Casa Semindipendente in vendita a Catania, Piazza Palestro
REMAX | RIF.: 176 - VIA PURGATORIO / CATANIA Proponiamo in vendita in una Zona a Forte Espansione Turistica, una casa indipendente con ingresso comune ad altri immobili. Composta da tre camere, bagno e cucina, si presta perfettamente a diventare casa vacanze, soluzione da mettere a reddito, o come abitazione…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimated renovation allowance €200/m² => €14,000 (70 m²), so effective price ≈ €103,000 or ≈ €1,471/m², far above the local median of €450/m². The house is habitable, well-presented with 15 photos and 2 km from the sea, but the effective €/m² makes this an overpriced listing.
More on the house and the area
A roomy, high‑ceiling townhouse with a private paved courtyard and attractive stone detailing; interiors are clean, habitable and already fitted with air‑conditioning. Not a dramatic photogenic gem, but a solid, move‑in home that would work very well as a main residence or income-producing holiday rental in central Catania.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Single bathroom only (1 bath)
- Shared/common entrance with other units
- No views — internal courtyard setting, not sea-facing
- Simple/basic finishes (cosmetic refresh would improve)
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.