Bilocale in Genova
In Via Ponterotto, in posizione comoda a tutti i principali servizi della zona, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento di 32 mq, ideale come prima casa, investimento immobiliare o punto d’appoggio in città. L’immobile è composto da ingresso direttamente nella zona giorno con soggiorno e angolo cottura, camera…
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
At €44,000 (€1,375/m²), this compact 32 m² apartment is already about 54% above the local €890/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €6,400 for the stated updating brings the effective cost to about €1,575/m². Its bright, quiet setting 2 km from the sea and low condominium costs add value, but the premium leaves limited deal margin.
More on the house and the area
A bright, genuinely usable small apartment in an older Ligurian urban building, with traditional shutters, tiled floors, and a quiet residential setting. It is furnished and functional rather than beautiful, but should be refreshable without being a full reconstruction; the main drawbacks are its tiny size, dated interiors, and lack of a special view.
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€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- Very compact 32 sqm apartment, best suited to one person, a couple, or as a pied-à-terre.
- Second floor without an elevator.
- Kitchen, bathroom, fixtures, and furnishings are dated and need updating.
- Energy class G; no notable sea or landscape view is shown.
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 inside the built-up area of Genoa, a regional capital and large port on the Ligurian Sea. The historic centre contains medieval lanes (the 'caruggi') and the Palazzi dei Rolli, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ('Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli'). The old harbour (Porto Antico) has been redeveloped and houses the Acquario di Genova. The Bisagno and the Polcevera rivers cross the urban area. The Ligurian Apennines rise steeply immediately inland; wooded hills and terraced slopes are within a 15 km radius. Genova Cristoforo Colombo airport lies to the west of the city, within the metropolitan area. The city is a major transport hub with main railway stations (Genova Piazza Principe and Genova Brignole) and ferry connections from the port. The area is known for maritime trade and shipbuilding and for Genoese cuisine (pesto alla genovese, focaccia, farinata). There are promenades and public parks along the coast, including the Nervi waterfront.