New office lease and renegotiation agreements were signed for 158,923 sqm during Q3 2023, up 36% compared to the previous quarter on the Bucharest market, according to data from Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate Alliance.

Retail developer Scallier has attracted Stay Fit Gym as tenant in its retail parks based in Romania. As part of the agreement covering 6,256 sqm, six fitness clubs under the Stay Fit brand will be opened in the retail projects operated by Scallier. The first retail park is slated to open in a retail park in Moșnița in the upcoming months.

At the country level, the share of retail parks in modern retail stock is constantly growing, at the end of H1 2023 claiming 39% of the market, according to a CBRE report. 

AFI Europe has completed the construction of its first retail park developed in Romania, located in the city center of Arad, with its inauguration scheduled for November 1. 

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iO Partners, JLL Preferred Partner, continues to strengthen its cross-border capabilities in Central and East Europe with a new regional structure to support its market leading Industrial & Logistics business.

Romania attracted around €1.2 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) from real estate and construction companies during 2022, accounting for 17.2% of the total investment volume recorded in the country, according to central bank data analyzed by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. 

Garanti BBVA bank has extended its lease in YUNITY Park project for the next five years, maintaining its 7,200 sqm HQ in the building owned by Genesis Property. With the recent transaction, the lender will reach 20 years of constant presence in the same business campus. 

Nusco Imobiliara has secured the construction permit for the second phase of its Nusco City mixed-use scheme based in northern Bucharest. 

Deloitte has renewed the office lease agreement for its three delivery centres spanning 12,500 sqm in Bucharest-based Oregon Park, owned by Lion’s Head.