Bucharest's hotel market recorded the strongest performance in CEE in 2025, with revenue per available room (RevPAR) increasing by 12% year-on-year, according to analysis by Cushman & Wakefield.
Prime Kapital has announced the completion of construction for the third phase of the mixed-use scheme Silk District Phase 3 ahead of schedule, taking the total number of completed apartments over 1,000.
Rețele Electrice Romania, part of the PPC group in Romania, has completed modernisation works for the Obor Station, one of the most complex electricity distribution stations in Bucharest.
Apa Nova Bucharest has announced investments exceeding €49 million in 2026 for modernising water and sewerage infrastructure and improving energy efficiency.
Ten Eleven Development has commenced construction of The Edition 1011 Featured by Versace Ceramics, Romania's first branded residences project developed in collaboration with Versace Ceramics. The development will include an investment of approximately €130 million.
Romania's short-term rental market continued to grow in 2025, confirming rising interest among property owners in this way of monetising real estate assets.
PPF Real Estate has completed the top floor of ARC Office Experience, its €70 million project in Bucharest.
Romania's real estate investment market recorded a total volume of approximately €152 million in Q1 2026, in a context marked by investor caution and selective activity, according to a report prepared by Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate Alliance.
Vastint Romania, part of Vastint Group, has signed the first lease agreement for the second phase of Timpuri Noi Square (TNS). Scor, a global reinsurer, has selected the project for its permanent operations in Romania, where it will occupy 3,250 sqm.
The average total office fit-out costs in Bucharest increased slightly in 2025 to around €1,000 per sqm, according to data from Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. However, Bucharest remains one of the most affordable markets in CEE, with fit-out costs 18% and 15% lower than in Warsaw and Prague, respectively.
Synevo Romania has appointed Adrian Tudoscă as General Manager, while Laurențiu Luca takes over leadership of diagnostic operations across 11 Southeast European markets.
Romania has achieved a significant victory at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington regarding the Bucharest-based Casa Radio project.
BearingPoint, a management and technology consultancy, has relocated its Bucharest office to Timpuri Noi Square, the office development of Vastint Romania.
Vastint Romania has partnered with Digi Group for the sixth edition of its blood donation campaign, taking place for the first time at Timpuri Noi Square on 6 April 2026.
PPC Blue Romania, part of the PPC group, has won a tender to install seven fast charging stations for electric vehicles at Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport.
Bucharest recorded the highest number of residential transactions in Romania during the first two months of 2026, while Brașov emerged as the top regional market, according to analysis by Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate alliance, based on ANCPI data.
Bucharest is emerging as a key luxury retail destination in CEE, supported by rising purchasing power, growing tourism (over one million foreign tourists spent at least one night in the capital in 2025), and consolidation of prime high street locations, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Real estate investor GTC has leased over 150,000 sqm of commercial space in 2025 across 30 office complexes and six shopping centres in CEE.
JTI announced a €300 million investment to build a new factory in Ștefăneștii de Jos, Ilfov County.
Real estate developer RRG Real Estate Group has signed a €7.8 million financing agreement with tbi bank to complete the first stage of the Lakeside11 residential complex in northern Bucharest.
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 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.
The European Retail Banking Radar, Kearney's latest study now in its 18th edition, shows that Europe is entering a period of normalisation following the conditions of 2023–2025. For Romania, the challenge extends beyond the normalisation of interest rates.
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.
Digi Spain has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Spanish stock exchanges, aiming to raise approximately €150 million.