Industrial developer CTP has completed the purchase of six industrial projects and a land bank from Globalworth in Romania for an undisclosed sum.

Romanian developer Redport Capital has started the construction of the third phase of The Level Apartments project in northern Bucharest.

Companies leased 91,000 sqm of office spaces in Bucharest in Q1, up by 63% compared to the same period of last year, according to a Cushman & Wakefield Echinox report.

Spaces leased by private medical operators now represent about 2.5% of the total modern office space available in Bucharest, with most of the players occupying buildings in Bucharest’s main office hub based in northern Bucharest, according to an iO Partners report.

Romanian developer One United Properties recorded a profit growth of 3% to €31.6 million in Q1 2024 versus the same period of last year, while its turnover fell by 5% to €84.3 million in the same interval.

The industrial and logistics market in Romania recorded new lease deals for around 200,000 sqm in Q1, with most of the demand generated by manufacturers, FMCG and logistics operators, according to a Cushman & Wakefield Echinox report.

Hagag Development Europe has purchased a residential complex under development in Eastern Bucharest, located on a former industrial platform.

Fintech start-up MetaWealth has partnered with One United Properties in a €20-million framework agreement for rental apartments. In the first phase, MetaWealth will list on its platform 31 apartments developed in One Lake District, which have a total estimated investment value of €5.5 million. The fintech said that two more assets will be listed in the following 12 months.

Banks are starting to ask from the first stage about the sustainability targets of real estate projects, while EU rules are shaping the reporting framework, concluded speakers of the construction and property development panel of Property Forum’s Romania ESG Forum held in Bucharest.

Prima Development Group has purchased a land plot spanning 6 hectares in northern Bucharest, where it plans to develop a large-scale residential project. The developer already owns another land plot of 5 hectares in the same area.