Investment incentives across CEE are proving to be a major draw for Research and Development (R&D) and Business Services Sector (BSS) projects, with support reaching up to 70% of qualified costs, according to Colliers' report.
Romanian developer Bellemonde is set to expand its residential project in Pipera, near Bucharest, will take the total investment to around €70 million.
More Romanians are looking to rent homes over higher prices and tighter lending conditions, shows a recent survey by Unlock Market Research for Colliers.
Bucharest is bracing for another year of low residential deliveries, mirroring the trend observed in 2024. Approximately 18,000 new homes are expected to be completed in Bucharest and its surrounding areas in 2025, according to a report by SVN Romania.
Bucharest has seen a 12% increase in average office fit-out costs in 2024, surpassing €1,000 per sqm, but this level is still among the lowest in capital cities across CEE, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox research.
Romania's land market demonstrated robustness in 2024, registering a transaction volume similar to 2023, of around €450 million, despite economic and political uncertainties, according to a Colliers report.
Primes developer, part of R.U. Shalit group, is investing around €20 million in the construction of a new luxury residential complex in northern Bucharest.
Industrial developer CTP has expanded its partnership with Rara Logistic, a logistics services provider in Romania, reaching over 31,000 sqm of leased spaces across industrial parks in Bucharest, Sibiu, and Deva.
A company specialising in the logistics sector, providing goods warehousing and transportation services, has leased a total of over 5,000 square meters of modern space at the MLP Czeladź logistics centre. The transaction was brokered by the consulting firm Rock Estate.
Skanska announced the expansion of its tenant portfolio in the Equilibrium 2 office building in Bucharest by welcoming ONV LAW. ONV LAW will occupy approximately 640 sqm in Equilibrium 2, with the move-in scheduled for December 2025.
EPP's Outlet Park Szczecin, the only outlet centre in Western Pomerania, is strengthening its fashion offerings by signing agreements with three brands previously unavailable in the region. JACK & JONES and Evenemen, with their men's fashion collections, and the premium optician OUTLY, have already opened their stores. eobuwie will also join the tenant roster this fall. VENEZIA, TATUUM, WITTCHEN, and Pako Lorente are also continuing their partnerships with the centre, significantly expanding their stores, while Lee Wrangler and German Optiker are moving to new locations. The new agreements and extensions cover a total area of nearly 1,800 square meters.
New appointments
Justyna Filipczak has taken up the position of Executive Vice President of the CEE residential segment and joined YIT's management team.
Avison Young's Valuation and Advisory team in Poland has welcomed a new member, Michał Marynowski, who takes the role of Assistant Valuer. Among other experiences, he worked at the Court of Appeal in Warsaw, where he was responsible for verifying execution documentation for selected investments, updating data in the premises database for court buildings, and analysing tender bids. Proficient in GIS, AutoCAD, and Revit, he also has strong skills in interpreting planning documents.
Golden Star Group, an international investment firm operating in the real estate sector, has announced the promotion of two key specialists within its Polish team. Paweł Moczybroda has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer, while Ewa Dragunajtys has been promoted to Head of Asset Management.
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