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Affascinante Palazzina nel Cuore Storico di Montelepre Scopri questa straordinaria opportunità nel centro storico di Montelepre! Una splendida palazzina di 4 elevazioni che ti aspetta per essere trasformata secondo i tuoi desideri. Con circa 37 m² per piano, questa proprietà offre un totale di 148 m² commerciali, perfetti per chi desidera investire in una dimora caratteristica o sviluppare un...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €189/m², the €28,000 asking price is far below the €400/m² baseline, but the four-level historic building is explicitly offered to be transformed and has no stated condition, rooms, or utilities. Assuming €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €889/m², well above the baseline, making this a substantial renovation gamble.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful historic-center palazzina with weathered Sicilian façades, old balconies, stone walls, and traditional interior details. However, the gallery shows a largely uninhabitable renovation shell with debris, severe deterioration, roof concerns, and no ready-to-live-in accommodation, so its appeal is primarily as a restoration project rather than a 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€29,000 – €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.
- Major renovation project: interiors show rubble, exposed/deteriorated roofing, damp, damaged finishes, and an unusable bathroom.
- No functioning kitchen or clearly usable living facilities are shown.
- Structural and roof condition should be professionally assessed before purchase.
- The narrow historic-center setting may complicate construction access and material delivery.
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.