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On March 24, our MEP Development Manager, Victor Moțatu, will take the stage at Property & Facility Management Conference 2026, joining the panel „Digital Alignment: Owners and Tenants in The PM Ecosystem”. 🏢

Victor will share how we approach data in property and facility management at Forte Partners, from energy consumption and occupancy patterns to comfort parameters and ESG metrics, and how integrating these into a unified building management architecture translates into real operational decisions. 📊

See the full program here - https://propertyconference.ro/program/

🏙️ 𝐂𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐚̆ 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐳𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐚̆𝐫𝐢 𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝-𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬̦𝐭𝐢?

Într-un interviu amplu, 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞, Group Development Director Forte Partners, vorbește despre transformarea pieței din România, despre strategia din spatele dezvoltărilor mixed-use din București și de ce fundamentele solide contează mai mult ca niciodată într-un climat economic volatil.

Este o conversație despre disciplină, risc, calitate și despre cm ar trebui gândite proiectele care trebuie să funcționeze și peste 50 de ani.

🌍 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐮𝐥 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐭𝐚̂𝐭 𝐢̂𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚̂𝐧𝐚̆, 𝐜𝐚̂𝐭 𝐬̦𝐢 𝐢̂𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐳𝐚̆.
🔗 Linkurile către ambele versiuni sunt în comentarii.

Geo Mărgescu, CEO & Co-founder at Forte Partners, joined the “Top floor” show at Termene.ro for a conversation on how Romania’s real estate market has evolved and why today’s developers are more educated, more disciplined and more serious than ever.

Geo shares perspectives on how client expectations and decision-making have changed over time, why the 2008–2009 crisis filtered the market and accelerated maturity, the calculated bets behind projects like The Bridge, Tandem, Matei Millo, and U•Center, and the surprising similarities between real estate and the wine industry.

▶️ Watch the full episode here: https://termene.ro/videos/geo-margescu-forte-partners-dezvoltatorii-imobiliari-au-devenit-mult-mai-educati-si-seriosi-anii-2008-2009-au-cernut-piata

Geo Mărgescu, Forte Partners: Dezvoltatorii imobiliari au devenit mult mai educați și serioși. Anii 2008-2009 au cernut piața Geo Mărgescu, cofondator și CEO Forte Partners, vorbește în emisiunea „Top floor” despre cm s-a schimbat comportamentul clienților, maturizarea dezvoltatorilor imobiliari, pariurile calculate din spatele unor proiecte precum The Bridge, Tandem, Matei Millo sau U•Center și de ce industri...

For Forte Partners, the keyword for 2025 was "rebalancing."

In a recent interview with Forbes Romania for the "Lessons for 2026" series, Geo Mărgescu (CEO & Co-founder) shared insights on navigating macroeconomic shifts, the core strengths of the Romanian business environment, and our strategic direction for 2026.

"We successfully mitigated the impact of new fiscal-budgetary measures and maintained our construction momentum, including the office component of U•Center 3," Mărgescu highlights.

Discover more about the vision driving Forte Partners into the next year in the full interview below:

Geo Mărgescu (Forte Partners): „Am început construcția componentei office a U•Center 3 în luna iulie 2025 și am reușit să diminuăm pe parcurs impactul noilor măsuri fiscal-bugetare” - Forbes.ro Citeste despre ➜ Geo Mărgescu (Forte Partners): „Am început construcția componentei office a U•Center 3 în luna iulie 2025 și am reușit să diminuăm pe parcurs impactul noilor măsuri fiscal-bugetare” in Forbes Romania ✅ Afla cele mai noi informatii din sfera Actualitate ✅ Stiri s...

Discover L’Oréal Romania’s new offices in U•Center 2, a dynamic headquarters for collaborative teams and a state-of-the-art setting designed for 280 people.

Organized on a single level, the HQ spans 4,194 sqm, complemented by 246 sqm of terraces arranged into four outdoor zones, adding flexibility, wellbeing and space to connect.

U•Center 2’s sustainable performance and versatility were key factors behind this move, fully aligned with L’Oréal Groupe’s commitment that, by 2030, all headquarters globally will operate in sustainable buildings.

L’Oreal Romania relocated to sustainable HQs In 2025, L’Oreal Romania took an important step by moving its HQs o one of the most modern and sustainable office buildings in Romania.

In his recent interview with Agenda Construcțiilor, Stephen Burke MRICS, Construction Director at Forte Partners, spoke about the evolution of the office market at a time when sustainability and quality of life have become essential criteria in real estate, and when economic performance can go hand in hand with environmental responsibility and the real needs of the city.

“In the medium term, we will continue developing the office component of U•Center 3 and start construction on the residential area. At the same time, we are looking for new development opportunities in Bucharest, to launch projects that regenerate the urban fabric, revitalise the economic potential of certain areas of the city, and bring added value to local communities,” said Stephen Burke.

