Report: Companies lease office space for over 7,000 new employees in Bucharest in H1 2025

The office market has shown resilience and growing traction in the first half of 2025, with companies leasing office spaces for more than 7,000 new employees. According to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox’s latest Office Marketbeat Q2 2025 report, over 340,000 employees are now working in modern A and B Class office buildings in the capital, representing nearly one-third of the city’s workforce.

In total, 64,300 sqm were taken up in net leases in H1, meaning new contracts that exclude renegotiations. The IT&C sector led the leasing activity with 25% of net demand, followed by FMCG and retail operators with 17%, and financial services companies at 15%.