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House&Villas Real Estate propone in vendita, a pochi passi dal centro storico di Avola, un affascinante palazzetto in stile Liberty di circa 150 mq, impreziosito da un'autentica antica carretteria siciliana. La proprietà si sviluppa su due livelli e gode di una tripla esposizione, che garantisce grande luminosità e…
What it really costs
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At €73,000 for 150 sqm, the asking price is €487/sqm; with no clear habitability/renovation status in the facts and a period palazzetto likely needing substantial works, I estimate about €700/sqm renovation, for an effective cost near €1,187/sqm. That is far above this low-stock baseline of €393/sqm for Sicilia palazzi, though the Liberty style, triple exposure, two entrances, terrace, and central Avola location support some value.
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The Liberty façade is genuinely elegant, and the old Sicilian carretteria adds real character and romance. But this is not a move-in home: the interiors are raw, damp-marked and incomplete, with the outbuilding especially rough. At €73k for 150 sqm, the charm and potential are strong, but the wow is mostly in the architecture and what it could become.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Needs a full renovation before it is truly livable
- No bathroom or finished kitchen is shown
- Rear carretteria/outbuilding looks very rough and may need structural work
- Some images appear virtually renovated/staged, so final result is not current condition
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 74/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast at Avola, with long low beaches and the mouth of the Cassibile river nearby. The limestone Hyblaean plateau rises immediately inland, and within this radius the Cavagrande del Cassibile reserve is the main landscape feature, with a deep canyon cut into the plateau. The Vendicari reserve and the baroque towns of the Val di Noto are important nearby destinations, but they lie beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. Syracuse is the nearest larger city, with full urban services and major archaeological remains. The area is known for Nero d’Avola wine and almonds.