Appartamento in vendita a Lecco, Maggianico
Appartamento in vendita a Lecco, Maggianico. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, balcone.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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At €38,000 (€494/m²), the apartment is about 36% below comparable local pricing, but renovation at roughly €700/m² brings the estimated all-in cost to about €1,194/m²—well above that level. The 18 photos, balcony, and autonomous heating are positives, but the renovation budget largely removes the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable Italian home rather than a shell: the kitchen, bathroom, heating, bedroom, and terrazzo floors are all in place. Its appeal is mainly affordability and livable space, but the dated finishes and tired building exterior keep it from feeling like a dream home.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Clearly dated interiors and furnishings need modernization.
- The secondary room appears cluttered and may need substantial cosmetic work.
- Exterior common areas show peeling plaster and an unpolished appearance.
- No notable view, garden, terrace, or distinctive historic feature is evident.
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 72/100The cluster sits on the Adda river system beside the small Lago di Garlate and close to the Lecco (southeastern) branch of Lake Como. The Prealps rise immediately: Monte Barro and the Resegone massif are within a few kilometres and Parco Regionale del Monte Barro lies inside the local 15 km radius. The Grigne massif is also within about 15 km to the east. The Lecco–Piani d'Erna cable car (access to paths and winter activity areas on Resegone) is reached by a short drive from the lakefront. Nearest town of size is Lecco (provincial capital) which provides a regional train station, hospital (Ospedale A. Manzoni), shops and services; the SS36 state road runs through the Lecco corridor toward Milan and the Valtellina. The area is known for hiking and climbing on the nearby prealpine ridges, lakeside recreation on the Adda/Lake Como system and the historical-literary association of the Lecco area with Alessandro Manzoni's I promessi sposi.