Real estate | 10 December, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Techbolide moves headquarters to Business Garden Bucharest
Techbolide's activities intensified, the team has grown substantially, tripling its employee number in recent years.
Techbolide's activities intensified, the team has grown substantially, tripling its employee number in recent years.
The vibrant and well-connected environment of America House has played a key role in supporting OLX's growth, expanding from 65 employees in 2017 to approximately 200 employees.
Praktiker Real Estate, the property company owned by Turkish investor Omer Susli, has purchased the Muntenia Business Center offices, in central Bucharest, from Longshield Investment Group for €8 million.
U•Center has been developed in line with Forte Partners' strategy to provide all the amenities and features of modern, comfortable urban living.
Romanian developer Iulius says its entire portfolio holds green certifications or is pending certification, with more than 500,000 sqm being included in the LEED standard for green buildings.
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.
Other key factors motivating employees to come back include having a clear work routine, ease of commuting and managers' expectations of physical presence.
Romania remains one of the most affordable countries in the EU for office fit-outs, with costs significantly lower than in Poland, the Czech Republic, or Western countries, according to research by iO Partners.
Hungarian investor Gránit Asset Management, with HUF 1,100 billion of assets under management, is reported to be nearing a deal for the purchase of the Equilibrium 1 building in northern Bucharest from Skanska, Romanian media reports.
The lease renewal is one of the most significant transactions this year, both in the Cluj-Napoca market and in the office market overall.
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 company plans to invest €2.8 million in a new office building that can accommodate up to 100 people.
Evo Properties has announced the reconversion of the London and Oslo office buildings in Bucharest into a multifunctional hub.
Operational costs are expenses incurred by tenants, which are added to the rent and together compose the occupancy costs.
Romanian industrial developer Global Vision has launched a new technology and innovation division, with a strategic aim of implementing custom AI solutions across its portfolio of real estate and green energy projects.
iO Partners, a JLL Preferred Partner, has teamed up with Bright Spaces proptech to provide its clients with a 3D space planning tool.
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.
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 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.
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.
The government has greenlit a memorandum to approve a €500 million financing contract between Romania and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the A1 Sibiu-Pitești motorway project.
Vastint Romania has joined a wider initiative for the revitalisation of the Dâmbovița River, its banks, and surrounding areas.
DRUID AI, the developer of an enterprise AI platform, has secured a $31 million Series C financing round to propel the global expansion of its agentic platform.
Exim Banca Românească has provided approximately €14 million in financing for a new greenfield investment.
Coca-Cola HBC Romania has completed an investment of RON 5 million (€1 million) in a new photovoltaic park at its plant in Timișoara.