Healthcare companies lease 23,000 sqm of offices this year, DTZ Echinox

Healthcare companies have been among the most active tenants this year, mainly for the office segment, according to a recent analysis by DTZ Echinox. Their weight in the office take-up doubled one year to the other. In 2009, the medical services segment had a 7 percent share of the net leased office area during that year, but went up to hold 15 percent of the leased offices in 2010. Medical service companies have leased 23,000 sqm of offices from the beginning of the year in Bucharest, out of a total of 155,000 sqm of leased offices. There were only 9,000 sqm of offices leased by healthcare companies in 2009, according to DTZ Echinox. Companies which relocated or leased more office space this year included Sanador, Centrul Medical Unirea (CMU), Novartis Pharma, Medlife. On an average, leased areas were of 500 to 1,200 sqm. CMU has recently leased a 578 sqm area on Iuliu Maniu bulevard, DTZ Echinox has announced. editor@romania-insider.com