Quadrilocale a 3 minuti da piazza alfieri
5 VALIDI MOTIVI PER ACQUISTARLO: 1) A 3 MINUTI A PIEDI DA PIAZZA ALFIERI 2) POSTO AUTO 3) DOPPI SERVIZI 4) PERSONALIZZABILE 5) POSIZIONE STRATEGICA In Corso Galileo Ferraris, a soli tre minuti a piedi da Piazza Alfieri, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento dagli spazi generosi e dalle grandi potenzialità, situato in…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable 85m2 apartment in central Asti at 1058 EUR/m2, ~63% above the regional median (650). But baseline is regional, not town-specific for central Asti, so premium is partly justified by prime location (3 min from Piazza Alfieri), elevator, garage, cellar, double services, and move-in condition. Energy class G and 1970 build mean high heating costs and likely cosmetic/systems updates needed; no load-bearing walls is a genuine plus for reconfiguration. Fresh listing (6 days). Priced at a real premium over baseline but reasonable for a habitable central unit; light renovation (~400/m2) to modernize.
More on the house and the area
Standard habitable 1970s apartment in central Asti. Interiors are dated and tired: beige walls, marble-look and terrazzo floors, basic laminate furniture, and two original peach-tiled bathrooms in poor cosmetic condition. Kitchen is a plain modern unit but rooms feel worn. No standout architectural, view, or location wow — central proximity to Piazza Alfieri is a practical plus, not a visual one. Reconfigurable layout (no load-bearing walls) is a selling point but not a visual scroll-stopper. Nothing here stops the scroll.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €17,000
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 interiors throughout with worn walls and old-style tiling
- Bathrooms are original and heavily dated (peach tile, old fixtures)
- Energy class G — poor efficiency
- Central but no notable view; photos show facing buildings
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Asti, so the setting is an urban plain-and-hill edge rather than open countryside. The Tanaro valley runs through this part of Piemonte, with vineyard hills of the Monferrato beginning around the city. Asti is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre with medieval towers, churches and regular services, but this does not remove the urban cap. The wider area is known for wine, especially Barbera and other Monferrato and Astigiano production.