Via Gesù Giuseppe e Maria, 126, Paternò
Tribunale: Catania RGE: 830/2018 PVP: 4619312 Diritto di piena proprietà di fabbricato in corso di costruzione, su due livelli (piano terra e primo), oltre a piano di copertura, sito in via Gesù, Giuseppe e Maria (da cui ha esclusivo accesso), angolo piazza Pietro Lupo (oggi piazza Aldo Moro) - 95047 - Paternò (CT),…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingRenovatedThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction lot (Tribunale/Catania) offered as an unfinished, non‑accatastato building and the ad warns images are not real, so the listing’s “Renovated” claim contradicts the text. Estimated finishing ≈€700/m² yields an effective ≈€817/m² versus the local baseline €446/m², so this is an auction project needing major work rather than a move‑in house.
More on the house and the area
Some gallery images show bright, modern rooms with good natural light, but the legal description states the majority of the two‑storey building is unfinished. This is an affordable, large project with finished garages but not a move‑in home — suitable for a buyer prepared to complete the interior works.
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€81,000 – €144,000
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.
- Most of the first‑floor living spaces are 'allo stato rustico' (unfinished): no plaster, floors, bathrooms or kitchen fittings.
- Only the two ground‑floor garages and a small bathroom appear completed; the rest requires full completion/finishes.
- Property is not accatastato and sold as a building in course of construction — expect legal/technical checks and extra completion costs.
- Listing notes that photos are indicative and may not represent the real condition of the unit.
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 to the east and north-east, and Paternò sits on the lower inland side of the volcano in the Simeto valley. The Simeto river runs through this area. The Parco dell'Etna begins on the higher slopes above the settled belt. The nearest large city is Catania, with the full range of urban services, port and airport. Paternò is known for its Norman castle on a hill above the town and for citrus and agricultural land on the volcanic plain.