Due appartamenti tre garage e cabina enel
Lotto composto da due appartamenti disposti su due livelli, tre garage prefabbricati, area cortiliva comune e cabina elettrica ENEL. Ubicato in Strada Cesure n. 23 e n. 29 a Castel d'Ario. Il deposito catastalmente indicato risulta demolito. Il lotto comprende due distinti appartamenti sviluppati su due livelli…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing ("Data di asta", "Offerta minima"), which is an automatic veto for this catalog. Even though the stated ask is only €343/m² versus a €404/m² baseline and the buildings sound at least partly habitable, auction risk overrides the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, usable property rather than a romantic one: the photos show functioning kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and some character from the exposed beams. But the setting is plain, the exterior is utilitarian, and part of the interiors feel dark and dated, so it reads more as a practical multi-unit house than a wow Italian home.
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€18,000 – €31,000
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.
- Residential/workshop-edge setting with no scenic view or charming outdoor space
- One unit appears dated and dark, so expect cosmetic updating
- Auction sale requires extra legal/occupancy due diligence
- Prefab garages and shared yard reduce the dream-home feel
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 39/100This is flat Po Valley country on the plain east of Mantova, with fields, drainage canals and scattered farm buildings. The Mincio runs west toward Mantova, where there is a substantial provincial capital with services and the Gonzaga city of Mantova is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is known for rice, cereals and other intensive agriculture of the lower Lombard plain.