Bilocale in Via Antonio Lazzari 88
FONTANELLA In piccolo contesto residenziale, proponiamo bilocale posto al primo piano, composto da una zona giorno raccolta e funzionale, camera da letto e bagno. La soluzione si distingue per le contenute dimensioni, ideali per chi cerca un'abitazione pratica e facile da gestire, e per l'assenza di spese…
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 €45,000 (€1,000/m²), this compact apartment is about 30% above the local sub-€100k benchmark. Its apparent livability and lack of condominium fees help, but energy class G and the unstated condition and building age limit confidence.
More on the house and the area
This is a clean, bright, genuinely usable small apartment with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and attractive low-maintenance layout. However, it is visually ordinary, tightly sized, and surrounded by modest urban buildings, with no proven view or special Italian character to create a strong dream-home effect.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- Very compact 45 sqm layout, best suited to a single person or couple.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating costs and future efficiency work.
- Urban surroundings are practical but offer no notable view, garden, terrace, or historic character.
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 37/100This is the south-eastern Bergamo plain, part of the Pianura Padana, with intensively farmed flat land, irrigation canals and scattered roadside industry. The river Oglio runs not far to the east and marks the edge of the Bergamo plain toward the Brescia side. Treviglio is the nearest town of size, with rail connections, services and a substantial built-up area. Bergamo is the main nearby city for daily functions beyond that. The area is known for agriculture in the low plain rather than for a named landscape or protected natural setting.