Bucharest, June 2024:  Romanians spent €63 million in cinemas last year, an amount 25% higher compared with 2022, as ticket prices also recorded a 8.2% y-o-y increase, according to the data offered by the Romanian Film Center and analyzed by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. The total number of tickets sold … Continued

Bucharest, June 2024: The Mobile Vet and Mobile Pet veterinary clinic and pharmacy network opens its 4th clinic in Bucharets within One Cotroceni Park, following an investment of approximately €500,000, according to the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company, who brokered the leasing transaction for the space owned by One United Properties. The … Continued

Bucharest, June 2024: Cushman & Wakefield Echinox appointed Cristina Lupașcu as Head of Marketing. Cristina joined Cushman & Wakefield Echinox in 2021 as Director PR & Research, being responsible for assisting both the PR & Marketing and Reserch departments. She has more than 20 years of experience in media and real estate. In her new … Continued

Bucharest, June 2024: Leroy Merlin, the second-largest DIY retailer in Romania by turnover, leased a 9,000 sq. m space within Pitesti Shopping Park, developed by Square 7 Properties, through a transaction brokered by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. The unit in Pitesti is due to open in autumn when the delivery … Continued

Cushman & Wakefield Echinox closed 2023 with a revenue of over €12 million, marking a 15% increase compared with 2022, in a year marked by a stagnation of this particular business segment. The company’s growth drivers included both its brokerage service business lines – offices, retail, industrial and capital markets – and also its professional … Continued

Bucharest, May 2024: Cushman & Wakefield Echinox coordinated the LEED certification process for Globalworth Tower Center International (TCI), one of the most iconic buildings in Bucharest, serving more than 2,000 occupants. The certification, granted by the U.S. Green Building Council, recognizes the implementation of measures to create a healthy, energy and cost-efficient workspace. Globalworth Tower … Continued

Bucharest, May 2024: The retail market in Romania had a slow start this year in terms of development activity. However, a consistent recovery is expected for the rest of the year, as projects totaling approximately 120,000 sq. m are scheduled to be completed in the coming months, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield … Continued

Bucharest, May 2024: The office market in Bucharest has shown a sustained demand growth in Q1, both in terms of the transacted volume and of the average lease size, amid an extremely limited new supply, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. Companies leased 91,000 sq. m of office … Continued

Bucharest, May 2024: Companies leased approximately 200,000 sq. m of industrial and logistics spaces in Q1, the demand being primarily generated by manufacturing companies, FMCG and logistics operators, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. Romania ranked second regionally in terms of the Q1 demand, after Poland, the uncontested … Continued

Bucharest, April 2024: flydubai, the UAE-based airline, opens an office in Bucharest in the Eminescu Offices building through a transaction brokered by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. flydubai, founded in 2008, is a low-cost airline from the United Arab Emirates. The company was established with the aim of offering affordable and … Continued

We recognize that change needs to happen in all aspects of what we do, how we work and who we work with. We believe that demonstrating our sustainability commitments in the way we approach events is a natural part of our ESG journey. On April 22 join us in celebrating Earth Day. A day dedicated … Continued

Bucharest, April 2024: 18 Gym Fitness & Beauty, the third-largest health & fitness network in Romania and one of the most dynamic players in this sector, will open a new location within Agora Arad (the former Galleria Arad) through a transaction brokered by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. The new 18 … Continued

Bucharest, April 2024: The average office fit-out costs have increased by around 15-20% during the past 12 months, but they still remain among the lowest in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. With an average level of €943 per sq. m of … Continued

Bucharest, April 2024: Developers finalized the construction of 83,000 sq. m of new office projects in the major regional cities (Cluj – Napoca, Timisoara, Iasi and Brasov) in 2023, as the modern office stock exceeded the 1 million sq. m threshold, representing around 30% of the corresponding total in Bucharest. Iasi is the only city … Continued

Bucharest, April 2024: Cushman & Wakefield Echinox announces the promotion of Ștefan Surcel as Head of Industrial Agency. In his new role, Stefan will coordinate the activity of the company’s Industrial department and will focus on further developing the existing relationships with strategic clients and also on identifying and creating new market opportunities. Oana Iliescu, … Continued

Bucharest, March 2024: The Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consulting company has been appointed to manage the Expo Business Park office project, one of the most representative projects in the Expozitiei area of Bucharest, starting from January 2024. As a result, the portfolio managed by the company’s asset services department reached almost 500,000 sq. … Continued

Bucharest, March 2024: Bucharest ranks among the major European cities with the lowest housing prices and the highest affordability ratios, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. The expected increases in wages as a result of the positive economic developments and also the easing of financing conditions are likely … Continued

Bucharest, March 2024: Leroy Merlin, the second-largest DIY retailer in Romania by revenue, leased 2 retail spaces in Bucharest with a combined area of 21,000 sq. m from the Supernova Group, through a transaction brokered by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. These spaces of 8,300 sq. m and 13,000 sq. m … Continued

Bucharest, March 2024: The La Cocos local retail chain continues its expansion in Romania by opening a new store in Brasov, its fourth hypermarket in the country, through a transaction brokered by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. The new store will have an area of approximately 10,000 sq. m, being located … Continued

Bucharest, February 2024: While the average hotel occupancy level across the CEE-6 capitals – including Bucharest, Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, Sofia, and Warsaw – in 2023 lagged 2019 by 9%, the ADR surpassed it by 23%, resulting in a 12% RevPAR growth, according to data from the real estate consulting company Cushman & Wakefield. The strongest … Continued

Bucharest, February 2024: Real estate investment transactions amounting to more than €600 million are currently in advanced stages of negotiation, as the volume registered throughout 2023 could be matched in the first half of this year, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. Ongoing negotiations target office buildings (30% … Continued

Bucharest, February 2024: 116,000 sq. m of office spaces were leased in Bucharest in Q4 2023, thus bringing the total 2023 transactional volume to over 463,000 sq. m, an all – time annual take-up record, according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. The volume in question increased by 43% … Continued

Bucharest, January 2024:  The modern stock of industrial and logistics spaces exceeded 7 million sq. m across the country at the end of 2023, almost 80% of the total stock being concentrated in 3 development regions – Bucharest – Ilfov, West and South-Muntenia. Projects with a total area of around 452,000 sq. m were delivered in … Continued

Bucharest, January 2024: Securitas, a global leader in security services, relocated its offices in Romania to @Expo office complex developed by Atenor in the Expozitiei area of Bucharest, in a transaction brokered by the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. The company occupies a 1,250 sq. m space in @Expo, one of the … Continued