Casa bifamiliare
Nel caratteristico centro di Monforte San Giorgio, lungo Via Duca degli Abruzzi, proponiamo in vendita una soluzione semi-indipendente disposta su due livelli, con accesso autonomo e suggestivi affacci sul paesaggio circostante. Una casa dalla distribuzione particolare, tipica degli immobili del centro storico, che…
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At €50,000 (€312/m²), the 160 m² townhouse is priced well below the €441/m² baseline, but the description clearly indicates substantial renovation and valorization work. With estimated renovation costs of about €112,000, the effective cost is roughly €1,013/m², more than double the baseline; its historic-center location adds some value.
More on the house and the area
A large, characterful Sicilian townhouse with beautiful panoramic mountain views, original patterned floors, traditional shutters, and period furnishings. The kitchen, bathrooms, and several bedrooms are usable, but the property clearly needs meaningful renovation, especially around the damaged ceiling, plaster, and general finishes.
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€32,000 – €56,000
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 substantial renovation, including peeling plaster, damp-looking walls, and visible ceiling/roof damage.
- The historic-center setting has steep, narrow streets and difficult vehicle access.
- No private garden or terrace is shown; the mountain outlook appears to be from a balcony/window.
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 61/100The Peloritani mountains rise immediately inland, with short steep valleys running down to the Tyrrhenian coast. The Tyrrhenian Sea is about 6 km away and the Gulf of Milazzo is the main coastal reference nearby. Messina is the nearest city of size, with port, rail connections, hospitals and full services. Milazzo is the nearest substantial town to the west, with a port and a large everyday-service base. This stretch of the Messina province is known for hillside villages above the coast and for olive groves and citrus in the lower ground.