SEE Property Forum 2025: Award winners announced

14
Oct
2025
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by Property Forum | Report

Property Forum is excited to announce the winners of its annual SEE Property Forum Awards for 2025. The winners of each category were selected from our shortlist by the jury committee, comprising the leading players in the Romanian real estate industry. The awards, celebrating the best projects, most impactful transactions and most inspiring personalities of the Romanian market, were presented at our awards gala in Bucharest, part of the annual SEE Property Forum conference.


Our list of nominees was put together based on information provided by our official data partner, iO Partners and company nominations. Nominations that made it onto our shortlist were selected by our editorial team. The winner of each Property Forum award was selected by our exclusive jury committee that met at our jury dinner prior to the event.

The list of jury members include Robert Ioniță (NEPI Rockcastle), Dominik Uhe (Kaufland International), Valentin Neagu (Crosspoint Real Estate), Niksa Markovac (Erste Group), Andreea Cotiga (CPI Romania), Ema Iftimie (Globalworth), Alina Necula (Lion's Head Investments), Andreea Dumitru (Hagag Development Europe), Vlad Stanislav (iO Partners Romania), Ioana Voinescu (BCR), Emma Toma (AFI Romania), Alex Skouras (Alesonor), Marius Perșenea (IULIUS), Roxana Flueras (VASTINT Romania), Costin Nistor (Fortim Trusted Advisors), Gijs Klomp MRICS (WDP), Catalin Jaloba (BCR), Răzvan Gheorghiu-Testa FRICS (Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii), Laura Dumea-Bencze (CBRE Romania), Jan Demeyere (Speedwell), Victor Constantinescu (Kinstellar), Antoanela Comșa (Global Vision), Lucian Dumitru (Forvis Mazars in Romania), Andrei Marian (CTP Romania), Chris Geropantas (Indotek Group), Elena Chirila (B+N Integrated Facility Services), Brîndușa Grama (Square 7), Adinel Tudor (Evo Properties), Mirko Smiljanic (Grandum Property Management), Ramona Eftime (IFC), Alexandru Mocanescu (KPMG Legal Romania), Mihai Paduroiu (One United Properties) and Oana Iliescu (Cushman & Wakefield Echinox).

THE WINNERS OF THE SEE PROPERTY FORUM AWARDS IN 2025

Commercial Concept of the Year 
•    AFI Central Tower by AFI Europe

Residential / Living Concept of the Year 
•    Amber Verita Campus by Alesonor

Retail Project of the Year 
•    Iulius Mall Suceava expansion by Iulius & Atterbury Europe

Logistics Project of the Year 
•    CTPark Ploiesti by CTP

Residential Project of the Year 
•    Amber Forest Phase 1 by Alesonor

Hotel Project of the Year 
•    Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard Bucharest by Niro Investment Group

Office Lease Transaction of the Year 
•    BCR at The Bridge by Pavăl Holding (24,000 sqm)

Retail Lease Transaction of the Year 
•    Leroy Merlin at M Park Galati by M Core (10,000 sqm) 

Logistics Lease Transaction of the Year 
•    Confidential tenant at CTPark Bucharest West by CTP Romania (65,200 sqm)

Investment Deal of the Year
•    7 retail parks sold by MAS REI to M Core

FM/PM Company of the Year
•    Bog'Art Building Management

Real Estate Company of the Year
•    Square 7, part of M Core

Financing Story of the Year
•    €400 million loan for the RIVUS Cluj mixed-use project by Iulius & Atterbury Europe from Erste Bank, BCR, EBRD & BRD

CFO of the Year
•    Natalia Șarpi (SPEEDWELL Development) 

Personality of the Year
•    Fulga Dinu (CPI Romania)




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  • MLP Group has bolstered the tenant mix at MLP Poznań West by welcoming Stockly, a 3D printing specialist. The company has leased 2,400 sqm of warehouse and office space, with operations already underway via early access. A full handover is expected in December 2026. Stockly was represented by Rock Estate during the transaction.
  • 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.

New appointments

  • 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.
  • 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.


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