389/sqm, but it is explicitly a needs-renovation property with systems to be updated. Using about €700/sqm renovation, the effective cost is roughly €1,057/sqm, so the listing is only a fair deal despite the central historic-location appeal.
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This is a real, usable house rather than a shell, with some period character in the stone facade, ornate doorway, terrazzo-style floors, and wooden loft structure. But the interiors feel plain and tired, and the courtyard is functional rather than dreamy, so the wow comes more from potential and price than from immediate beauty. Livable with work, not a scroll-stopping dream home as shown.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €49,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs renovation and systems updating.
- Interiors are dark, dated, and cluttered rather than immediately inviting.
- Outdoor space is a basic enclosed courtyard with little charm.
- No photo-proven views or standout setting despite central historic 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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Siracusa, so the resident setting is urban fabric rather than open landscape. The Ionian coast is nearby, with the sea edge of Siracusa and the limestone coast south toward the Plemmirio marine area within the local radius. The Ciane and Saline di Siracusa nature reserve lies just south of the city, around the mouths of the Ciane and Anapo rivers. Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica is a UNESCO World Heritage site, with the archaeological core in the city and the wider designation extending inland. The area is known for the Greek and Roman remains of Siracusa, including Ortigia and the archaeological park.