Casa indipendente in Via Cristoforo Colombo 73
RIF. 700 - RESIDENZA COLOMBO La Simigroup Immobiliare vende grazioso indipendente in centro in una strada larga e comoda anche con il parcheggio. L'indipendente e dislocato su due libelli e catastalmente al lordo dei muri è mq 187 (calpestabili circa 130). Al pono terra si ha un ampio ingresso, soggiorno, una zona cucina con disimpegno ampio dove pranzare e bagno....
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At €544/m², the asking price is about 16% above the Sicilia country-house baseline of €467/m²; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified condition gives an effective cost near €744/m². Strong location factors—Avola center and 2 km from the sea—plus 27 photos support the listing, but condition and key technical data are missing.
More on the house and the area
A charming, substantial Sicilian town house with an unusually elegant historic façade, decorative corbels, wrought-iron balconies, and attractive original terrazzo floors. It appears solid and fully usable, with a fitted kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom, air conditioning, and a large rooftop terrace, though the interiors need cosmetic modernization and the setting is urban rather than scenic.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Interiors are usable but distinctly dated, with old finishes and furnishings.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a large 180 sqm house.
- The rooftop terrace is functional but unfinished and lacks a notable view.
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 74/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast at Avola, with long low beaches and the mouth of the Cassibile river nearby. The limestone Hyblaean plateau rises immediately inland, and within this radius the Cavagrande del Cassibile reserve is the main landscape feature, with a deep canyon cut into the plateau. The Vendicari reserve and the baroque towns of the Val di Noto are important nearby destinations, but they lie beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. Syracuse is the nearest larger city, with full urban services and major archaeological remains. The area is known for Nero d’Avola wine and almonds.