Tag: Bucharest (394 articles)

Real estate   |   19 August, 2025 at 2:23 PM

SEE Property Forum Awards 2025: Nominations are now open

Property Forum is excited to announce that nominations are now open for the SEE Property Forum Awards 2025! This is your chance to showcase your or your team's outstanding projects and gain recognition among industry leaders. To nominate a project, transaction, person, or company, please fill out the nomination form. Nominations will be accepted until September 19th.

Real estate   |   19 August, 2025 at 1:27 PM

Forte Partners building in Bucharest gets certified

Forte Partners has announced that U•Center 3 in Bucharest has received the Access4you Design Gold Pre-Certification, making it the first office project in Romania to achieve this recognition. The certification was awarded just one month after construction began in July 2025 and ensures the project will meet high accessibility standards for people with diverse mobility, visual, hearing and cognitive needs.

Real estate   |   12 August, 2025 at 7:14 AM

Bucharest region resi market faces few deliveries, higher prices

The residential market in Bucharest and Ilfov saw a 10% drop in the number of transactions during H1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, while sales prices have continued to climb, driven by high inflation, anticipated tax changes, and limited supply, finds a new analysis by iO Partners.

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Bucharest yields remain well above Western European levels
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Bucharest yields remain well above Western European levels

Bucharest is consolidating its position within the Central and Eastern European (CEE) real estate market, combining rental growth across major asset classes with investment yields that remain well above Western European levels, according to the DNA of Real Estate Europe Q2 2026 report published by Cushman & Wakefield. Across Europe in Q2 2026, prime office rents rose 4.5% year-on-year, retail rents increased 3.0%, and logistics rents grew 2.4%, while investors remained selective as yield movements pointed to a more balanced market following the repricing cycle of recent years.

Energy

Electrica secures grid permits for 700 MWh of storage

Energy company Electrica informs investors and the capital market that it has obtained the technical grid connection permits (ATR) for 17 new battery energy storage projects (BESS), with a total capacity of approximately 700 MWh.

Energy

Romanian grid operator to support peak power consumption during heatwave

Romania's national electricity transmission network operator, Transelectrica, has halted scheduled maintenance shutdowns to ensure the grid operates at maximum capacity during an ongoing extreme heatwave. The preventive measures aim to mitigate operational risks associated with severe weather conditions.