Loft in Via Alessandro Volta 1
Via A. Volta: Bilocale 40 mq c. a. Via Alessandro Volta: In stabile con servizio di portierato, disponiamo di appartamento a piano terra composto di 2 locali con servizio igienico. Possibilità di modificarlo in un loft house grazie all'altezza dei soffitti a 4,30 mq con la creazione di ambiente notte…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €39,000 plus an estimated €28,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,675/m²—well above the €600/m² benchmark for comparable low-cost stock. The 4.30 m ceiling and loft potential add flexibility, but the apartment needs substantial work, is energy class G, and the listing does not state the building age or precise condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a practical 40 sqm city apartment in a well-maintained-looking urban building, with unusually high ceilings that could allow a loft sleeping area. However, the interior is dated and visibly needs renovation, while the tiny bathroom and lack of a finished kitchen limit immediate livability. It is more of a compact renovation project or investment than a dream Italian 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€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Requires substantial renovation, including the dated bathroom and likely kitchen installation.
- The apartment is only 40 sqm and currently appears largely empty and unfinished.
- Ground-floor urban setting offers no visible private outdoor space or notable view.
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 25/100This is the flat Tavoliere plain around Foggia, with large-scale arable farmland and a dense network of roads, rail lines and industrial and logistics areas around the city. The urban area of Foggia itself is a regional service centre with a railway hub, university facilities, hospitals and major retail. The Gargano promontory and the Daunia mountains are farther out and do not define the landscape within about 15 km.