21
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
How is Romania’s retail boom driving investments this year
Monia Dobrescu, Partner at Muşat & Asociații, talked to Property Forum about the key role of ESG in investment decisions, the stronger financing requirements for property developments and the strong points of retail in driving investments in 2025.
Read more >
18
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
How is Goldbach Group banking on retail growth in smaller cities
Elena Oancea, Co-CEO of Goldbach Group, talked to Property Forum about the group’s ongoing developments in the retail parks niche, the focus on sustainability in its construction and interior design divisions and its pipeline of photovoltaic projects in Romania.
Read more >
15
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
Market beat: How large office tenants gain leverage in Bucharest
Lavinia Ioniță Rasmussen, Real Estate Partner at Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP), talked to Property Forum about the firm's growing portfolio in industrial and renewable energy, but also about the new EU rules that will boost investments in green buildings.
Read more >
11
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
Beyond Bucharest: Hagag co-founder reveals where he is investing next
Yitzhak Hagag, Co-Founder and Chairman of Hagag Development Europe, talked to Property Forum about the company's investment pipeline north of €360 million and its ongoing developments in luxury retail, offices, residential and mixed-use projects.
Read more >
08
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
Why this investor is betting on hospitality and city logistics
George Gardin, Country Manager for Romania at Yellow Tree Group, spoke with Property Forum about the group's first pilot development in Romania, Aria Shopping Center, and the investment vision for the local market going forward, with a focus on diversification into hospitality and in-city logistics.
Read more >
04
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
Industrial clients require spaces for automation
Sorin Preda, Founder and CEO of Global Vision, talked to Property Forum about the company's new investment fund which should grow to €50 million and the vision to expand across the commercial sector as well as in the renewable energy segment as the development pipeline amounts to more than €500 million.
Read more >
03
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
There is still resistance to adopting circular economy principles
Mihnea Cristescu, Project Manager & Sustainability Consultant at Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, talked to Property Forum about the shift from the traditional green certification system in the real estate industry and the growth in the segment of green loans over €100 million.
Read more >
01
Jul
2025
Jul
2025
CPI Romania adapts office portfolio to strong private healthcare demand
Fulga Dinu, Country Manager of CPI Romania, talked to Property Forum about the investments and new leasing deals across the group’s 590,000 sqm office and retail portfolio in the local market and CPI’s ultra personalized approach in relation to its tenants.
Read more >
24
Jun
2025
Jun
2025
Speculative development is slowing in industrial
Didier Balcaen, CEO and Co-Founder of SPEEDWELL, talked to Property Forum about the company’s strong development pipeline in Romania and the trends shaping the local residential and commercial real estate market.
Read more >
19
Jun
2025
Jun
2025
Office markets are now entering a new phase of opportunity
Dennis Selinas, CEO of Globalworth Group, talked to Property Forum about the demand trends for offices in Bucharest and the 'flight to quality' towards ESG-ready office buildings in the market.
Read more >
Latest news
- Hungary construction starts Q1 with €1.8 billion in new projects
- MAS sells Romanian and Bulgarian retail projects for net €251 million
- Big Poland opens retail park in Dzierżoniów
- Jakob Sonne Resort brings architect-led branded residences concept to Poiana Brașov
- Urbano Group opens first phase of retail park near Cluj
- Prague office market rebounds with 81% construction surge
- Pre-lease deals drive Bucharest office market recovery
- Passerinvest to complete Prague mixed-use project in Q4 2026
- Speedwell buys Warsaw site for SplacePlus expansion
- Investors rethink strategy as capital, financing and AI reshape real estate
New leases
- Yokogawa Romania has extended its lease agreement for another five years in Building F of YUNITY Park, a business campus owned by Genesis Property. The agreement marks the fourth consecutive renewal for the local subsidiary of the Japanese industrial automation and process control company. Originally signed in 2007, this latest extension brings the total duration of the corporate partnership to more than 20 years.
- Vastint Romania has secured a new lease agreement with Arcadis Romania for 1,183 sqm of office space in Building A of the Business Garden Bucharest development.
- Karimpol Polska has signed a major lease agreement with Volkswagen Financial Services at the Skyliner II complex at Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw. The automotive financial services provider will occupy nearly 6,000 sqm of office and retail space in the project's second tower. Following the transaction, the occupancy rate of Skyliner II has reached 50%.
New appointments
- Speedwell has expanded its industrial and logistics team with the appointment of Valentin Achim as Leasing and Property Manager for Industrial Developments. Achim brings extensive experience in coordinating commercial and operational activities within the logistics and industrial sectors. In his new role, he will oversee the development and expansion of the company's Spaceplus platform.
- Colliers has appointed Kata Mazsaroff, Tamás Beck, and Miklós Ecsődi as Equity Partners in Hungary, effective 30 April 2026. Mazsaroff, who joined in 2007, rises to Managing Partner after overseeing a 200 per cent revenue increase since her 2022 appointment as Managing Director. Beck, with Colliers since 1994, has led the Industrial & Logistics division since 2005, facilitating transactions covering 1.9 million sqm of built space and 9.8 million sqm of land. Ecsődi, Head of Occupier Services and Office Agency since joining in 2011, has secured over 450,000 sqm in leases valued above €600 million.
- Aleksandra Walaszek and Tomasz Nowakowski have joined Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Agency. Walaszek has more than 10 years of experience in the retail sector. Nowakowski is an expert with nearly 20 years of experience in strategic leasing and retail property transaction management.
