Rustico/casale in Via Gavarno
In ottimo contesto, a pochi chilometri dalla città di Bergamo, proponiamo storica Cascina Bergamasca disposta su tre livelli completamente da ristrutturare. Immersa nel verde, la proprietà in vendita, costituita da più vani, ha una superficie commerciale complessiva di circa 440 mq. incluso il sottotetto di 55 mq. e il porticato di 50 mq. Immobile con ampi terrazzi vivibili, immerso nel...
What it really costs
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At €225/m² it appears cheap versus the €380/m² Lombardia farmhouse baseline, but it is completely to be renovated: estimated effective cost is about €1,325/m² (€99,000 + roughly €484,000 renovation). The 440 m² includes a 55 m² attic and 50 m² portico, so the true habitable-area economics may be even weaker.
More on the house and the area
This historic Bergamasca farmhouse has genuine character, traditional brick-and-timber construction, broad covered galleries, and a green hillside setting. However, it is essentially a large renovation project rather than a usable home: the interiors are unfinished and visibly deteriorated, with extensive work needed before occupancy.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€174,000 – €257,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated and not currently livable.
- Raw, deteriorated interiors with worn wooden floors, exposed structure, and significant structural/restoration work visible.
- No finished kitchen or clearly usable living spaces are shown; verify roof, utilities, permits, and renovation costs.
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 61/100The cluster is in the lower Val Seriana, with the Bergamo Prealps immediately to the north and east. The Serio river runs through Nembro. Parco dei Colli di Bergamo begins just to the west on the hills above the city side of the valley. The nearest ski lifts are in the upper Val Seriana around Spiazzi di Gromo and Lizzola, roughly an hour or a little more by road. Bergamo is the nearest city of size, with the Città Alta, major services, rail links and the airport area at Orio al Serio. This part of the valley is known for its industrial settlements along the river and for hill villages and sanctuaries on the valley sides.