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Business Review’s “Most Impressive Real Estate Projects to Watch” supplement, now available in digital format, profiles the 14 best premium real estate developments in Romania and the people behind them. To download the magazine in digital format, fill out this form and you will receive your PDF copy.

Editorial: Top real estate players lead the way with high-end, eco-friendly buildings and community hubs

By Ovidiu Posirca, Coordinating Editor

Welcome to the first edition of “Most Impressive Real Estate Projects to Watch,” a new editorial project from Business Review that focuses on the real estate developments shaping cities and towns. Romania has a growing number of commercial and residential projects with impressive design concepts and strong sustainability criteria that meet international developments in mature markets.

Across projects developed by both local and international developers, key elements such as responsible use of resources, generous amenities for residents and tenants, and generous green spaces are common features. Furthermore, these projects are embedded in the natural fabric of cities, transforming urban areas into new centers for working, living and shopping. Offices feature heavily in this edition, and we’ll discover some of the new investments landlords are making to increase office presence while enabling hybrid working arrangements. In retail projects, improving the shopping experience by attracting new international brands and further developing leisure facilities is of paramount importance. In the residential sector, constructing green buildings and expanding other amenities nearby is a must for mid- and high-end projects. Mixed-use projects that integrate the 15-minute city concept continue to drive investments in Bucharest and regional markets.

As Bucharest awaits a new General Urban Plan (PUG) that will shape real estate development over the next decade, we should recognize the fact that numerous projects are in operation that are improving living standards and working conditions. Of course, such projects achieve higher rents and higher purchase prices. Similar developments have also shaped smaller cities in Romania, attracting new companies looking for talent. The projects selected in the first “Most Impressive Real Estate Projects to Watch” can compete directly with developments in other CEE cities, proving once again that Romania is a strong player in new regional real estate investments.