DIY retailer Leroy Merlin has leased two retail spaces in Bucharest with a combined area of 21,000 sqm from the Supernova Group, in a deal brokered by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
The retail market in Romania is set to expand by more than 500,000 sqm in the next four years, with 10 of the projects in the pipeline each having more than 10,000 sqm, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Around 100,000 sqm of new retail spaces should be completed during 2022 in Romania, of which more than 80% are located in retail parks, according to a report by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Around 120,000 sqm in new and extensions of existing retail projects are under development in Romania with delivery estimated by the end of 2022, according to a report by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Vastint Romania has secured a new lease with ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, for approximately 600 sqm of office space, in C building of Business Garden Bucharest.
Preston Packaging will soon commence operations at the MLP Poznań West logistics center (western Poland). The company has secured approximately 7,500 sqm of space, which will be available in the second half of this year. Axi Immo supported the leasing process.
Join UP! travel agency will open its first point in Poland in Galeria Północna (Warsaw). The brand has Ukrainian roots and operates in nine countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Moldova and Kazakhstan.
New appointments
Tomasz Michalczyk has taken on the Head of Office Agency role at Axi Immo advisory agency. He will manage the team, acquire and advise key clients on the office market.
Hungarian construction player Óbuda Group has announced the appointment of two new Deputy CEOs. Gábor Horváth will lead the project management division, while Ottó Vörös will oversee operations. Horváth brings 35 years of experience in the construction industry, while Vörös has over two decades of management and financial experience in real estate management.
Atakan Turhan has been appointed as General Manager of Radisson Blu Hotel and Park Inn by Radisson in Bucharest. Turhan brings over 30 years of hospitality experience, including 20 years with Radisson Hotel Group.
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