ARTICLES LABELLED WITH TAG romania
05
Mar
2024
Mar
2024
First ibis Styles hotel to open on Romanian seaside
The first Ibis Styles hotel will open on the Romanian seaside this summer following a franchise agreement signed by Accor and Paradis Hotels & Resort, a company owned by Romanian entrepreneur Aurelian Marin.
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05
Mar
2024
Mar
2024
AFI Europe names new Head of Residential Division in Romania
AFI Europe has appointed Luciana Giurea as the new Head of the Residential Division, tasked with overseeing all residential real estate projects – for rent or sale – in Romania. She will also drive the development of the division within the company.
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05
Mar
2024
Mar
2024
Retailer La Cocoș expands in Brașov
Local retail chain operator La Cocoș has opened its fourth hypermarket in Brașov. The company has leased 10,000 sqm for the new unit in the Brintex complex, in a deal brokered by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
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05
Mar
2024
Mar
2024
What major trends shape home affordability in Romania?
Falling interest rates and higher incomes of Romanians coupled with increasing attractiveness of residential renting will drive the home affordability index, according to research by the Eastern European Construction Forecasting Association (EECFA).
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01
Mar
2024
Mar
2024
Impact Developer & Contractor records 59% fall in profit during 2023
Romanian property company Impact Developer & Contractor said its net profit amounted to 39.9 million lei (around €7 million) in 2023, down by more than 59% versus 2022 over lower revenue from residential sales.
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29
Feb
2024
Feb
2024
Repaco Capital kicks off retail park development near Bucharest
Repaco Capital has started the construction of Crevedia Retail Park that will be completed in H2 2024 near Bucharest following an investment of €15 million. The project has a leasable area of 12,000 sqm and has already reached an occupancy rate of 80%.
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28
Feb
2024
Feb
2024
Lion’s Head Investments raises €150 million from IFC
Lion’s Head Investments, the commercial real estate investor owned by Old Mutual Property and AG Capital, has secured €150 million in fresh funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group.
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27
Feb
2024
Feb
2024
Hotel occupancy in Bucharest up 5% in 2023
The occupancy rate in Bucharest’s hotel market was up 5% in 2023 compared to the previous year, but it remains around 10% under 2019. However, average revenue per room was up 12%, which is higher than in pre-pandemic times, according to a Cushman & Wakefield Echinox report.
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27
Feb
2024
Feb
2024
Kesz enters Romanian resi segment
Hungarian construction company Kesz Group has expanded in the Romanian residential segment and will start its first housing project in northern Bucharest. Following this move, the group will act as a construction and developer player on the local market.
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27
Feb
2024
Feb
2024
One United Properties records 8% growth of net profit in 2023
Romanian developer One United Properties recorded a net profit of €89.6 million in 2023, up 8% year-on-year, while its turnover rose by 30% to €306.6 million over higher residential sales and rent income.
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Latest news
- Revetas Capital sells Kraków office building to Proton Property
- Park Properties starts construction of a villa complex near Bucharest
- Croatia's hospitality construction faces slowdown risk this summer
- Romania's industrial stock tops 8 million sqm in Q1 2026
- CEE real estate investment posts strong recovery in 2025
- Panattoni starts 20,000 sqm logistics centre for Toyota in Warsaw
- Aupark Shopping Centre secures €270 million refinancing
- 7R to develop 230,000 sqm urban logistics complex in Kraków
- Skanska advances with second phase of H2Offices complex in Budapest
- Hubix invests in Timișoara mixed-use project
New leases
- Echo Investment has signed a lease agreement with Auchan Polska for 1,200 sqm of retail space within Fuzja, a flagship multifunctional complex in Łódź. The retailer is scheduled to open the outlet during the summer of 2026.
- Froo Romania, a subsidiary of the Żabka Group, has relocated its HQ to the Bucharest-based Hermes Business Campus. The retailer secured around 2,900 sqm of office space in a transaction facilitated by Colliers.
- Court One has signed a lease for approximately 6,300 sqm of space at MLP Business Park Vienna. The tenant, a subsidiary of the Padeldome group, is currently Austria’s largest operator in the sector, managing 42 courts across four locations in the capital.
New appointments
- iO Partners has appointed Constantin Banu as Business Development Director for its Industrial and Land segments. With over 25 years of experience in the Romanian real estate sector, Banu is widely credited with helping shape the local logistics market. In his new role, he will oversee expansion strategies for the two segments.
- Avison Young has promoted Bartłomiej Krzyżak and Marcin Purgal to the roles of Co-Heads of the Investment Department in Poland. Krzyżak, previously Senior Director, brings 18 years of commercial real estate experience, having joined Avison Young in 2017. Purgal, also a former Senior Director and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), transitions into the co-head role with 23 years of experience in the CEE commercial markets.
- Avison Young has strengthened its Polish leadership with three senior promotions. Patryk Błach ascends to Associate Director within the Investment Advisory Department. Kamil Głowienka has been named Senior Project Manager. Furthermore, Katarzyna Uzar becomes a Valuation and Innovation Specialist, tasked with integrating technological solutions and coordinating global departmental projects.
