Trilocale
Albenga Centro storico | Trilocale al primo piano da ristrutturare, ideale come investimento. Nel cuore del centro storico di Albenga, tra le antiche torri medievali, i caruggi e le piazze che rendono la “città delle cento torri” una delle perle della Riviera di Ponente, proponiamo in vendita un appartamento di circa…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 plus an estimated €71,500 for a complete renovation, the effective cost is about €2,177/m² versus roughly €900/m² for comparable local stock. The historic-center setting and proximity to the sea add appeal, but the property is explicitly totally to renovate and has energy class G.
More on the house and the area
The historic Albenga setting is genuinely appealing, surrounded by medieval towers, a cathedral, atmospheric streets, and the Ligurian coast nearby. However, this is currently a blank renovation project with no verified interior character or livability, so the beautiful surroundings do not lift it into dream-home territory.
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€26,000 – €38,000
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 apartment is completely to be renovated, with no interior photographs available.
- Budget and timeline could rise substantially because this is a full refurbishment rather than a cosmetic update.
- No private outdoor space or property-specific sea view is shown; the sea is nearby but about a 15-minute walk away.
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 74/100The cluster is on the Riviera di Ponente with the Ligurian Sea and the sandy shoreline of the Albenga plain close by. It sits where the coastal plain meets the Ligurian Alps and the first inland valleys, with the lower Valle del Centa and the Roman town of Albenga as the nearest centre of size; Albenga has a substantial historic core with medieval towers and a cathedral complex. The Isle Gallinara lies just offshore from Albenga. To the west and east, within this stretch of coast, are the resort towns and marinas of Alassio and Loano, and inland the roads climb quickly into olive-growing hills and small villages. This part of western Liguria is known for horticulture on the plain and for olive cultivation on the slopes.