The pandemic has already shaped shopping habits and will continue to do so, mainly because of the strong impact it has had and is having at a psychological level, shifting personal priorities. Sebastian Mahu, Head of Asset Management, IULIUS Company talked to Property Forum about the trends driving Romania’s retail market and shared the developer’s plans for the future.
Real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox has appointed Cristina Lupașcu as PR & Research Director. She has close to 20 years’ worth of experience in the media and real estate sectors.
The number of residential units sold in Romania in the first 10 months of 2021 increased by 65% to more than 150,000 individual units compared to the same period form 2021, according to official data from the National Agency of Cadastre and Real Estate Advertising.
MLP Group has released its strategic goals to be met within the next three years to 2024. In line with the strategic plan, the period will see the company’s equity, or net asset value (NAV), double from €387 million in 2021 to €823 million at year end 2024. Significant growth in NAV is expected in 2022, driven mainly by the development of new projects in Germany and Austria, already fully secured.
Romanian law firm Stratulat Albulescu has closed a significant number of land deals and transactions involving various heritage properties this year. Silviu Stratulat, Managing Partner of Stratulat Albulescu talked to Property Forum about the attractive fiscal environment for property investments and the market segments that record the biggest development volumes at present.
Real estate group Immofinanz says it has reopened over 10,000 sqm of leasable space in VIVO! Baia Mare and added new retailers as part of an investment of €7 million in overhauling the shopping centre.
Working from anywhere and social distancing recommendations have led to a population migration trend towards quieter areas in the suburbs or in localities around big Romanian cities on the back of the ongoing health crisis, according to a report of real estate consultancy Colliers.
FitFabric will open a fitness club in the WIMA Widzewska Manufaktura mixed-use complex, developed by Cavatina Holding on al. Piłsudskiego in Łódź.
Stokrotka, Polish grocery chain has leased almost 3,000 sqm (including 125 sqm of office space) in 7R Park Bydgoszcz I warehouse complex.
German healthcare services provider doctari group has opened a technology hub in Iulius Town, the mixed-use project based in Timișoara. The company plans to hire 30 tech specialists in the new office.
New appointments
Nikola Ristivojevic has started a new position as Director of Capital Markets at Coreside Savills in Serbia. He previously worked as Senior Consultant at CBS International, a member of Cushman & Wakefield Alliance.
Victor Răchită has been appointed Leader of the Industrial & Logistics department of real estate consultancy CBRE Romania. He has more than 20 years’ worth of experience in the property industry, working for more than a decade for CBRE.
JLL Hungary is launching a business development division in order to maximize synergies between its existing departments and to increase the operational efficiency of its services. The new business unit, responding to rapidly changing market and client needs, will be led by Tamás Pál MRICS, who has more than a decade and a half of experience in the commercial real estate market.
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