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In the first half of this year, coworking space operators rented office space of around 20,000 square meters in existing and developing buildings in Bucharest, with a 13.4% share. of the total volume of transactions, estimated at about 150,000 square meters

The most active occupiers were, and in the first half of this year, the technology and telecommunications companies with a share of nearly 31% of total transactions , on the next position, with companies active in the energy sector – Oil and Gas, with a market share of 13.5%. In third position were the operators of co-working spaces, in which three new companies – Mindspace, Spaces and Rent-a-desk – decided in the first half of the year to develop their business in Bucharest, show the real estate consulting data. Cushman & Wakefield Echinox

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"The trend on markets in which operators of co-working spaces have begun to take a larger share of transactional activity, it really began to show up in the office market in Bucharest. L & # 39; Last year, 21% of leased space on the London office market was taken over by cooperative operators, and in the first half of this year, 13.4% of the offices rented in Bucharest were for coworking spaces The stakes of these companies are both independent professionals and start-ups, as well as companies that can and want to give employees the opportunity to work from another office closest to home to reduce their time spent in traffic. Since the traffic in Bucharest continues to be a major discomfort and the pressure to attract and maintain the workforce is strong, companies are finding solutions to keep their employees efficient and happy, "says Madalina Cojocaru, Partner, Agency Agency, Cushman & Wakefield Echinox

About 40% of trading volume was concentrated in the West, with significant leasing activity recorded in Central (19.6%) and North Central regions (14.4%). The vacancy rate remained below 8%, with the lowest office areas being North Central – 3%, CBD (Central Business District) – 4.3% and West – 4.5%. [19659007] In terms of deliveries, only one office building was completed in the first half, the second building of the Globalworth Campus project, eight other projects with a leased area of ​​more than 150,000 square meters being used at the end of the year. According to the data, 70% of the building spaces to be delivered in the second half of the year are already rented.