Ultimo piano in contesto signorile
Redona, a due passi dal Parco Turani, proponiamo una luminosa mansarda all’ultimo piano inserita in un elegante contesto signorile servito da ascensore. Libera su tre lati e caratterizzata da un’ottima esposizione al sole, l’abitazione si presenta in buone condizioni, è parzialmente arredata e pronta da abitare. Gli…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
A habitable, ready-to-use 50 m² apartment near Parco Turani is priced at €1,580/m², roughly 107% above the €762/m² local benchmark. Its good condition, elevator, double glazing and air conditioning support the price, but the premium is substantial.
More on the house and the area
A bright, habitable top-floor mansard with a genuinely appealing view over Bergamo’s rooftops toward the surrounding hills. It is ready to live in and includes a separate kitchen, bathroom, furnishings and air conditioning, but the interiors are plain and dated rather than characterful, with awkward low-ceiling areas.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Energy class G and older finishes suggest higher running costs and some modernization may be worthwhile.
- The attic bedroom has noticeably low sloping ceilings, limiting usable space.
- Kitchen and bathroom are functional but dated; the exterior shows graffiti and an urban apartment-block setting.
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 lower Seriana Valley, with the Bergamasque Prealps closing the horizon immediately to the north and east. The Serio river runs through the valley. The nearest substantial town is Bergamo, with a large historic upper town, rail links and full services. The valley is known for a chain of built-up settlements and industry along the river floor, with steeper wooded slopes and small hillside hamlets above.