Bilocale in Strada Genova 198
Testona, Moncalieri - In cascina con parti comuni riviste e priva di spese di gestione, appartamento parzialmente ristrutturato situato al primo e ultimo piano. L'ingresso conduce alla zona giorno con angolo cottura a vista, ambiente funzionale e ben organizzato. La zona notte comprende una camera da letto…
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 €83,000 (€1,660/m²), the apartment is already about 2.5 times the local comparison level; allowing roughly €25,000 for the unspecified remaining work brings the effective cost to about €2,160/m². The private garage, balcony and lack of management fees help, but the listing does not specify which renovations remain.
More on the house and the area
This is a clean, functional apartment in a traditional-looking cascina, with a balcony, parking and a practical layout. The renovated interiors are immediately usable but plain and somewhat dated, while the busy suburban setting offers no notable views, garden, or standout Italian character.
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, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Road-facing location may bring traffic and street noise.
- The apartment is clean and usable but has basic, dated finishes rather than distinctive interiors.
- Outdoor space appears to be a balcony and shared/private paved courtyard rather than a private garden.
- Only one bedroom and 50 sqm of living space.
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 52/100The cluster is on the hills east of Turin, in the Collina Torinese landscape of wooded ridges, vineyards and cherry orchards. The Po runs at the foot of the hills on the Turin side. The nearest large town is Turin, immediately below, with the full range of city services, museums and rail connections. The area is known in Piedmont for cherries and for the belt of hill villages above the city.