Alesonor announces the start of construction on the Pescariu Sports and Leisure Center in the Amber Forest suburb. With an estimated investment of EUR 8 million, the project is scheduled for completion at the end of 2026 and will provide premium amenities that promote a healthy, balanced lifestyle. Conceived as the main sports, wellness, and leisure hub for North Bucharest and Ilfov, the center will serve both Amber Forest residents and the wider community across the region.

As part of Alesonor’s long-term vision to develop sustainable, integrated neighbourhoods, the company has partnered with Pescariu Sports&Spa to create a 12,000 sqm complex. The project will feature outdoor tennis and padel courts, two leisure pools (for adults and children), and a 2,200 sqm central building that will include a semi-Olympic swimming pool, a modern spa, and a premium fitness club. In line with Amber Forest’s green standards, the facility will be built to nZEB requirements, in accordance with the suburb’s Platinum LEED v4.1 Cities & Communities certification.

“With this sports and wellness center, operated by Pescariu Sports&Spa – a recognized leader in the field – we are taking another important step toward our goal of building a sustainable, well-rounded community. Amber Forest was envisioned as an active contributor to improving people’s lives, and Pescariu is the right partner to help bring this vision to life. We carefully studied our residents’ preferences, as well as the regional market, and we are confident this project will become a landmark not only for families in Amber Forest but also for people throughout North Bucharest and Ilfov who are looking for a comprehensive destination for wellness, sports, and leisure.”, said Alex Skouras, Managing Partner of Alesonor.

Developed across 31 hectares with only 15% built area, Amber Forest has earned Platinum LEED v4.1 for Communities: Planning and Design, becoming the first residential project in Europe to achieve this certification. To date, more than 550 of the planned 690 homes have been sold, with over 200 families already moved in.

Andrei Ștefan and Dan Petrișor, two real estate market experts, announce the launch of BridgeCore – a financial advisory company exclusively dedicated to real estate developers and operators in Romania.

„The local market lacks a mechanism that effectively connects developers with available capital. The BridgeCore platform addresses exactly this need! Through our practical experience in developments and financings, we bring structure and trust to the relationship between projects and financial partners – investors and banks – so that good ideas reach the status of final resultsl”, said Andrei Ștefan, Co-founder & Partner, BridgeCore Partners.

„Romanian real estate has grown significantly in recent years, and to take the next step it needs more financial discipline and custom-made solutions. With the BridgeCore platform, we bring locally and internationally accumulated know-how and a hands-on, results-oriented approach. We want to be long-term partners for reputable developers and operators in the real estate sector”, stated Dan Petrișor, Co-founder & Partner, BridgeCore Partners.

BridgeCore covers all real estate market segments – residential, office, retail, industrial, and hospitality – providing hands-on solutions and continuous support until project delivery and exit.

Andrei Ștefan has professional experience at STC Partners, Prime Kapital/MAS plc, Horvath & Partners, and Roland Berger, with expertise in residential development, investments, and consultancy. He is a graduate of Warwick University (BSc Economics).

Dan Petrișor has gained professional experience via senior management roles at One United Properties, Prime Kapital/MAS plc, and Kempen Capital Management, coordinating large-scale financings, investments, and transactions. He is a graduate of Tilburg University (MSc Finance) and Leeds University (BSc Mathematics).

IULIUS Company, alongside a multidisciplinary team of environmental experts, kickstarted the largest bioremediation project in Europe by a private investor, focusing on a piece of land in the very heart of Constanța, that has been polluted and inactive for more than a decade, and restoring it back to the city. The investment in the remediation process adds up to more than EUR 29 million and marks the second phase (after the archeological research) of the 800-plus million Euro investment project for converting the former Oil Terminal platform into an integrated urban complex. The uniqueness of this process lies in the development of an innovative scientific method and formulation, specially created to resolve the issues of this site, in the size of the project site spanning 38 hectares of industrial brownfield, as well as in the fact that this process entails the remediation of both the soil and groundwater in the contaminated site area.

“This area has held a decades-long historical role in the development of Constanța and has been a driver of economic growth. We aim to transform this place, set in the heart of Constanța, from a symbol of yesteryear’s industry into a clean and modern urban regeneration project, integrated in the life of the community and bound to become a new development hub for the city in every respect. We are now taking the most important step by healing the contaminated area of the city and transforming it into a green project for generations to come, with impact in developing Constanța into a year-round active and attractive destination,” said Raluca Munteanu, Development Manager IULIUS.

The bioremediation process is conducted nearby the city center, in an area with a lengthy industrial past, accommodating an oil depot with more than 30 tanks, which contained petroleum products.

The process phases will entail the bioremediation of the soil, physical isolation of the contaminant, and purification of the groundwater, and the solutions identified by the multidisciplinary team of experts are customized and based on exploratory drilling and laboratory testing. At the same time, the contaminated area at the bottom of the excavation pit will be isolated using a physical barrier (a high-density geomembrane with proven durability over time) in order to stop the pollutant from migrating both horizontally and vertically.

The completion of this complex soil bioremediation and groundwater treatment process ensures that the area is safe and can be developed. An area with environmental issues that have been perpetuated and multiplied over the course of decades will become not only sustainable, but also a point of attraction for the entire community.

IULIUS Company proposes the development of the largest urban regeneration project in the country in Constanța. This entails an EUR 800-plus million investment that will transform the 38 hectares of the former Oil Terminal platform into an integrated urban complex.

The concept for this project was signed by the notorious architecture firm Foster + Partners and will help to develop Constanța into an active destination 365 days a year.