Edificio in Via San Michele 10
LA ZONA: Altavilla Milicia, Via San Michele, in una zona tranquilla e ben servita, ideale per chi desidera vivere lontano dal caos cittadino, senza rinunciare ai principali servizi. La posizione consente di raggiungere facilmente attività commerciali, scuole e collegamenti principali, oltre a trovarsi a pochi minuti…
What it really costs
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At €773/m² before renovation, the €75,000 price is already 93% above the Sicilia baseline of €400/m²; with an estimated €700/m² renovation allowance, the effective cost becomes about €1,473/m². The 1 km sea location and 29 photos add appeal, but the listing provides no condition or livability details.
More on the house and the area
A charming independent three-level Sicilian palazzina with balconies, traditional shutters, marble stairs, patterned floors, and a genuinely generous covered terrace. The home appears solid and fully usable, with a fitted kitchen, two bathrooms, bedrooms, and working air conditioning rather than a renovation shell. The distant mountain/sea-area outlook and €75,000 price add real appeal, although the dense town setting and dated decor keep it below dream-home territory.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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.
- Urban village setting with close neighboring buildings and limited privacy.
- Access is via internal stairs across three levels; no private garden or dedicated parking is clearly shown.
- The interiors are livable but dated, with older furnishings and finishes that may benefit from cosmetic updating.
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 63/100The area is on the north Sicilian coast on the Tyrrhenian, with low coastal hills rising behind the shoreline. The nearest larger city is Palermo, which is the main service and transport centre for the area. Cefalù lies farther east along the same coast and is a significant coastal town for day-to-day regional connections, but it is outside the immediate landscape radius. The local area is known for its coastal setting and for the Marian sanctuary at Altavilla Milicia.