Bilocale in Piazza San Lorenzo 13
VENIANO: (centro) In minipalazzina appartamento di mq 70 con doppi servizi cosi‘ composto: Al piano terreno, soggiorno con angolo cottura e bagno, mentre al piano seminterrato ampia camera da letto con secondo bagno. Possibilita di arredo Classe energetica D Ipe 80,19 Euro 88.000.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,257/m², the asking price is already about 63% above the local €769/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified condition brings the effective cost to about €1,457/m². The central location, two bathrooms and energy class D add appeal, but the listing does not say whether the apartment is fully habitable or recently renovated.
More on the house and the area
This is a polished, genuinely move-in-ready apartment with a bright open-plan living/kitchen area, two bathrooms, and attractive modern finishes. It is comfortable and usable rather than visually exceptional: the generic suburban setting and semi-basement bedroom limit its dream-home appeal.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- The only bedroom is on the semi-basement level, which may mean limited natural light and ventilation.
- No meaningful private garden, terrace, panoramic view, or distinctive historic character is shown.
- The apartment is in a conventional suburban residential setting rather than a particularly atmospheric Italian location.
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 47/100The area lies in the lower Brianza and the western edge of the province of Como, with a settled belt of woods, fields and small towns rather than a single dominant landscape feature. The Lura valley and the Parco del Lura are nearby, with low wooded ground and paths along the stream corridor. Como is the nearest city of size, with rail services, the walled historic centre and the lakefront. Lake Como is beyond the 15 km radius, so it matters more for logistics than for the immediate setting. The area is known for dense small-town development between Como, Saronno and the Milan side of Lombardy.