After a period dominated by the tech sector, H1 2025 saw a notable surge in interest from the financial-banking sector in the Bucharest office leasing market, according to data by Crosspoint Real Estate.
Timișoara emerged as the sole Romanian city to experience growth in the office leasing market during H1 2025, defying a national downturn, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors.
Office leasing in Bucharest reached its lowest point in four years during H1 2025, according to Colliers consultants. Total leasing transactions exceeded 100,000 sqm, representing a more than one-third decrease compared to the same period last year.
Lavinia Ioniță Rasmussen, Real Estate Partner at Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP), talked to Property Forum about the firm's growing portfolio in industrial and renewable energy, but also about the new EU rules that will boost investments in green buildings.
Bucharest recorded a 20% decline in office leasing, to 339,000 sqm, in 2024, compared to the previous year, although it remained above the five-year average, according to a Colliers report.
Evo Properties, the owner of London & Oslo office buildings in Western Bucharest, has reached a 50% lease rate this year and aims to reach an occupancy rate of 85% by the end of 2025. At the same time, it continues to transform the project into a mixed-use hub that will include a premium hotel.
Meta Estate Trust has invested in a plot of land near Victoriei Square in central Bucharest, where it plans to develop a building that will be leased to a chain of private medical clinics.
In this mandate, Cushman & Wakefield Echinox is focused on creating the right mix of tenants, responding to the needs of the customers in the area.
CTPark Deva enjoys an ideal geographical location in Transylvania, in the heart of Romania, making it perfect for central distribution centers and manufacturing activities.
The lease renewal is one of the most significant transactions this year, both in the Cluj-Napoca market and in the office market overall.
Very few projects in Bucharest are expected to be delivered in the next two years: only 15,500 sqm in 2024 and 8,000 sqm in 2025.
Romania's consolidated general budget execution closed the first seven months of 2025 with a nominal deficit of RON 76.44 billion (€15.34 billion), an increase of RON 5.4 billion.
Romanian electricity major Electrica Group has announced a substantial increase in its financial performance for H1 2025, with a net profit reaching RON 421.4 million.
Germany-based energy company E.ON has issued €1.1 billion in green bonds through a public transaction.
Romanian private healthcare operator MedLife has reported a pro-forma consolidated turnover of RON 1.57 billion (€316 million) in H1 2025, a 20.3% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, announced consolidated sales of RON 745.2 million (€150.3 million) for H1 2025, marking a slight increase of 0.7%.