Appartamento in Venezia
Appartamento in Venezia. balcone, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The asking price is attractive at €461/m² versus a €616/m² local benchmark, but the listing does not say whether the apartment is habitable or needs renovation. Using a conservative €700/m² renovation allowance gives an effective cost of about €1,161/m², so the apparent discount is uncertain.
More on the house and the area
A tidy but very ordinary apartment building in a dense suburban setting, with multiple balconies and some nearby greenery. The exterior appears maintained, but the gallery proves neither the apartment’s interior quality nor whether it is currently usable as a home.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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.
- No interior photos, so livability and actual condition cannot be verified.
- The listing records zero bathrooms, which may indicate incomplete information or a major practical issue.
- This is a standard urban apartment block with street parking and no visible garden or notable view.
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 55/100This cluster is in the built-up area of Venice on the Venetian Lagoon, a named lagoon landscape with islands, salt marshes and tidal channels. Venice and its Lagoon are a UNESCO World Heritage site. Mestre on the mainland is the nearest large urban centre with full city services, rail connections and the road links onto the lagoon. The area is known for the historic city of Venice, its canal-based urban fabric and the lagoon environment.