The House - #2, the Granite Building

[SOLD - Sept 2011]
Built in 1889, as solid as a fortress, yet it has nowadays a weakness, its roof.
Never touched since its construction, it gives under the weight of the years
... and cries for help.



The appearance of the property has changed since these pictures...
- The virginia-creeper heavy curtain and the two huge fig trees have
disappeared as the strip of land, located along the wall, has been sold,
end of 2009, to the adjoining property and everything has been torn
to the ground.

Apart from the property's main entry from via Galilei and the door opening on
via Municipio, another way in is from the garden...

... from this "garden room", where a little window opens under the entry porch
and another toward the street.

From here, beyond the stairwell, there is another room.

(Under the stairs, 2 small closets)

This room currently communicates with the loggiato and the stairs, and has
a window on via Galilei and a door opening on the piazza Municipio (below).


The stairwell, now... or where it gets nasty...

Ladies and Gents, let's visit upstairs now... hold tight."Through me you pass into the city of woe:
Through me you pass into eternal pain:
Through me among the people lost for aye.
Justice the founder of my fabric mov'd:
To rear me was the task of power divine,
Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.
Before me things create were none,
Save things Eternal, and eternal I endure.
All hope abandon ye who enter here."
[Hell, by Dante Alighieri, Cary's Translation]

Scary, uh ? Well, last summer it was worse.
No kidding, if you think this house can make you happy hurry up :
it's cheap because it needs a new roof !

Up the stairs, on the right, the main bedroom with a window on via Galilei and
a balcony on piazza Municipio.
On the left side, the corridor with another balcony, serves a smaller bedroom,
the bathroom and a big kitchen.
The bathroom, second door on the left and, in front, the kitchen/dining room.

In the last picture : back toward the stairs.


SPECIFICATIONS

#2 - This is the Granite Building
- Price Range : 65,000 € for an average 110 sq. m. (open to discussion).
- Location : Italy, south-easthern Sardinia, San Vito (Cagliari).
- Brief description : A solid, rose granite building, built as a fortress (originally
there were no windows at the ground level) - stands still, except for its roof.
Located next to City Hall in the old area, its windows and balconies open
toward east and west. Like the two other livable parts of the property, this
building can be independent, except for the garden that, being in the centre,
remains common.
- Age of property : 1889.
- Floors : 2
- Permission to build extensions : no.
- Permission to build swimming pools : not in the village.- Development Ideas : the house first needs a new roof, new plumbing,
new electricity and to be refreshed.
[I've been told the approx quote for the demolition and reconstruction
of the roof would be around 250 €/m2 - its area is approximately 80 m2I will check all these data in August].
- How many people could live in the house ? 4 to 6.
- Is any part suitable to be rented out ? Yes, it has been rented for more
than 20 years, until 2004, but now it urgently needs a new roof.
Inside
- Number of Rooms : currently 5.
- Kitchen/Dining Room : 1.
- Bedrooms : currently 3.
- Toilets : no separate toilets.
- Bathrooms : 1.
- Cantina : no basement in these old houses.
Outside
- Views sea/mountain/countryside : the village and hills around.
The nearest beaches are at 8 km.
- Garage/Parking facilities : inside (or in the street).
- Garden : central garden, 100 m2 approx.
- Outside cooking facilities : not currently.
- Outdoor plumbing/shower : two valves and a hose in the garden.

Maps and Technical Drawings
- Floorplans : yes.
- Land map : yes.
- Geometor’s site map : no.

Communications
- Telephone : yes.
- ADSL : yes (check here).
. . .