Bilocale in Via Antonio Ghislanzoni, 37, Centro, Lecco,
Bilocale in Via Antonio Ghislanzoni, 37, Centro, Lecco,. Habitable.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €59,625 (€608/m²), this central 98 m² habitable apartment is attractively priced upfront, but allowing about €200/m² for habitable-condition work brings the effective cost to roughly €808/m², slightly above the local €767/m² benchmark. The listing does not say how many bathrooms it has.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest, habitable urban home with functional rooms, balconies, and a small patch of stonework adding limited character. However, the interiors are cramped, heavily cluttered, and dated, while the setting beside railway tracks offers little visual 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€7,000 – €11,000
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 dated and cluttered interiors would need substantial cleaning and cosmetic updating.
- No bathroom is listed in the facts, so the actual facilities should be verified carefully.
- The property appears tightly urban and directly beside railway tracks, with no visible garden or attractive 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 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.