Bilocale in Viale Berenini 2
In zona centrale, proponiamo in vendita un'interessante opportunità abitativa al piano terra, attualmente censita come C/1 ma con cambio di destinazione d'uso in civile abitazione (da C/1 ad A/3) ed erogazione dei relativi oneri già interamente compresi e garantiti nel prezzo di vendita. Zona giorno: ambiente esposto…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 plus an estimated €30,000 of works, the effective cost is about €1,500/m² versus €773/m² for comparable local stock. The property has a central location and a generous 200 m² private garden, but it is currently registered as C/1 and depends on the promised change to residential use; the listing does not state its current condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest central apartment with attractive traditional shutters, wooden doors, and a genuinely valuable private garden of about 200 m². It is a real, roofed property with floors, windows, heating, and bathrooms, but it is not move-in ready: the kitchen is unfinished and parts of the interior need substantial refurbishment. The garden and €60,000 price create real potential, but the legal conversion and renovation reduce the dream-home impact.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- Currently a commercial C/1 unit requiring a change of use to residential, despite the stated costs being included and guaranteed.
- The real interiors show renovation needs, including an absent kitchen and one room with damaged ceiling and finishes.
- The garden is generous but currently overgrown; the polished garden and interior images appear illustrative rather than current condition.
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 61/100The area sits on the first hills between the Po plain and the Parma Apennine foothills, with cultivated slopes, woods and small valleys. The Stirone stream runs nearby, and the Parco Regionale dello Stirone e del Piacenziano is at Salsomaggiore and Fidenza, known for badlands, fossil sites and riverbank landscapes. The nearest larger town is Fidenza, which has rail services and a substantial urban centre; Parma is the main city for services, work and transport. Salsomaggiore itself is known for its thermal baths and Liberty-era spa buildings.