Romania saw new construction volumes expand by 64% in 2023 compared to the previous year, reaching also a record in gross value and growth rate from the past decade, according to the EBI Construction Activity Report.

IBB Holding Romania, founded by Romanian entrepreneur Ion Crăciunescu, has started the development of a new residential complex in Pipera, near northern Bucharest, which will have a market value of around €160 million.

Victor Căpitanu, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of One United Properties spoke with Property Forum at Mipim in Cannes about the company’s residential development pipeline valued north of €1 billion and Bucharest’s capacity to provide high yields for real estate investors.

Office leasing in Bucharest reached 97,400 sqm in Q1 2024, up 71% compared to the same period of last year, while take-up transactions that cover relocations and new demand were flat year-on-year at 33,000 sqm, according to a CBRE report.

Fashion House Group will deliver in late June the second phase of its outlet centre in the Pallady area, eastern Bucharest, following an investment of €45 million.

Property group NEPI Rockcastle has completed its first residential project in Romania. The Bucharest-based Vulcan Residence complex features 254 apartments and has been delivered with an 80% sale rate.

Vlad Stanislav, Managing Director Romania at iO Partners, talked to Property Forum about the company’s expansion in the energy and infrastructure line of services and the higher yield environment in Romania’s property sector compared to other markets in CEE.

Nexo Group, a Romanian full-service group for real estate development, construction, and housing installations, will invest €10 million in the construction of villas in Pipera area, near northern Bucharest.

Romanian developer One United Properties has purchased a 21-hectare land plot in Bucharest for an undisclosed amount. The company plans to start a new residential development that will feature around 5,000 homes.

New office deliveries in regional cities totaled 83,000 sqm in 2023 and the total leasable area has climbed close to 1.1 million sqm, according to a Cushman & Wakefield report. Offices in regional cities of the likes of Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara and Brașov represent around 30% of the corresponding total in Bucharest.