Monolocale in Viale Nazario Sauro 25
In vendita a Pavia, in Viale Nazario Sauro 25, proponiamo loft/open space di circa 100 mq, situato al piano seminterrato e sviluppato su un unico livello. L’immobile si presenta in buone condizioni ed è attualmente accatastato come magazzino, con possibilità di cambio di destinazione d’uso ad abitativo o promiscuo,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €950/m², the €95,000 price is already above the local €765/m² benchmark, before conversion costs. The 100 m² unit is currently registered as a warehouse rather than a dwelling; residential use depends on obtaining the required change of designation and authorizations.
More on the house and the area
This is a clean, finished 100 sqm open space with attractive brick flooring, a modern bathroom, double glazing, and autonomous heating. However, it is a basement warehouse in a standard apartment complex rather than a ready-to-live-in home, and the uncertain change of use is the main obstacle.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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 registered as a warehouse, not a dwelling; residential conversion is only a possibility requiring approvals and verification.
- The basement setting has limited natural light and no visible kitchen or bedroom fit-out.
- No private outdoor space, distinctive historic character, or notable view is shown.
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 70/100The town sits at the confluence of the Ticino and Po rivers; both rivers are immediate landscape features. The Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino (regional park) runs along the Ticino in this area. South of the town the first slopes of the Oltrepò Pavese wine hills begin within about 15 km. The surrounding territory is the flat Po Valley plain with intensive agriculture, irrigation canals and rice-growing areas to the west (Lomellina). The Certosa di Pavia monastery complex lies a few kilometres north of the town. Pavia contains a historic university (University of Pavia), a medieval centre and regional rail and road links toward Milan; local services include hospitals and professional services. The area is known for rice cultivation, market gardening and the wines of Oltrepò Pavese.