Casa indipendente in Via Como 28
UN INTERO STABILE, CINQUE INGRESSI E INFINITE POSSIBILITA' Via Como n 28 - Rosolini (SR) Oltre 300 mq, tre prospetti, cinque accessi e ambienti distribuiti su più livelli: una proprietà rara, pronta a diventare un investimento redditizio, una grande dimora plurifamiliare o un ambizioso progetto ricettivo e…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 for 344 sqm, the ask is just €247/sqm; assuming a broadly habitable whole building at about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €447/sqm, still below the local baseline of €489/sqm. Large size, 5 entrances and 27 photos support the value proposition, though the description is investment-focused rather than clearly stating recent renovation.
More on the house and the area
This is a very large, intriguing old Sicilian building with some authentic period touches: patterned floors, vintage tiles, rustic service rooms and a broad roof terrace. But it is not a polished dream home as shown: many rooms are bare and tired, there are signs of damp and wear, and it needs serious modernization before it feels truly livable and beautiful. The low €/m² gives it some bargain appeal, but the wow is more potential than present reality.
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€23,000 – €38,000
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.
- Needs substantial renovation and updating throughout
- Visible damp/staining and some ceiling/plaster deterioration
- Exterior is plain and weathered, with no meaningful view
- Usability is split across multiple levels/entrances, so layout may need rethinking
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 61/100The area lies on the Hyblaean plateau near the south-eastern Sicilian coast, with low limestone hills, dry valleys and a farmed landscape of olive groves, citrus and vines. The Tellaro river valley is nearby, and the Ionian coast around Pozzallo and Santa Maria del Focallo is within the local area. Vendicari Nature Reserve is farther north on the coast and does not sit inside the immediate landscape here. The nearest town of size is Modica, which has a large historic centre in limestone ravines and is one of the late Baroque Val di Noto towns; Noto is also nearby and part of the same UNESCO designation. The area is known for agriculture and for being on the edge of the Val di Noto baroque zone.