Edificio in Via Sapienza Soldato 15
Palazzina Affascinante a Pochi Passi dal Paese - Opportunità di Investimento Scopri questa splendida palazzina di tre elevazioni con una superficie di circa 46 m² per piano, perfetta per chi cerca una proprietà da ristrutturare con grande potenziale. L'edificio, identificato con RIF 047, si trova in una posizione strategica a due passi dal paese, garantendo praticità e accessibilità a...
What it really costs
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At €35,000 for 138 m², the asking price is just €254/m² versus a low-stock baseline of €400/m² in Sicily; even before works that is clearly discounted. The description says the building is 'da ristrutturare', so I estimate about €700/m² renovation; that still looks attractive for a 3-level palazzina near the town and 8 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, very cheap town building with usable volume and balconies, but it is not visually special in the photos. Interiors are empty and dated rather than charming, with visible moisture issues, and the terrace area looks rough, so it feels like a serious renovation project rather than an easy dream home.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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 significant renovation and modernization
- Visible damp/staining on ceilings and walls
- Terrace/upper area looks makeshift and may need structural attention
- No fitted kitchen shown; bathrooms are dated and basic
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 56/100The cluster lies in the low hills west of Palermo, in a landscape of ridges, cultivated slopes and scattered settlements between the Gulf of Castellammare side and the Conca d’Oro side of the province. Monte d’Oro rises above Montelepre and Partinico, and the higher limestone relief of the Monti di Palermo is nearby. The coast is not far, with the Gulf of Castellammare around Terrasini and Trappeto as the nearest sea frontage, but the cluster is inland rather than on the shore. Palermo is the nearest large city, with the full services of a regional capital and the airport at Punta Raisi on this side of the province. The area is known for vineyards, olives and citrus in the wider western Palermitan countryside.