Rustico/casale in Via Caravaggio 6
Casale Storico a Cesate - Opportunità di Investimento nel Centro Scopri questa affascinante cascina situata nel cuore di Cesate, in una tranquilla corte del Centro. Si tratta di un casale su due livelli costruito nel 1900, attualmente destinato a deposito con due unità separate, ma con straordinarie potenzialità di…
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
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €39,000 (€500/m²), this is already above the local €350/m² benchmark, and converting the current deposit into housing with no heating could bring the effective cost to about €1,600/m². The listing describes a potential change of use but does not confirm that residential conversion is approved, while condition and technical details are not stated.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine historic Lombard farm building with attractive exposed brick, timber elements, and a traditional tiled roof. However, the photos show an unfinished storage shell rather than a usable home, with the residential layout only presented as plans and a major conversion still required.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€31,000 – €46,000
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 storage/deposit rather than a home, with a change of use required.
- Interior conversion appears to be a substantial renovation project; no finished living spaces are shown.
- No heating is currently available, and utilities, structural compliance, and renovation costs need verification.
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 31/100This is in the built-up belt north-west of Milan, with the Groane heath-and-pinewoods area immediately around it; Parco delle Groane is the main local landscape feature within reach. The area is largely suburban and industrial-residential, with continuous settlement toward Saronno and the Milan conurbation. Saronno is the nearest larger town and provides rail links, services and a historic centre. Milan is the main city for work, transport and amenities, but it does not improve the landscape score because the cluster lies in its outer urban belt.