Introvabile soluzione cielo terra su piu' livelli
Nel comune di Strozza, proponiamo immobile cielo-terra sviluppato su più livelli fuori terra, caratterizzato da una particolare distribuzione degli spazi e da una struttura articolata su più piani. La proprietà si sviluppa dal piano terra fino al terzo piano, con una configurazione planimetrica che mantiene…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €15,000 (€125/m²), the apparent bargain becomes about €99,000 after estimated renovation, or roughly €825/m²—nearly double the local €421/m² benchmark. The 1800s multi-level property is described only as needing personalization, with no stated condition, utilities, bathrooms, or legal habitability details.
More on the house and the area
This is a charming 19th-century Bergamo-area townhouse with attractive traditional façades, tiled roofs, balconies, a small planted frontage, and some old fireplace/arched-ceiling character. However, the interior is an uninhabitable renovation project rather than a usable home, with badly decayed finishes and no visible modern facilities; the €15,000 price is the main appeal.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Clearly requires a full renovation: interiors are heavily deteriorated and no bathroom, kitchen, or bedrooms are shown.
- Visible wall and ceiling cracking, damp/staining, worn floors, and very old fixtures suggest substantial building and systems work.
- Town-centre access appears narrow and stair-heavy; roof and structural condition should be professionally checked.
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 58/100The cluster sits at the mouth of the Valle Imagna and close to the first Bergamasque Prealps, with the Canto Alto and the Albenza ridge in the surrounding relief. The Brembo river runs just west of the built-up area, and the Serio valley system is nearby on the eastern side of Bergamo’s hinterland. The nearest substantial town is Bergamo, which has the Città Alta, major services, rail links and an airport at Orio al Serio farther south. This part of the province is known for the transition from the Bergamo plain to the prealpine valleys, with dense settlement on the lower slopes and valley floors.