Stabile 27 unita' ex scuola da completare
Fabbricato articolato in corpo principale di tre piani e corpo secondario di due piani, composto da quattro unità abitative e tredici cantine al piano terra, un magazzino, sei unità abitative al piano primo e tre unità al piano sottotetto ancora da completare. Il fabbricato, derivante da un ex edificio scolastico…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly a judicial auction ('Data di asta', 'Offerta minima'), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Although the ask is only €54/m², the building is largely unfinished/incomplete with missing systems, and key usability data are weak (0 beds, 0 baths, sparse listing details).
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The building looks large, tidy outside and structurally presentable, but it is not a romantic or especially beautiful home from the photos. The description makes clear that several units are incomplete, with installations and finishes missing, so livability is uncertain and renovation is a major factor. At this price and size it may be a bargain project, but not a scroll-stopping dream home to move into.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€290,000 – €515,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Only the exterior is shown; no interior photos to prove charm or habitability.
- Many units are unfinished or at shell stage, with systems and finishes still missing.
- Auction sale adds practical and legal complexity.
- Large former school building feels more like an investment/project than a ready home.
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 is in the Ligurian Alps, on the wooded upper Bormida valley near Colle del Melogno. The Bormida di Millesimo runs through this part of the valley. The area lies by the Bric Tana regional natural reserve near Millesimo, known for karst caves and limestone outcrops. The nearest ski area is the small lifts of Garessio 2000, roughly an hour away by road, which is outside the immediate landscape. Finale Ligure and the Riviera are reachable over the Melogno pass, but the coast is outside the 15 km radius and does not affect the score. Millesimo is the nearest small town of note, with a medieval core and castle remains. This part of inland western Liguria is known for forests, chestnuts, mushrooms and cool upland valleys rather than for a single landmark.