Speedwell's development pipeline in Romania has a strong focus on the residential segment but the company also aims to expand its SpacePlus industrial product across the country and CEE. Property Forum sat down with Didier Balcaen and Jan Demeyere, Co-Founders of Speedwell, at MIPIM, to talk about the financing environment and challenges related to inflation and the shortage of construction materials.

The Romanian Competition Council said it was assessing the transaction through which Revetas Capital Fund III intends to take over domestic residential developer Maurer Group.

Bright Spaces, the Romanian proptech startup, has launched its first international subsidiary in London, as part of its scale up strategy. 

There is currently over 46 million sqm of industrial space in the CEE region, of which one-fifth is in the Czech Republic and the largest part – more than a half – in Poland. There is more than 900 sqm of industrial space per thousand inhabitants in the country. Just 1.6% of the space in Czechia is currently vacant. A record-breaking 1,112,000 sqm is currently under development in the Czech Republic – the highest figure in history. Demand on the part of logistics, distribution and e-commerce companies is growing. Cushman & Wakefield has analysed the trends in the industrial property sector in five Central European countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) in 2021.

Ensana hotel group has announced an investment of €9 million in revamping the 4-star Sovata hotel with 168 rooms. 

Property investments in Romania could exceed €1 billion in 2022 given the high level of activity seen at the start of the year, according to a report by Colliers. Just a few office transactions in advanced stages likely to close this year will total over €600 million.

Over 27,000 new homes are under construction in Bucharest and its surrounding areas, which is the largest number in the modern history of the local residential market, according to real estate consultancy SVN Romania. 

Property developer P3 Logistics Parks has completed a new accommodation building spanning 2,000 sqm for the staff employed in the P3 Bucharest A1 logistics park near Bucharest. 

InteRo Property Development, owned by the Canadian Topolinski investors family, will the start the construction of its first premium residential project and a villas complex with a combined value of €54 million. 

The used cars platform operator Spotawheel has leased over 800 sqm of office space and an additional 11,000 sqm showroom outdoor space in the Sema Parc - Paris building, which is developed by River Development.