Appartamento in Genova
Appartamento in Genova. Habitable, centralizzato heating, esposizione esterna, armadio a muro, cucina, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €35,625, estimated total cost is about €48,825, or €740/m² after allowance for a habitable-condition apartment—roughly 17% below the local €890/m² benchmark. The central Genoa location, balcony, sea view and 3 km distance to the coast add value, but the listing does not say how many bathrooms there are.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely habitable 66 m² apartment at a very low Genoa price, with a dramatic hillside/valley city outlook visible from the street. However, the interiors shown are plain and dated, while the highway viaduct and dense surroundings substantially reduce the dream-home appeal.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- The apartment is directly beside/under a major viaduct, so traffic noise and visual impact are likely.
- The gallery shows mostly shared stairwells and only limited apartment interiors; bathroom condition and full livability are not verified.
- Dense, utilitarian urban surroundings lack private outdoor space or historic character.
- Auction purchase may involve access, occupancy, or legal checks not covered here.
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 55/100This cluster is inside the built-up area of Genoa, with the Ligurian Apennines rising immediately inland and the Ligurian Sea on the coast. The city has a large historic centre, the main port of Liguria, and major urban services and transport. Genoa has UNESCO status for Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. Within about 15 km the setting is mostly continuous urban fabric, port infrastructure, hillside neighbourhoods and short steep valleys rather than a distinct rural or natural landscape.