{"id":478,"date":"2026-11-07T16:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T15:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stanzaravenna.it\/?p=478"},"modified":"2026-11-09T17:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:25:18","slug":"stanze-ravenna-recupero-appartamenti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stanzaravenna.it\/en\/stanze-ravenna-recupero-appartamenti\/","title":{"rendered":"Rooms in Ravenna: three renovated apartments for students and young professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Francesca<\/em> of the Stanz@Ravenna team<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve chosen your degree programme. Or you\u2019ve found a job in Ravenna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you need somewhere to live. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as you search for a room in Ravenna, you discover that finding the right place can become a job in itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You start with the listings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You open the photos, when there are any. Check the addresses. Try to work out what you\u2019ll really pay, how you\u2019ll get to class and whether the room will be available when you need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re helping your child move, you have questions of your own: Where will they live? What will the place be like? Who can they call if something goes wrong?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding a rental in Ravenna is difficult for students, workers and families alike. In October 2026, Ravenna\u2019s SUNIA tenants\u2019 association reported in the local press that homes are scarce for people who want to settle in the city<\/a>, with consequences for people moving here for work, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a young person, finding a listing is only the beginning of finding the right home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They need a well-kept room, a location<\/strong> that works for everyday journeys, clear rental terms and someone to turn to<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These needs become even more pressing when you arrive from abroad, without speaking the language or knowing anyone locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The search that inspired Stanz@Ravenna<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Andrea Lisi, founder of Stanz@Ravenna, knew this challenge firsthand. When he arrived in Ravenna, he was a young professional without children and struggled to find a place to rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From searching for a home to renovating apartments: a note from Andrea<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, I moved to Ravenna with my partner, who later became my wife. We were looking for a home in the city centre, but finding a suitable rental was harder than we expected. I remembered that struggle when, years later, I decided to reinvest some of what I had earned through my work in the digital sector.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, I studied the local housing market and began buying and renovating apartments. The first, on Via Diaz, opened in January 2024. Reaching our third renovation, in Piazza Baracca, feels personal: I can offer other young people a well-kept place to live and someone local to turn to, remembering how much I needed both when I first arrived.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrea Lisi, founder of Stanz@Ravenna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his twenties, Andrea lived in shared apartments in Rome, Taiwan and the Middle East, with four, six or even eight residents, as well as in large student residences with dozens of rooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each experience brought him into contact with people and cultures from around the world. It was also a way to live fully and make lifelong friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he considered reinvesting some of the proceeds from his digital business in 2022, he decided to create something similar in Ravenna, where it did not yet exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, he collected listings, addresses, prices and notes. Some ads had no photos or offered scant, confusing information. Others had been online for months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Search results for Ravenna included rooms in outlying villages and beyond the city: a very different proposition for someone who has to reach university every day without a car or reliable public transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private rooms, bed spaces and rooms shared with the owner appeared side by side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Costs and terms were presented inconsistently. Every few months, supposed rental agencies appeared and invariably turned out to be scams<\/a>. After an initial enquiry, many landlords also revealed they were unwilling to offer properly registered rental agreements<\/a> to avoid paying tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That led to a clear decision: buy and renovate apartments from the 1950s and 1960s in the heart of the historic centre<\/strong>, offering well-kept rooms and a management team that remains involved after the keys are handed over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Via Diaz: the first apartment, open since January 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first address was Via Diaz, near Piazza del Popolo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first rooms opened in January 2024, after we bought and renovated the apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before \u00b7 The Via Diaz entrance before renovation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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