Property Description

Three-bedroom New-build Homes in Sicily’s Northern Region of Palermo, 30 Minutes Outside the City and 10 from the Beach in a Welcoming, Walkable Town

The ideal opportunity for a family who want to buy a home that is beautiful and modern but also well-connected in a walkable neighbourhood, the Villette Venere are two new-build homes currently under construction.

On the edges of the northern Sicilian town of Altavilla Milicia, they will give you great views of the countryside and sea, but be just a stone’s throw from all local amenities. You’ll find yourself right outside Sicily’s biggest city, ten minutes from the fabulous Ombelico di Venere beach, and enjoying all the comforts of a modern home in a community which retains abundant traditional character.

The twin semi-detached properties are mirror images of one another, with the exact same distribution of spaces. They face north-east, with substantial through-flow of light and air to the south-west, and more windows on the outer side walls. The three bedrooms will all connect to a private balcony or terrace, the huge living room will lead straight out into the garden and there will be bathrooms on each floor.

Buyers who move fast on these lovely new-build homes in Sicily will have the ability to customise all of the fittings and finishings, as well as the option to acquire a bigger garden and even add a private swimming pool. This is the most convenient possible way to get a pristine house configured to your personal taste while avoiding the complications of building it yourself.

The Property

The square floor plan provides 90m2 of space on each of the two habitable floors, plus a generous basement which will serve as a garage as well as providing a substantial larder.

The ground floor will be dominated by a living room of over 40m2, with windows on three sides and double French windows onto the terrace. A separate kitchen will open directly off this, with no space wasted in corridors or passageways. This will also have direct access to the garden.

Upstairs, a small landing will connect the three bedrooms and family bathroom. The master bedroom will be the largest by a distance, with well over 20m2 of space, plus both a walk-in closet and en-suite bathroom. North-east facing French windows will allow plenty of morning sun into the room, across a 9m2 terrace at the front of the home.

The second bedroom, also to the front of the property, will be a comfortable double at 16m2 and benefit from a wraparound terrace on two sides, giving an extra 10m2 of additional space with some lovely views of the surrounding gardens and countryside in the distance. The third bedroom, at the back, will be 11m2 with a 4m2 balcony.

Materials and finishing touches will be high quality in an unflashy modern style which prioritises usability and long life. Fibre-optic internet will be installed, and the entire property will be given thermal insulation to maximise energy efficiency. There will even be provision for a photovoltaic system to generate sustainable, privately sourced power. It will be rated class A1, still relatively rare for Sicilian homes.

Water will come from a private well with a very low annual service charge of just €200. Besides conventional electricity supply there will also be a methane gas connection. Waste water will run into an Imhoff ditch for treatment.

Surroundings

The Villette Venere will be almost the last homes on the edge of a district of Altavilla Milicia. This is just a few minutes walk from the old town of Altavilla Milicia, a grid of narrow residential streets leading to the Basilica, and the Belvedere, a viewpoint where the plateau on which the town has been built falls away sharply, giving you an uninterrupted view of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the community’s beach district.

This is only a fifteen minute walk from your front door, meaning that while the views from the upper balconies and terraces will be rural and green, everything you need for daily life is right at your fingertips. In fact the position is so user-friendly that the nearest bar, supermarket, GP’s surgery and gym are all found less than 100m away as the crow flies.

The deep curve of seafront that is the Ombelico di Venere beach is only a ten minute drive away. Twenty minutes will bring you to some beautiful alternatives at Casteldaccia, Porticello and right around the peninsula of Bagheria and Monte Catalfano, one of the most sought-after real estate neighbourhoods on the entire island of Sicily.

The great city of Palermo lies just beyond the peninsula, spreading inland and onto the lower slopes of the ‘golden shell’ of hills which encircle it, giving the perfect accent to its unmissable skyline of old town, port and marina. You can also get into the city by public transport, driving ten minutes to Altavilla Milicia’s train station, down at sea level, and taking one of the regular connections into the heart of Palermo.To the east, the historic tourist paradise of Cefalù can be reached in under three quarters of an hour. When you need to travel further afield, the nearest airport, Palermo’s Falcone-Borsellino, is only 50 minutes away.

Potential

Obviously as a brand new home there will be no need to invest anything beyond the agreed purchase price, and if you are able to secure the property in the coming months you will have every chance to contribute to the process. Buying new-build homes in Sicily has never been more appealing.

The developers are offering the possibility of delivering the home with a fully realised basement, offering up to 120m2 extra space. They are also able to help you secure a patch of land to the front of the home which would extend its garden from 450m2 to 750m2. Finally – and sure to be of interest, they can deliver it with a swimming pool already built and set up. Please feel free to bring any questions you have about the impact of these customisations on the delivery date and the price tag to our friendly, multilingual team.

One last avenue to consider is the potential of one or both of these homes as an investment vehicle. The convenient location in a walkable town close to Palermo would make them a very attractive proposition for letting on a long-term basis. If you’re not planning to move to Sicily immediately, why not cash in on the region’s buy-to-let market?