Casa indipendente in Via Giuseppe Maltese 2 a
A Catania in Via Giuseppe Maltese N°2 presentiamo la vendita di un immobile indipendente catastato F/2 per una metratura pari a 200 mq. L'immobile è provvisto di due ingressi su strada dove uno può essere usato come ingresso carrabile per ospitare due macchine. Data la sua metratura ed il fatto che sia indipendente…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €49,000 for 200 m² (€245/m²), the price is low, but the property is registered as F/2, indicating a non-habitable ruin rather than a dwelling. Rebuilding at roughly €1,100/m² would bring the effective cost near €1,345/m², and the listing does not confirm that residential conversion is legally approved.
More on the house and the area
The property has some historic Sicilian stonework and a characterful street facade, but the photos show a genuine ruin rather than a usable home. Several areas are roofless or badly deteriorated, with debris, exposed masonry and no livable interior.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€79,000 – €117,000
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.
- Genuine ruin with extensive structural deterioration and partially collapsed/open roofing.
- Interiors are empty, damp and filled with debris; no usable kitchen or bathroom is evident.
- Major reconstruction, utilities, structural work and likely planning checks would be required before habitation.
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 55/100Mount Etna rises immediately north-west of the city, with the Etna Park on its upper slopes. The Ionian coast is at the edge of the built-up area. Catania is a major city with a large historic centre of Baroque churches and palaces, a port, university, airport and full services. The city is part of a broad urban and industrial strip along the coast and at the foot of Etna.