Real estate | 23 October, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Radisson Blu Hotel Bucharest completes €1.6 million investment
Radisson Blu Hotel Bucharest has renovated its meeting and events facilities following an investment of €1.6 million.
Radisson Blu Hotel Bucharest has renovated its meeting and events facilities following an investment of €1.6 million.
Affan Yildirim, General Manager, member of the Board of Directors of Anchor Grup, and member of the Board of Directors of MallDova, talked to Property Forum about the trends shaping the Romanian retail market and the investments made in București Mall over the past 25 years to accommodate evolving demands of tenants and shoppers.
Speedwell has started the construction of the last building of its Triama Residence project in Bucharest.
Total demand for office leasing in Bucharest dropped by 25% to 236,000 sqm in Q3 compared to the same period of 2023, while new demand fell 11% to 82,000 sqm in the same interval due to the slowdown of the IT&C sector, according to a Colliers report.
The year 2024 will mark three consecutive quarters without any new modern office completions, the longest period without deliveries since 2005.
Hils Development, the real estate group owned by Romanian entrepreneur Ionuț Negoiță, has purchased two land plots spanning 12 ha in western Bucharest.
Shoe retailer Deichmann has leased 20,000 sqm in the industrial project ELI Park Bucharest, in a move designed to consolidate its regional distribution operations.
RRG Real Estate Group (RRG) says it will invest €60 million in a Bucharest residential project that will be delivered at the end of 2026.
Romanian developer Alsin Management said it will invest €20 million in the second phase of its residential project First Estates Pipera, with the completion date set for the spring of 2025.
Evo Properties has announced the reconversion of the London and Oslo office buildings in Bucharest into a multifunctional hub.
Homing Properties will invest €35 million in the construction of 140 villas in Pipera, near Bucharest.
Bucharest, often referred to as "Little Paris," has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the European Union over the past two decades.
Contract renewals accounted for approximately 50% of office transactions in Bucharest during H1 2024, while the total demand fell to around 160,000 sqm, according to a Colliers report.
In Pipera, an area of significant interest for villa buyers, the price of land has risen from €400/sqm in 2022 to €1,000/sqm in 2024.
Romanian investor and developer River Development has announced its rebranding as Sema Real Estate, with all current and new projects to be reunited under this umbrella.
The ongoing residential developments in areas near Bucharest count around 28,500 apartments, with Voluntari town and Tunari commune among the locations with the biggest volume of new construction, according to a report by Imobiliare.ro.
Leading architecture firms from Great Britain and Romania played a key role in bringing the Café Athénée project to life, blending international expertise with local flair.
The volume of office leasing in Bucharest amounted to 168,000 sqm during H1 2024, down 11% compared to the same period of last year, with the average new lease deal at more than 1,100 sqm, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
With this strategic investment, the company reduces its CO2 emissions by 150 tons annually.
The Romanian unit of Strabag has been selected as generator contractor for the construction of a new office building for PPF Real Estate in Bucharest.
Romania's government has proposed a new fiscal package aimed at reducing the budget deficit, which includes significant changes to profit taxation for multinational companies.
Starting August 1, Romania's new fiscal package increased the standard VAT rate from 19% to 21%. It also merged the 5% and 9% reduced rates into a single 11% rate.
Infinity Capital Investments has reached an agreement to sell all its shares in sunflower oils producer Argus Constanţa to the Bulgarian agri trader Buildcom.
The deposits of non-governmental resident clients at banks rose by 0.9% in July 2025 compared to the previous month, reaching RON 634.9 billion (€127.8 billion).
The number of tourist arrivals in Bucharest reached 777,756 in the first five months of 2025, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS).