The closing panel of SEE Property Forum 2025 in Bucharest, moderated by Victor Constantinescu from Kinstellar, brought together leading local players to assess sentiment, shifting asset preferences, and the practical steps investors must take to navigate the year ahead. The panellists examined where capital is moving, what risks remain most pressing, and how legal, geopolitical, and market dynamics will shape investment decisions across Romania and CEE.

Industrial developer CTP is advancing construction work for a new 10,800 sqm building at CTPark Oradea North, continuing its expansion in western Romania. With this new project, CTP's total portfolio in Oradea exceeds 100,000 sqm of leasable space, consolidating the city's role as a regional logistics hub.

This year will end with over 1,000 premium and luxury dwellings delivered in new residential projects from Bucharest and its surroundings, a record for the recent history of Romania's residential market, according to a market report by SVN Romania.

Romanian developer Intero Property Development has signed a sale contract with a retailer for 10,418 sqm of land at Bucharest-based SkyLight Residence. The new supermarket will be the retailer's largest store in Romania, spanning over 3,265 sqm. Construction is scheduled to start in approximately three months, with opening targeted for Q4 2026.

Property Forum recently spoke with a prominent player in the Romanian property market, who asked to remain anonymous, about the systemic challenges facing development in the capital, which risks seeing billions of euros in new investments lost due to prolonged administrative blockages.

Sun Plaza has completed a major modernisation phase with the reopening of Zara according to the latest global flagship store concept designed by Zara's Architecture Office. The new space features expanded area, integrates new digital solutions and offers a fluid layout with interconnected spaces and separate entrances for intuitive navigation.

Lion's Head Investments, part of AG Capital, has started construction on Lion's Head Logistics Park in Popești-Leordeni, marking the company's first logistics project in Romania. The development will span 85,000 sqm with an investment of €65 million.

Companies leased 197,200 sqm of office space in Bucharest in the first nine months of the year, with over half representing new demand. The total transacted volume during the period is 25% lower compared to the corresponding period last year, but in the context of a year without any new office deliveries, the vacancy rate dropped to 12.8%, the lowest level since Q4 2020, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

Hercesa Romania has announced that the launch of the last block from Vivenda Residencias, where sales recently started, marks the final stage of the project launched in 2007, which will reach 1,400 apartments in total.

Romania's industrial and logistics sector recorded strong growth in the first three quarters of 2025, driven by activity in the Bucharest area. Total leasing demand reached almost 640,000 sqm between January and September, up 64% compared to the same period last year, according to Colliers data.