Casa Maurizio - Porticello
Progetto di ristrutturazione avanzato per un imprenditore esperto o avventuroso, Casa Maurizio richiede molta cura e attenzione. A lungo termine, tuttavia, riteniamo che offra un grande valore come casa familiare con due camere da letto o come pensione con tre appartamenti. CASA A TRE PIANI CON TERRAZZA SUL…
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 €55,000 for 89 m², the ask is about €618/m², but this is a full restore: rebuilding floors, ceilings, roof, balconies, and adding all electrical/plumbing from scratch suggests roughly €1,100/m² renovation, for an effective cost near €1,718/m². That is far above the local baseline of €444/m², although the near-sea Santa Flavia location adds some appeal.
More on the house and the area
The facade has some raw Sicilian character and the tall townhouse form could become attractive after a major restoration. But as shown, this is essentially an uninhabitable shell with debris, crude interiors, and major missing structural elements. It is a developer’s project rather than a home you could realistically live in soon.
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€35,000 – €52,000
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.
- Full structural renovation needed, including roof and internal floors/ceilings
- Balconies have collapsed and upper openings are currently blocked
- No usable kitchen, bathrooms, or modern systems visible
- Building permit timing may matter if roof-terrace works are delayed
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 72/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast at Santa Flavia, with the headlands and small bays of this stretch of shoreline including Capo Zafferano and the waterfront settlement of Porticello. The archaeological area of Solunto stands on the slope above the sea nearby. Palermo is the nearest large city, with the port, major rail links, airports serving the metro area, and a dense stock of historic buildings and services. Bagheria is close by and is known for its baroque villas, including Villa Palagonia. This coast is known for fishing and for seafood restaurants around Porticello.