Rovigo – Commenda Est, Via Benedetto Croce
In una delle zone più richieste della città, a pochi minuti dal centro e con tutti i servizi sotto casa, proponiamo appartamento al secondo piano con garage e cantina, ideale per chi cerca una soluzione comoda, luminosa e ben collegata. L’immobile si trova in una palazzina di sole quattro unità, con accesso pedonale e…
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Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
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This is explicitly offered as a judicial-auction property, which makes it a trap regardless of the apparent €503/m² price. The listing also conflicts on price (€58,900 versus a stated €78,500 auction base) and omits reliable condition and bathroom data.
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This is a genuinely usable, spacious apartment with two terraces, a garage, cellar, two double bedrooms, and a practical suburban setting. The home appears well maintained but distinctly dated, while the exterior and shared greenery are pleasant rather than exceptional. It is a solid low-cost home, not a dramatic Italian dream-property.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Interiors appear solid and usable but dated, with likely cosmetic modernization needed.
- Energy class G may mean higher running costs and future efficiency upgrades.
- The listing shows a price/base-auction discrepancy (€58,900 versus €78,500), which needs clarification.
- No notable view or distinctive historic character is visible.
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 39/100The area is the lower Po plain, with flat agricultural land cut by canals and drainage works. The Adige runs just north of Rovigo and the Po is to the south, shaping the wider Polesine landscape. The Po Delta Regional Park begins farther east, outside the immediate surroundings, and the Adriatic coast is also farther away. Rovigo is the nearest town of size, with a compact historic centre, arcaded streets, piazzas, and the two surviving medieval towers of its former castle. The area is known for reclaimed lowland, farming, and the river landscape of the Polesine.