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21
Aug
2025
Aug
2025
AFI Romania secures LEED Platinum certification for Bucharest office
AFI Loft, AFI Romania's newest Class A office project in Bucharest, has achieved LEED Platinum certification.
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15
Nov
2023
Nov
2023
Hybrid work boosts office experience investments
The office subleasing market in Bucharest is gaining ground as the development pipeline of new projects is falling, while tenant companies are looking for better locations to reduce commute times for employees, concluded speakers of the hybrid work panel of SEE Property Forum 2023, held in Bucharest.
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06
Oct
2022
Oct
2022
AFI Europe Romania aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2025
Property developer AFI Europe aims to obtain by 2025 the LEED Zero Carbon certification for all ongoing office projects, and also for all future AFI Europe’s projects targeted to be developed in the future in Romania.
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28
Jul
2022
Jul
2022
Emerging office shortage will support rising rents in Bucharest
Emma Toma, Head of the Office Leasing Division at AFI Europe Romania, spoke to Property Forum about the developer’s expansion plans in the residential segment and the trend of rising rents in Class A office buildings.
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21
Jun
2022
Jun
2022
AFI Tech Park 2 in Bucharest gets LEED Platinum precertification
AFI Europe Romania has secured the LEED Platinum precertification for AFI Tech Park 2, the second phase of the AFI Tech Park office development located in Bucharest. The developer worked with Colliers on the certification process.
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23
May
2022
May
2022
AFI completes refurbishment of Bucharest office building
AFI Europe Romania has completed the refurbishment of all public areas within its AFI Lakeview office building in Bucharest following an investment of around €2 million.
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03
Mar
2022
Mar
2022
AFI Europe gets health certification for Romanian offices
AFI Europe Romania says that all its office portfolio comprising seven projects has received the Well Health-Safety Certification.
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27
Apr
2021
Apr
2021
AFI Europe starts refurbishment of Bucharest office project
Real estate developer AFI Europe Romania is investing around €1.6 million in the refurbishment of common spaces in the AFI Lakeview office project, in northern Bucharest.
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Latest news
- Senior living in Poland: The most undervalued living sector in CEE
- Polish warehouse market rebounds with leasing up 46% in Q1
- Indotek Group takes full ownership of Auchan Hungary
- Czech fund Aurelia snaps up two Prague office buildings
- Adaptive building reuse emerges as key property market trend
- SHD Real Estate to develop resi project on the shores of Lipno lake
- UDI Group secures permit for new resi phase in Prague
- Rohde & Schwarz Topex expands offices to 10,000 sqm in northern Bucharest
- Wing buys 34,000 sqm office project in Budapest from CA Immo
- The best workplaces are designed to adapt, not stand still
New leases
- Natland Group has committed to its long-term presence at Prague-based Rohan Business Center through a lease extension covering 2,004 sqm of office space, together with storage facilities and dedicated parking spaces, in a deal brokered by iO Partners.
- Yareal Polska has expanded the commercial offering at its flagship SOHO mixed-use development in Warsaw’s Praga-Południe district, securing three new lease agreements totaling nearly 500 sqm of ground-floor retail space. The developer has strengthened its tenant roster by signing pet supplies retailer Maxi Zoo, ceramics workshop Alike Pottery Studio, and coffee distributor Unroasted.
- International flexible office operator SwitchUp has launched its expansion into the Polish market, securing a lease agreement for 2,100 sqm of space at the AFI Office House in Warsaw. The transaction represents the company’s debut contract in Poland, positioning the operator within the first office building of the city’s upcoming Towarowa22 regeneration development. Savills acted as the deal broker.
New appointments
- Katarína Brydone, Jana Vlková and Vendula Maršová have been appointed as the first Equity Partners of Colliers’ Czech business. Brydone brings more than 20 years of experience in international real estate. Vlková has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate. Maršová, Partner and Head of Valuation and Advisory Services, brings more than 16 years of experience in real estate valuation and advisory.
- BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland has expanded its Industrial and Logistics Agency team with the appointments of Joanna Choromańska, formerly of JLL, and Bartosz Wilczyński, previously with CBRE. The new hires bring a combined 34 years of experience in sector sales, lease negotiations, and build-to-suit project delivery to support the division's ongoing growth.
- 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.
