Casa indipendente in Via Frisella
A due passi dal centro storico, proponiamo in vendita un immobile di circa 70 mq, situato in una posizione strategica, ideale per chi desidera investire in una delle zone più richieste della città. L'immobile è attualmente censito come locale commerciale e viene venduto allo stato di fatto, ma offre la concreta possibilità di essere trasformato in abitazione, grazie alla...
What it really costs
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Although well located near Marsala’s historic center and 1 km from the sea, the property is currently registered as commercial space, not a dwelling, and the condition is unspecified. At €79,000 for 70 sqm plus an estimated €700/sqm conversion-renovation cost, the effective cost is about €1,829/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €538/sqm, which looks weak for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
The real appeal is the tall vaulted interior: it has genuine Sicilian character and, even unfurnished, looks structurally solid, clean and usable. This is not a ruin at all, but it is also not yet a ready home, since the listing says it is currently a commercial unit and some of the most seductive images are renders. Dreamy potential, yes; turnkey dream home, not yet.
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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Currently registered as commercial premises, not a home yet
- Photos include rendered images, so the finished look is not fully proven
- Needs fit-out for a real kitchen/bedroom layout and likely some conversion work
- No exterior, terrace or view shown
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 Marsala, so the resident setting is urban fabric on the low western Sicilian coast. The Stagnone lagoon lies immediately north, with the Isola di Mozia in the lagoon. The coast here is flat and salt-pan country rather than cliffed shore. Trapani is the nearest larger town and Palermo airport is the main airport used for the area. Marsala is known for its fortified wine and for the saline landscape of the Stagnone.