Bilocale in Via Umberto I 60
APPARTAMENTO ACCOGLIENTE IN CONTESTO CARATTERISTICO In posizione centrale, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento accogliente, ideale per chi è alla ricerca di una soluzione abitativa funzionale, inserita in un contesto residenziale dal carattere tipico. L'immobile si distingue per una distribuzione degli ambienti…
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 €75,000 (€1,071/m²), estimated effective cost is about €89,000 or €1,271/m² after allowance for basic works, well above the €762/m² local comparison level. The central location, functional layout and parking help, but the listing does not say whether the apartment is move-in ready and it has energy class G.
More on the house and the area
A bright, genuinely livable 70 sqm apartment with a functional kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, furnishings, and attractive traditional details such as shutters, arches, and a colorful courtyard setting. It is more practical than spectacular: there is no notable view, private outdoor space, or standout historic interior, and the shared exterior areas need some upkeep.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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 suggests potentially high heating costs.
- The apartment is in a shared, somewhat worn courtyard with no private garden or terrace.
- Exterior balconies, paving, and lower walls show visible aging and maintenance needs.
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 57/100This area sits in the Brianza hills between the Lambro valley and the first prealpine belt. Montevecchia and the Curone valley are within reach, with the Parco Regionale di Montevecchia e della Valle del Curone just to the east and south-east, a protected hill landscape of woods, terraces and farmland. The Adda river is not far to the east around Imbersago and Paderno. Lecco is the nearest larger town, with a lakefront on Lake Como and rail links, but it lies beyond the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for the settled Brianza countryside of villas, small woods, cultivated land and dense village fabric.