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IN ESCLUSIVA! L'agenzia Carlucci Immobiliare propone in vendita a Pescia, nel cuore del centro storico, a pochi passi da Piazza Mazzini, un luminoso e spazioso appartamento situato al secondo piano di un caratteristico palazzo storico, privo di ascensore. L'immobile si apre su un ingresso dotato di un pratico…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €923/m², the asking price is already about 25% above comparable local stock; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified updates brings the effective cost to about €1,123/m². The historic-center location and absence of condominium fees add value, but the listing does not state the condition or construction year.
More on the house and the area
A photogenic historic-town apartment with colorful façade, elegant shutters, stone portals, exposed timber ceilings, and classic terrazzo floors. The 91 sqm interior appears clean, furnished, and genuinely move-in ready, with two bedrooms, a functioning kitchen, and a bathroom; its main compromises are the lack of outdoor space, elevator, and views.
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.
- Second-floor apartment with no elevator.
- No outdoor space or private garden.
- Energy class F; interiors are attractive but fairly basic rather than luxurious.
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 63/100The cluster is in the Valdinievole, a settled basin between the plain of Lucca and the first slopes of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The Pescia river runs through the area. To the east, within this radius, are the Padule di Fucecchio wetlands, a regional nature reserve and one of the largest inland marsh areas in Italy. North of Pescia the land rises quickly into the Colline e Svizzera Pesciatina, a system of wooded hills with stone villages such as the Ten Castella. Montecatini Terme is the nearest town of size, with historic spa buildings and rail connections; Lucca is the nearest larger city for daily services beyond the immediate area. The area is known for ornamental plant nurseries and for the historic thermal towns of the Valdinievole.