ARTICLES LABELLED WITH TAG Bucharest

Property developer Alesonor has obtained a financing of €21 million from Banca Transilvania that will be used for the first phase of the Amber Forest project near Bucharest. The money will support the development of 294 green homes. 

Vlad Drăgoescu, President of the Board of Directors – Nemo (Radisson Blu / Park Inn Complex) and Head of Portfolio Management at Revetas spoke with Property Forum about the growth engines for the Romanian hotel market and the €24 million overhaul of Radisson Blu that will make it one of the biggest 5-star hotels in CEE.

Romanian property developer ICD Grup and a local investor have purchased a historic villa in central Bucharest from the George Soros Foundation for an undisclosed sum.

The annualized rate of new demand for offices in Bucharest is comparable to the value recorded in 2019, even though it is about a third below the record volume of 2017, according to research by real estate consultancy Colliers.

Tanya Kosseva-Boshova, Managing Partner, Lion’s Head Romania and Bulgaria, spoke to Property Forum about the leasing environment for offices and new investments made by the developer in the co-working space.

Romanian developer One United Properties plans to invest at least €70 million in the next two years in the urban regeneration of abandoned historical landmarks in Bucharest.

Asking prices of apartments in Romania fell by 0.3% in June compared to the previous month, with the average listing price of a property reaching €1,745 per sqm. 

MAD Planning & Projects has sold an office building in Bucharest to the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest for an undisclosed sum. The building located close to the University Area is set to host a medical simulation center.  

With total investments exceeding €500 million in Romania’s real estate market in the past 25 years, Anchor Grup is looking for new funding and recently kicked off a new residential project. Affan Yildirim, General Manager, Board Member of Anchor Grup and Board Member of Shopping MallDova, spoke to Property Forum about the way in which the developer adapted its malls and offices to the post-pandemic trends but also about the investment context in the country.

Romania is an attractive market for international retail companies which are interested in leasing large areas, often above 1,500-2,000 sqm, according to a report by real estate consultancy CBRE. Bucharest is the leading city with 66,222 sqm of retail spaces under development, followed byu Craiova, Timișoara and Iași.