Vlad Săftoiu, Head of Research Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, talked to Property Forum about the demand trends in the Romanian office market and the outlook for industrial and retail investments in 2025.

Residential developer Homing Properties will invest €35 million in a new complex comprising 140 luxury villas, in Pipera, near Bucharest. 

Lion’s Head Investments announced its entry into the Romanian logistics market by acquiring a 15.5-ha land plot in Popești Leordeni, in the south of Bucharest. 

Industrial developer WDP says it has purchased a 15% equity stake in the company from Jeroen Biermans, Country Manager Romania at WDP. 

The Fortim group of companies, part of the BNP Paribas Real Estate alliance, recorded a turnover of around 11 million lei (€2.2 million) in 2024, up by 37 year-on-year, due to the diversification of its real estate consultancy services. 

NRF, a supplier of automotive replacement parts and industrial cooling solutions, has leased 20,100 sqm in MLP Bucharest West logistics center, in a deal brokered by Newmark Polska. 

Commercial real estate investments in Romania reached €750 million in 2024, marking a 58% increase compared to the previous year, though slightly below the €800 million annual average recorded over the past decade, according to a Colliers report. 

Romanian developer Iulius has comissioned UK-based Foster + Partners architecture studio to work on two projects in Romania.

M Core Group has purchased seven strip malls in Romania from property investor MAS for an undisclosed sum. The projects with a combined leasable area of around 32,000 sqm have a full occupancy rate. The strip malls are based in Slobozia, Focșani, Râmnicu Sărat, Târgu Secuiesc, Sebeș, Făgăraș and Gheorgheni.

Romanian office developer Genesis Property has named Ionel Purice as CEO. He has previously held the position of CEO of Genesis Development, part of the same group.