Palazzo - Edificio in Augusta
Appartamento al primo piano in Via Epicarmo, a due passi dal Lungomare Paradiso in attuale fase di ampliamento e riqualificazione. L'immobile è composto da 3 camere, 1 cucina e 1 bagno. Necessitano ristrutturazione il bagno, la cucina e il balcone. Tutta la documentazione per la vendita è in regola. Contattare telefonicamente per fissare un appuntamento.
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 €24,000 for 98 sqm, the asking price is just €245/sqm; with a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, effective cost is roughly €945/sqm. That is still attractive for a sea-front Augusta location (0 km to sea) and the text specifies only bathroom, kitchen, and balcony need works, with sale documents in order.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap, full-sized apartment rather than a romantic dream property. The photos show a basic but real home with floors, doors and a functioning bathroom shell, yet it feels dark, dated and in need of clear renovation before it becomes appealing to live in.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- Interiors are very dated and need renovation.
- Kitchen is not shown and described as needing work.
- Bathroom needs refurbishment.
- No sea view is visible despite the near-seafront 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 34/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast at Augusta, on a low limestone shoreline with harbours and the sea immediately present. The nearest larger city is Siracusa, which has full services and a major historic centre. This stretch of coast is part of the industrial and port belt north of Siracusa, with refineries, tanks, quays and heavy infrastructure forming much of the local setting.