Via Carlo Martini, 13, Crema
Via Carlo Martini, 13, Crema. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €78,000 (€743/m²), the apartment is slightly below comparable local pricing, but allowing roughly €21,000 for habitable-condition updates brings the effective cost to about €943/m², above that benchmark. Garage, cellar, independent heating and five photos support livability, though the description is sparse.
More on the house and the area
The modern interiors shown are clean, spacious, and potentially comfortable, with a contemporary kitchen, staircase, and stylish bathroom. However, this is a generic apartment in a residential building rather than a distinctive Italian dream home, and one image suggests possible condition or presentation concerns.
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 – €12,000
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 gallery is highly inconsistent, ranging from polished modern interiors to a dark, visibly neglected room, so the actual condition is uncertain.
- There is no visible Italian historic character, private outdoor space, or compelling view.
- The listing facts say habitable, but the gallery does not clearly show the full apartment or layout.
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 40/100This is the flat agricultural plain of the Pianura Padana between the Serio and Adda rivers. The Serio runs by Crema and the Adda is a few kilometres to the west, with the Parco Regionale del Serio and the Parco Adda Sud covering stretches of riverbank, woodland and farmland. Crema is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, arcades, a cathedral and everyday services. The area is known for irrigated agriculture and dairy farming in the Lombard plain.