Quadrilocale in Genova
Salita Brasile alta, in contesto tranquillo con area condominiale per il posteggio. In palazzo ordinato in tutte le sue parti con ascensore e riscaldamento centralizzato. Appartamento di sei vai con vano di ingresso spazioso ed arredabile. La cucina, abitabile, dispone di porta finestra con uscita sul primo 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 €99,000 plus an estimated €18,400 for basic improvements, the effective cost is about €1,276/m², roughly 43% above the €890/m² local benchmark. The habitable condition, garage, balconies, panoramic view and proximity to the sea add value, but the listing is not a bargain and the description claims six rooms while the facts indicate four.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable, generously sized Genova apartment with sweeping hillside, valley and city views from two balconies. The interiors are dated but solid and well maintained, with a functional kitchen, marble-style flooring, three bedrooms, heating, lift access and a valuable garage. Its panoramic setting and €99,000 price make it a strong dream-home proposition, though the urban infrastructure below tempers the romance.
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€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.
- The apartment is dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a three-bedroom layout.
- The steep hillside setting and elevated road/bridge infrastructure may not suit everyone.
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, on the Ligurian coast between the Ligurian Sea and the steep first ridge of the Ligurian Apennines. The area has a narrow coastal strip, port basins and densely built slopes rather than open countryside. The nearest city of size is Genoa itself, with a major historic centre, port, airport and full urban services. Genoa's historic centre is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site "Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli."