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13
Aug
2025
Aug
2025
Occupancy activity tops 150,000 sqm in Romania during H1 2025
Romania's real estate market has seen sustained demand for office, retail, and industrial spaces with over 150,000 sqm of the total real estate stock occupied during H1 2025, finds a new report by CBRE Romania.
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25
Jun
2024
Jun
2024
CBRE Romania gets leasing mandate for H Știrbei Palace
CBRE Romania will get involved in the leasing strategy of H Știrbei Palace, a new shopping gallery for luxury brands developed by Hagag Development Europe in central Bucharest.
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15
Apr
2024
Apr
2024
Romania’s retail market to pass 4.5 million sqm threshold in 2024
Romania’s retail market could top 4.5 million sqm this year considering that around 185,000 sqm of new retail projects are under various construction and planning stages, according to CBRE data.
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25
Jul
2023
Jul
2023
Retail attracts more investments in Romania during H1 2023
The retail industry attracted 21% of the total investment volume recorded in the first half of 2023, which was 7% higher than the same period last year, according to data from CBRE. At the same time, the segment accounted for around €39 million of new investments.
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12
Jun
2023
Jun
2023
Romania’s retail stock up by 22,000 sqm in Q1 2023
The total stock of modern retail spaces in Romania reached 4.11 million sqm in the first quarter of 2023 following the delivery of two new retail parks with a combined leasable area of 22,000, according to a report by CBRE.
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17
Feb
2023
Feb
2023
What trends are shaping Romania’s retail industry in 2023?
With 17 new brands entering the Romanian market in 2022 and the opening of 11 new retail parks, the total stock of retail projects came close to 4.1 million sqm. On this backdrop, new opportunities appear in the market for developers as the available commercial spaces are mostly rented and the vacancy rate is 3% in malls and even lower in retail parks, according to CBRE.
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04
Jul
2022
Jul
2022
CBRE: Bucharest can have another 100,000 sqm mall
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.
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06
Apr
2022
Apr
2022
Romania's retail stock tops 4 million sqm by Q1 2022
Romania’s modern retail stock reached 4.02 million sqm at the end of the first quarter, with the new supply expanding by 19,500 sqm, according to a report by real estate consultancy CBRE.
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13
Dec
2021
Dec
2021
CBRE names new Head of Retail Occupiers for CEE
CBRE has appointed Carmen Ravon as Head of Retail Occupiers for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in a bid to consolidate operations in the region.
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Latest news
- 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
- Czech retail parks hit 15-year expansion high as locals shop closer
- Panattoni sells automated e-grocery hub near Warsaw for €30 million
New leases
- 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.
- Polish fashion and lifestyle brand Medicine has accelerated its domestic expansion, headlined by the opening of its largest store to date, a 985 sqm flagship at the Silesia City Center in Katowice. This strategic scale-up is mirrored by simultaneous growth in several regional markets, including a new 740 sqm unit at Magnolia Park in Wroclaw and a 600 sqm extension at Galeria Warmińska in Olsztyn. The retailer further bolstered its Silesian presence with a 500 sqm location at Pogoria Shopping Centre and a new opening at CH Platan, significantly increasing its total floor space across Poland.
New appointments
- 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.
- Katarzyna Myjak has joined Axi Immo as Senior Business Advisory Manager, tasked with strengthening the company’s Industrial & Logistics business line.