Read the full interview here:

Agenda Constructiilor - FORTE PARTNERS estimeaza revenirea pietei de spatii pentru birouri in 2026-2027 | Antreprenori & Dezvoltatori Intr-o piata imobiliara marcata de prudenta si schimbare, Forte Partners continua sa seteze standardele pentru dezvoltarile sustenabile din Romania. Cu un portofoliu de peste 600 de milioane de euro

3 December marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities - a reminder that accessibility in the built environment is not a “nice to have”, but a basic condition for participation in society.

For real estate and workplaces, this means thinking about how every space can be safely and comfortably used by diverse groups of people. Accessibility in buildings translates into concrete features, such as:

• Step-free, barrier-free routes from the street and public transport to and within the building
• Entrances, doors, corridors and lifts that are easy to navigate and operate independently
• Clear visual, tactile and audio information for orientation and wayfinding
• Restrooms and support spaces designed for different accessibility needs
• Safe, accessible parking and drop-off areas

Certification systems like Access4you, which has awarded a Design Gold Pre-Certification to U•Center 3, provide a structured, data-driven framework for evaluating these aspects in detail across multiple user groups and building functions.

On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we reaffirm that truly inclusive cities and workplaces start with thoughtfully designed, transparently assessed spaces that work for everyone.

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Geo Mărgescu, Co-founder & CEO of Forte Partners, joined Bogdan Alecu, Senior Editor at Ziarul Financiar, in the CEC Bank pentru Afaceri Românești series to talk about the outlook for Bucharest’s real estate market and the evolution of U•Center 3.

Geo highlighted that premium office buildings located near major public transport hubs, especially metro stations, continue to see strong demand, even though overall leasing activity in the market is down versus last year. In Forte Partners’ current portfolio of around 85,000 sqm of offices, there is currently no vacant space, confirming the resilience of well-located, high-quality assets.

The discussion also covered the evolution of U•Center 3, the final phase of the U•Center project in Tineretului, a mixed-use urban regeneration scheme that will add modern office space and 190 new apartments, designed to serve both businesses and residents and to keep the area active throughout the day.

For Geo, success in real estate development means putting people first: creating mixed-use projects, with services, retail and public spaces that support the community and exploring the reconversion of historic and underused state-owned buildings into profitable assets for the city.

CEC Bank pentru Afaceri Româneşti. Geo Mărgescu, Forte Partners: Statul deţine un patrimoniu imobiliar uriaş în Bucureşti care stă neutilizat, iar sectorul privat poate transforma clădirile vechi în active profitabile Piaţa de birouri din Bucu­reşti traver­sea­ză o perioadă de consoli­da­re, iar clădirile de cali­ta­te superioară amplasate în proximitatea nodu­rilor de transport public rămân atractive pentru chiriaşi. Geo Mărgescu, cofon­dator şi CEO al Forte Partners, susţine că zvonurile ...

💡 U•Center 2 switches on a real-time “waste counter”, signaling a new shift in the office market: buildings gain an edge through technologies that cut costs and strengthen ESG performance.

Câte deșeuri generează o clădire de birouri într-o zi? Clădirile obțin un avantaj prin tehnologii care reduc costurile și consolidează ESG

Geo Mărgescu, CEO & Co-Founder of Forte Partners, illustrated during “Orașul Meu – Acasă și la birou”, an event organized by News.ro, how effective collaboration between the private and public sectors can truly shape the urban landscape.

“We have developed projects worth six to seven hundred million euros over the past 10–15 years, and we have never encountered issues with either the authorities or the local community. From the concept stage, we organize neighborhood meetings to present our plans and remain open to feedback and suggestions. We care about the city we live in, and that our children will inherit, and we take seriously the responsibility of building something that will stand for decades, perhaps even centuries,” said Geo Mărgescu.

At Forte Partners, we believe that open and constructive dialogue between the business community and local authorities is key to shaping the future of Romanian cities, transforming urban spaces into inclusive, sustainable and resilient communities.

👉 Read more about what Geo Mărgescu shared during the panel : https://www.news.ro/economic/conferinta-news-ro-geo-margescu-forte-partners-pentru-dezvoltatorii-imobiliari-predictibilitatea-si-claritatea-legislatiei-sunt-cele-mai-importate-chestiuni-1922402813002025101022197945

Geo Mărgescu, CEO & Co-founder of Forte Partners, will join a high-level debate alongside representatives of central and local authorities, including Mr. Stelian Bujduveanu, Interim General Mayor of Bucharest, at the “Orașul meu – Acasă și la birou” event, organized by News.ro on Monday, October 13.

The discussion will focus on Romania’s new Urbanism Code and the country’s evolving urban policy framework, exploring how local authorities and private developers can work together to shape sustainable cities. Participants will address the importance of coordinated planning between the public and private sectors, from legislation and governance to the practical implementation of urban development projects.

At Forte Partners, we believe that constructive dialogue between the business environment and local authorities is essential for shaping the future of Romanian cities, transforming urban spaces into inclusive, sustainable and resilient communities.

Such debates foster a shared vision and help align public policy with the realities of the real estate market, ensuring long-term value for both residents and the economy.