Appartamento in Pieve Emanuele
Appartamento in Pieve Emanuele
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 €1,269/m², the asking price is already about 66% above the €764/m² local baseline. The listing gives almost no information about condition, bathrooms, energy performance, or renovation needs, so a conservative €700/m² renovation allowance makes the effective cost far less attractive.
More on the house and the area
This is a functional, apparently livable apartment in a dense residential high-rise, with a usable kitchen, tiled bathroom, heating, and ordinary interior space. However, the dated finishes, clutter, institutional exterior, and lack of any visible view or distinctive character make it a practical home rather than a dream Italian property.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€13,000 – €23,000
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.
- Dated finishes and bathrooms would benefit from modernization.
- Dense high-rise setting with no attractive view, garden, terrace, or historic character.
- Photos show significant clutter and do not clearly establish the full condition of shared areas or services.
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 30/100Basiglio lies on the flat Po Valley plain in the southern outskirts of the Milan metropolitan area. The comune contains the planned residential quarter Milano 3. Within about 15 km the landscape is a mix of suburban and urban fabric, industrial and commercial zones, and agricultural fields rather than named natural landmarks. The Parco Agricolo Sud Milano (regional agricultural park) covers parts of the surrounding plain and is nearby. There are no mountains, lakes or coastline within 15 km; alpine foothills are many tens of kilometres away. The nearest large city is Milan, which supplies regional rail, long-distance services, airports and major services; Basiglio functions as part of Milan’s commuter belt.