Grazioso Appartamento ad Aci Sant'Antonio
In vendita un ampio appartamento di 115 mq situato al secondo piano di un elegante edificio ad Aci Sant'Antonio. Questo luminoso immobile, classificato in classe energetica G, è composto da tre vani che si distribuiscono in modo funzionale. Troverete due camere da letto spaziose, ideali per garantire il massimo del…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Effective price ≈ €980/m² (€95,000 + est. €200/m² renovation on 122 m²) vs regional baseline €400/m² — more than double the local median. Close to the sea (5 km) and with many photos, but the listing is still priced well above comparable stock.
More on the house and the area
A spacious, bright and immediately habitable 115 m² apartment with a wide covered balcony/terrace and a 13 m² garage — good everyday home layout. Rooms and finishes are dated but solid, so this is a good-value, move-in-now property for someone wanting light updating rather than a full renovation.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Dated interior finishes — will need modernisation to taste
- Only one bathroom for ~115 m² apartment
- Energy class G (inefficient)
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 74/100Mount Etna dominates the area to the west and north-west, with the lower volcanic slopes and lava-built settlements of the Etna foothill belt around Aci Catena. The Ionian coast is nearby at Acitrezza and Aci Castello, with the Riviera dei Ciclopi and the sea stacks of the Isole Ciclopi within about 15 km. The Timpa di Acireale nature reserve is nearby on the coast north of the town. Catania is the nearest large city, with full urban services, a major rail station and the airport. The area is known for its volcanic landscape, citrus cultivation and the Cyclops coast linked to Sicilian myth.