Casa indipendente in Via Conte Federico 8
Palermo - Via Conte Federico - Appartamento (possibile box/locale commerciale) piano terra In una delle zone più servite di Palermo, precisamente in Via Conte Federico, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento al piano terra con ingresso diretto da strada, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione pratica e funzionale, che ne consente svariati usi. L’abitazione è...
What it really costs
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At €595/m², the €22,000 asking price is already 27% above the Palermo baseline of €467/m²; allowing €200/m² for unspecified works raises the effective cost to about €795/m². The ground-floor unit has 14 photos and a strong sea location (1 km), but its unclear status as an apartment, garage, or commercial space is a material risk.
More on the house and the area
This is a very small ground-floor urban unit in Palermo with some attractive older tiled flooring and a street-level garage/commercial layout. However, the damp-stained interiors, deteriorated bathroom, grime, and lack of a usable living or kitchen area make it a renovation project rather than a beautiful ready-to-live-in Italian home.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Interior is heavily soiled and shows widespread damp or water damage.
- The bathroom appears incomplete or unusable, with no functional kitchen or living setup visible.
- Direct frontage onto a busy urban street offers little privacy and no outdoor space.
- Likely requires substantial renovation despite the existing tiled floors and roofed structure.
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 Palermo on the Tyrrhenian coast, with Monte Pellegrino immediately above the city and the Conca d’Oro plain around it. The sea is part of the setting, with the Gulf of Palermo and the urban beaches at Mondello and Addaura within the city. Palermo is the nearest large centre and has the region’s main concentration of historic fabric, services, transport and monuments, including the Arab-Norman UNESCO sites. Monreale, just above the city on the inland side, is also part of the same urban landscape and UNESCO listing. The area is known for its coastal city setting between mountain slopes and sea.