Casale/cascina in vendita in Via Luparello, 16
INVESTIMENTO UNICO: STABILI VETUSTI DA RISTRUTTURARE COMPLETAMENTE A BOCCADIFALCO/BAIDA Si propone in vendita, nella zona di Boccadifalco/Baida, un interessante compendio immobiliare costituito da fabbricati di vetusta costruzione (epoca ante-guerra), ideale per investitori e imprese edili alla ricerca di un ambizioso…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is currently C/2 magazzino storage, not a legal dwelling, and the listing says any residential use would require change of use plus total reconstruction/regularization. At €40,000 for 250 sqm it looks cheap, but with full restore costs around €1,100/sqm the effective cost is about €1,260/sqm, far above the €433/sqm baseline for sub-€100k stock.
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The mountain-and-palm view is genuinely attractive, and the old masonry volumes have some rustic Sicilian character. But this is clearly a full restoration project rather than a usable home: the interiors are raw, empty storage-like spaces with visible decay and no residential fit-out. Dreamy setting, yes; dream home yet, no.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€99,000 – €146,000
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.
- Total renovation required; currently shell-like interiors with debris and no habitable rooms.
- No bathrooms or kitchen visible, so it is not a ready home.
- Private-road access is via easement.
- Administrative documentation/agibility appears to need regularization.
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 Palermo, on the Conca d’Oro plain between the Tyrrhenian coast and the mountains that close the city from inland, including Monte Pellegrino and the first heights of the Palermo Mountains. The coast of the Gulf of Palermo is part of daily geography, with the city’s port and urban waterfront. Monte Pellegrino and the Capo Gallo area are the main natural landmarks close to the city. Palermo is the nearest major centre and has the full range of services, a large historic core, major monuments and transport links. Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral churches of Cefalù and Monreale is a UNESCO World Heritage site, with several of the listed monuments in the city and Monreale just outside it. The area is known for Palermo’s historic fabric and for the setting between sea and limestone relief.