Immobile con due appartamenti
Castelletti Case propone in vendita, nella zona centrale del paese in contesto residenziale, DUE APPARTAMENTI indipendenti, non comunicanti tra di loro e più precisamente: - APPARTAMENTO AL PIANO TERRA di circa 50 mq composto da ingresso, soggiorno/cucina, bagno e camera; - APPARTAMENTO AL PIANO PRIMO di circa 76 mq…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €48,000 for 126 sqm, the ask is €381/sqm versus a low-stock baseline median of €406/sqm, so the price alone is only slightly below ordinary. But the listing explicitly says both apartments need a complete internal renovation, so the effective cost is about €1,081/sqm including ~€700/sqm works, which is still acceptable for a central two-unit property with 32 photos and no major legal red flags.
More on the house and the area
The building has real old-Lombardy charm outside, with decorative facade details and a pleasant courtyard setting. Inside it is bright and has some open views over greenery and rooftops, but the rooms are very basic and tired, with obsolete kitchen areas and clear need for full renovation. This is a real house rather than a ruin, yet not currently a dream move-in home.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€25,000 – €44,000
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.
- Needs complete internal renovation
- Interiors look dated and partially stripped, especially the kitchens/baths
- No photos proving modern bathrooms or turnkey systems
- Two separate non-communicating apartments unless reworked
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 68/100The cluster sits in the lower foothills between the Adda valley and the Bergamo pre-Alps. The Adda runs nearby at Calusco and Capriate, and Lake Garlate and the Lecco branch of Lake Como are within about 15 km to the west. Monte Canto and the wooded ridges around Pontida and Val San Martino shape the immediate landscape. Lecco is the nearest town of size, with a lakefront, rail links and full services. Bergamo is also close, with a substantial historic centre and city services, but outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for hill villages, wooded slopes and the transition from the Lombard plain to the pre-Alpine valleys.